Brave rhetoric, little action

By Inder Jit (Released on 3 March 1987) Communalism and religious fundamentalism have been strongly denounced once again in Parliament. The nation has been warned sharply...

Real or make believe? 

Viksit Bharat@2047 By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recently released approach paper ‘Vision for ‘Viksit Bharat’@2047’ notes that India is at a turning point in its history and...

Game of power?

Language Wars By Poonam I Kaushish A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, said Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet. A quote which underscores...

GNCTD bill: Delhi govt undermined

By Insaf The AAP government in Delhi is seething with anger and rightly so. Its powers have been curtailed with a lieutenant governor (LG) being...

Policy overhaul critical

Induced Inflation By Shivaji Sarkar India needs to look at its falling demand, rising bank, power and fuel charges, high tax and toll rates. This is...

Its all about politics!

Bandh Nautanki By Poonam I Kaushish Politicians love a good bandh. Specially when general elections are months away to highlight Modi Raj's innumerable failures. Except the...

An alternate nationalism?

New Opposition Alliance By Dhurjati Mukherjee There has been much hype about the new Opposition alliance named INDIA (Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance) which has recently...

Gdp up, core in a tizzy

India's 'Khush Hua' Moment, By Shivaji Sarkar Sudden boost to India’s GDP in the fourth quarter of the financial year made it momentously different at 6.1...

Cash is king!

Rajniti Jor Tor By Poonam I Kaushish A gentleman met a beautiful lady and invited her to bed. She gave him one tight slap. And angrily...

Challenging Task For Centre

Terror In Jammu By Insaf It’s red alert for Jammu. Since June 9, J&K has witnessed four terrorist attacks in Reasi, Kathua and Doda districts, killing...

Ideal micro-pension plan vital

Social Security Cover By Moin Qazi Notwithstanding the Government's bold step in enlarging the social security cover for low income households, through the mega pension scheme...

Pol, Eco challenges

Pakistan at a Crossroads By Piotr Opaliñski (Former Polish Ambassador to Pak) (Mem, Centre for Intl Relations) Located at the crossroads of South Asia, Central Asia and the...

How will India quench thirst?

Water Wars By Poonam I Kaushish Our first major climate catastrophe is at the doorstep: The search for water and its management has become the most...

Perspectives from india

Political Tsunami in Nepal By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) Nepal is prone to earthquakes. And there has been a tsunami on...

Decline of Parliament

By Inder Jit (Released on April 8, 1980) Parliament and its functioning is regrettably not receiving from its sovereign masters, the people, the close attention it...

Policy, pride & prejudice

Foreign Aid For Kerala By Dr S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Latest political controversy containing multiple issues within one major issue relates to refusal of financial...

Tackle terifying black hole

Naxals: Wake Up Call By Poonam I Kaushish It’s the season of banalities in politics. An outsider would be excused for thinking that India’s biggest crisis...

Main vip hoon, tum kaun?

New Grammar of Rajniti Poonam I Kaushish The more things change the more they remain the same. Daily we are treated to some mindless antics, inane...

What is in a word?

Unparliamentary Or Gag? By Poonam I Kaushish What’s in word? Everything when it comes to our polity. We were treated to one such last week. Our...

Now ‘undeclared’: Cong

Emergency Revisited By Dhurjati Mukherjee The BJP is marking the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, emphasising how power was misused by Late Indira Gandhi for personal...