Balanced conversation, anyone?

Much Ado About Hijab By Poonam I Kaushish What’s in a dress? Nothing, it’s a form of clothing, but politically, it spells a lot. Who could...

Pro-Rich Development By Dhurjati Mukherjee Tall claims about India’s achievements and future projections by leaders are oft heard, but sadly they fail to understand or choose...

Is Modi wave waning?

Future Trends By Dhurjati Mukherjee With the Lok Sabha elections moving forward, analysts and political pundits are now opining that the Modi wave is not quite...

Significance of Indian diaspora

UK General Elections 2024 By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri (Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism) The 4th July UK Parliament election is significant from several dimensions which...

It’s hope vs hurdles

Naga Peace Talks By Sagarneel Sinha Anxiety is refusing to die down among the people of Nagaland, as the peace deal to the Naga problem still...

Nepal’s broken model

Exporting People, Importing Turmoil By Shivaji Sarkar Nepal has become the latest flashpoint of instability in the Indian subcontinent, echoing Bangladesh’s violent turn last year. The...

Coming Of Age

Can Rahul change Congress? By Poonam I Kaushish It is the coming of age season in political Delhi. Whereby, the campaign in Gujarat underscores the second...

Securing politics & trade

Jaishankar in S. Arabia By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Relations, JIMMC) The External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was in Saudi Arabia on a three-day visit beginning...

Battle over gods

Religious Conversions By Poonam I Kaushish Religion is turning out to be a big vote spinner, as our political undatas busily churn the conversion cauldron underscoring...

Testament for a new movement

By Inder Jit (Released on 7 January 1986) One era has ended and another has begun. The Congress Centenary Celebrations rung down the curtain on the...

Poll reforms — basic issues not tackled

By Inder Jit (Released on 22 October 1988) Something is better than nothing. The electoral reforms now favoured by the Congress-I Working Committee, therefore, deserve to...

Challenges to conduct one exam

NEET-NET Fiasco By Dhurjati Mukherjee The new government has been engulfed in controversy regarding the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and UGC-National Eligibility Test (NET)examination. That a...

Vital for Industry,growth

Innovation & Research By Dhurjati Mukherjee Government officials, economists and experts have long stressed that innovation drives industrial growth and global competitiveness. Despite this, manufacturing in...

Punjab wriggles out of it

Office of Profit By Insaf The idiom 'better safe than sorry' makes good sense to the Punjab Government. Aware of growing frustration amongst his flock of...

Blatant, curbs voters rights

Political-Business Nexus By Shivaji Sarkar India is going through myriad paths. Seven decades ago, Delhi was made the country’s capital to keep the Bombay Club far...

Bjp’s mission effective

North-East Verdict By Insaf The North-East has given the BJP big reason to celebrate this election season. The party has retained Tripura with its ally Indigenous...

Ending abuse of quota system?

EWS Verdict By Sagarneel Sinha It has been quite common to hear from the upper castes that the reservation system hampers growth. They often argue that...

Will conflict with govts end?

SC On Governors' Role  By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recent judgment of the Supreme Court stating categorically that the constitutional head of a state should be guided...

Rise to power & strategy

Japan's New PM By Dr. Hab. Beata Bochorodycz (Political scientist, expert, Centre for Intl Relations, Poland) Sanae Takaichi became Japan’s first female Prime Minister. Known for her...

Aiimsinfo breach is risky

Indian Health Data Worth $7 b By Shivaji Sarkar Health data is critical. Had one secret been known, the Indian subcontinent may have had different political...