Better or for worse?

Kashmir Split By Insaf Better or for worse, is a question doing the rounds in Kashmir. The two mismatched partners, the PDP and BJP's bid to...

High debt vs duty hikes

Setting 5-Year Pace By Shivaji Sarkar The Central Budget to be tabled on 1 February has many hearts beating, a lot of hopes rising and will...

Parliament boycott serves a purpose

By Inder Jit (Released on 7 March 1989) Every dark and threatening cloud has a silver lining. The unprecedented boycott of Parliament by the Opposition last...

Infringing on federalism?

Draft UGC Rules By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recent draft guidelines of the University Grants Commission (UGC) have come in for criticism as it’s seen as a...

Self funder, earns profits

Railway Budget By Shivaji Sarkar Railways is beyond speed. It connects India. It takes passengers to the farthest, remotest and inaccessible area and immensely contributes to...

Up restates it be damned

Ideology & Principles By Insaf Ideology be damned! The political development in Uttar Pradesh sadly reiterates it. With Assembly elections slated February next year, the BJP...

Ayush’s billion $ market

Heal In India By Shivaji Sarkar India is leading a global healthcare radical transformation. It is reimaging critical unhindered access to everyone through an array of...

Past & present clash

By Dr.S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Both Assam and Meghalaya governments appear absolutely tired of the violent clashes going on between them over the issue...

Stokes ‘outsider’ debate

Gujarat Exodus By Insaf Mahatma Gandhi would be turning in his grave. Gujarat hate attacks have forced thousands of Hindi-speaking migrants flee the State. The exodus...

Lighting up the gray area

Ayodhyanomics Energises UP Ayodhyanomics unveils an ambitious vision with Rs 85,000 crore investment for the township of 30 lakh people, as majestic Rs 1800 crore...

We love to hate

Divisive Grammar By Poonam I Kaushish Why do we love to hate? And why do we revel in divisive grammar? The power of rhetorical public abuse...

As serious as crime?

Encounter Killings By Dr. S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Encounter killing of four persons suspected of gang rape & murder of a veterinary doctor in...

Ambedkar’s advice not followed

Common Civil Code By Inder Jit (Released on 7 May 1985) Three cheers for the Supreme Court and its five-man Constitution Bench presided over by the Chief...

Jugglery of growth figures

New GDP Data By Dhurjati Mukherjee The recent re-estimation of GDP using 2011-12 as the base year has created a controversy and not without reason...

Rail Accidents

Dictats, speed mania culprits By Shivaji Sarkar Two rail accidents occur, about 30 people die, Railway Board chief resigns, Air India chief replaces him, Railway Minister...

UN, WIR Reports

India grows, but high ineqality By Shivaji Sarkar The world economy has grown at 3 per cent but still the pace of global investment is uncertain,...

Dialogue or deterrence!

India-Pakistan By Dr DK Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) New Delhi's refusal to resume dialogue with Pakistan has raised diplomatic and political divisions across the country and...

Is India missing the bus?

AUKUS Security Alliance By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof International Relations, JIMMC) The partnership signed between the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom acronymed AUKUS has raised...

Halt Economic downturn

Foreign Policy Mismatch By Dr. D. K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The Government has now admitted that the economy is in a bad shape. In the...

Playing with communal fire

By Inder Jit (Released on 31 May 1983) Communalism continues to grow and grow fast. Mr. Charan Singh’s timely alert against disaster has made thinking people...