Competing with China?

India's Africa Outreach By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) In an international conference, warming up to an African delegate, I said India has committed $6...

Timely reminder on poll reforms

By Inder Jit (Released on 10 November 1987) Top Opposition leaders deserve a hand, thanks to a thoughtful initiative by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh,...

Elevating bilateral ties

Qatar's Emir In Delhi By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. NIIS Group of Institutions, Odisha) Qatar is popularly known in Indian political community for its mediatory role in...

Playing the balancing act

Modi in Middle-East By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) Prime Minister Modi's recent visit to the countries of Middle-East was to meet, at least, four...

Trump’s Flip-Flops

India should engage Pak By Dr DK Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The US President Donald Trump’s tweet on 14 October had the South Block (India’s external...

Better late than never

Plastic Ban By Dr. S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) In 26 States/Union Territories in India, some form of plastic ban is imposed, but its implementation...

Prices, low capita concern

India Leaps ToBe 3rd largest By Shivaji Sarkar India is on its way to be the world’s three top economies in terms of monetary terms, as...

Ensuring basic wages, income

Labour Reforms By Dhurjati Mukherjee It is indeed heartening that the Government plans to introduce a pan India minimum wage that would cover all sectors of...

Sjm treads Gandhian path

Job Creation Sans Govt By Shivaji Sarkar Acute unemployment, the biggest political challenge for the country, is sought to be resolved the Gandhian way by the...

TN triggers nda-India row

Sanatan Dharma By Insaf DMK’s minister and Chief Minister Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi has raised a big political storm. By declaring that Sanatan Dharma is against equality...

Constitutionally just not done!

From Your Lordship to Jan Sevak By Poonam I Kaushish Now days when you see someone holding his nose you don’t know whether it’s pollution or...

Don’t solve problems

'Landmark' Farm Bills By Shivaji Sarkar The bulldozing of the two bills -- Agricultural Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Simplification) Bill and Farmers (Empowerment and...

Hi debt funds rs 47tr budget

FM Promises Golden Era By Shivaji Sarkar It is a sparkling poll budget right from the President’s address of Draupadi Murmu harping on the economy, to...

Violence is new black

We Love Protests By Poonam I Kaushish What is with us Indians? Why are we so blasé’ about protest which turn violent? About vandalism? Why do...

Court of defection justice

Vidhan Soudha By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi The architect of Vidhan Soudha, the iconic building that houses Karnataka legislature in Bengaluru, K. Hanumanthaiah...

The role of education

Preparing For An AI World By Rajiv Gupta Scientific discoveries, technology, and innovation have tended to disrupt the way in which humans think and act. This...

Money hai to power hai!

Market For Defectors By Poonam I Kaushish In these hot climes, political India is feeling the heat and how! One doesn’t know who is sleeping with...

Political Funds

All hush-hush about slush By Poonam I Kaushish Money makes the clogged, polluted and corrupt political mare go around, and how! In the on-going Great Indian...

Parachute loyalties rule roost

General Election 2019 By Poonam I Kaushish As India’s greatest nautanki enters its last three phases of polling we will have stood witness to 900 million...

For the better or worse?

J&K's 2nd Anniversary By Insaf Are the winds of change blowing in Kashmir? Far from it, says the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD). Observing the...