Dance of democracy

US, India Elections By Rajiv Gupta Winston Churchill is reported to have said, “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that...

Easier said than done

Free Vaccination By Dhurjati Mukherjee The Centre will start rolling out free vaccines to all States for those above 18 years from next Monday. However, the...

What about common man?

Applauding Govt Feats By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is a tendency of our politicians to applaud achievements wherever the opportunity rises. While there are areas where India...

Sebi books 150 agents

Cybercrimes Burst Stocks! By Shivaji Sarkar The stock market behaves awry again, acting like replica of the 1992 Harshad Mehta boom-bust syndrome. It zooms and goes...

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...

Heartbreak India

Migrant Politics By Poonam I Kaushish The heartbreaking human tragedy of Asli Bharat migrant workers exodus from Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan to Madhya...

What has morality got to do with it?

Black: Colour Of Polls By Poonam I Kaushish Circa 2014: Mayawati accuses ex-Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Das of offering her Rs 100 crore for a nomination....

Much ado about nothing!

Modi-Jinping Meet By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) Let us recall a famous quote on concept of time in politics, attributed to Harold Wilson, the...

Politics at its worst

Bengaluru Riots By Insaf Riots and the aftermath give political parties a handle to settle scores, rather than heal the wounds. The country’s digital capital, Bengaluru,...

Warned yet unprepared, why?

India's Urban Nightmares By Poonam I Kaushish Kolkata is craving rain to escape from oppressive heat, Mangaluru is braving floods and Mumbai is drowning under unprecedented...

Professionalisation vital

Railways In Dire Straits By Dhurjati Mukherjee There are talks of reorganizing the railways to gear up efficiency and ensure its effective functioning. This is all...

Quality & conservation critical

Emerging Water Crisis By Dhurjati Mukherjee The demand for water in India is growing at a rather fast pace at around 2.8% compounded annual growth rate...

Govt attention inadequate

Ailing Health Sector By Dhurjati Mukherjee India’s large population—about 30–35% of whom live at or near the poverty line—needs strong healthcare prioritisation. However, governments have long...

Tragedy unmasks cruel govt

Bihar's Children By Insaf Bihar government must hang its head in shame. The shocking tragedy of deaths of over 100 children from poor families in Muzaffarpur...

‘The end’ of mva Govt?

Shiv Sena Thriller By Insaf The political churning in Maharashtra offers a readymade script for Bollywood. The twist and turns in the Shiv Sena drama ensure...

Priortising policy principles

India & Ongoing Wars By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) Since Independence in 1947, India sought to conduct its foreign policy on...

Regain trust to get FDI

Restore MRTP-Type Safety By Shivaji Sarkar As the Gautam Adani episode unfolds, it underscores the urgency of balancing corporate ambitions with public accountability. Failure to act,...

Public investment in N-E

Aiming to be national hub? By Shivaji Sarkar The North-East is said to be transforming and wants to catch the nation’s attention. At the same time,...

An aptitude test

Unity in Crisis By DrS.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Supreme Court on 22nd April, on its own, took cognizance of the grave COVID-19 situation in...

A Juvenile Controversy

Constitution Review By Inder Jit (Released on 6 March 2000) India faces and has faced in the post-Nehru era many crises mainly on one score. It has...