Claims and Poll Prospects
Land 'Grab', 'Acquisition'
By Inder Jit
(Released on 25 September 1979)
Predictably if prematurely, the poll guessing game is on again. Anyone who even looks like having...
Success & failure
Lockdown 5
By Dr. S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
On the eve of opening several public places like malls, restaurants and places of worship on this...
Central banks spike prices
Global Gold Rush
By Shivaji Sarkar
In a striking move to safeguard national wealth, India has repatriated 214 tonnes of gold from the vaults of England,...
Will public health system improve?
Women Security
By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee
Over the years non-violent forms of protest have become quite popular, not just in India but in many other countries....
Arms bazaar lures us
2+2 Dialogue
By Shivaji Sarkar
The recent virtual meet with the US exemplifies that India does a great balancing act magically prioritising billions of business sops...
Hitting self-destruct button
Disunity In Unity?
By Poonam I Kaushish
Unity in disunity or disunity in unity? Flummoxed? Certainly, as INDIA bloc seems to have developed cracks. In the...
Key to self-reliant India?
PLI Scheme & Electronics
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The quest for self-reliance has gained momentum in recent years, specially since the announcement of ‘Make in India’ programme....
Seize state, raise prices: WB
Corp Hit Peak Profits
By Shivaji Sarkar
The high inflationary trend that has gripped India is stated to be a global phenomenon of corporate adventure...
Constitution’s 68th Anniversary
Sacrosanct, flexible & survived
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
India celebrated the 68th anniversary of adoption of its Constitution this 26th November with...
Democracy dented
Snooping Row
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Parliament’s monsoon session turned out to be disappointing, with the Modi government refusing to yield to the Opposition demand for a...
I-T reduction critical
Rising Personal Debts
By Shivaji Sarkar
There is more to Covid-19 morbidity than meets the eye. It has led to a dreadful rise of Rs 66...
India’s best friend ever!
Donald Trump
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The Donald Trump Administration has just warned Pakistan to punish the perpetrators of the horrendous violence in...
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...
Thrust on Nuclear power vital?
Reducing Emission Intensity
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The year 2024 was the warmest year in the history of the Earth, the first to exceed 1.50 C pre-industrial...
People’s money, apna money, yaar!
Polls Freebies Nautanki
By Poonam I Kaushish
In the ongoing five States ‘Vote Me’ no-holds-barred-free-for-all electoral nautanki Parties are raining promises topped by luscious lip-smacking freebies...
New law to check rot
Illicit Deposit Schemes
By Moin Qazi
The Union Cabinet has approved the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2018 with the objective of effectively tackling the...
Poll body, pressure & independence
By Inder Jit
(Released on 13 February 1990)
India has once again proved its claim to be being the world’s biggest democracy. Nearly 300 million people...
Will gripe reap dividend?
Culture Of Protests
Political Diary
By Poonam I Kaushish
In this silly political season where Governments are busy indulging in symbolism of ‘my Dalit Chief Minister...
Sshhh……about poll slush!
Election Bonds
By Poonam I Kaushish
P aisa phenko tamasha dekho! The song hummed by every Party as five States are amidst polls with all opening...
Dialogue offer is absurd
India-Pak Airstrikes
By Dr. D.K.Giri
Prof. International Politics, JMI
India and Pakistan are at war. Pakistan started it by a proxy terrorist organisation JeM with a suicide...