Defence deals and security
By Inder Jit
(Released on 2 September 1980)
Three weeks ago, I expressed horror over the doings of the Union Energy Minister, Mr Ghani Khan Choudhury,...
Time for soul searching
SC Raps Governors
By Poonam I Kaushish
Whoever said different political strokes for different political folks was dead on. Specially when it comes to the high...
Doors open for India
US Shift in W. Asia
By Shivaji Sarkar
Rapid developments appear to be reshaping India’s regional landscape, hinting at a subtle yet significant realignment of strategic...
Brazen attack on parliament
By Inder Jit
(Released on 20 May 1986)
Parliament is once again under attack. The promulgation by the President of an Ordinance empowering it to withhold...
Towards strategic ties
EU-Central Asia
By Bakhtiyor Mustafayev
(Dy Director, Institute for Strategic & Regional Studies, Uzbekistan)
Samarkand hosted the first-ever high-level meeting between the European Union and five countries...
Parliament and the opposition
By Inder Jit
(Released on 15 January 1985)
All eyes are on the new Lok Sabha, which is due to assemble today for its first sitting....
Gujarat’s error of remission?
Convicts Set Free
By Insaf
BJP government’s action in Gujarat is outrageous, to put it mildly. The remission of life imprisonment sentences for 11 men convicted...
A remedy for the new malady
By Inder Jit
(Released on 28 August 1984)
Outrageous developments in Andhra Pradesh and earlier in Jammu and Kashmir and Sikkim have posed yet another threat...
Poll body, pressures & independence
REWIND
By Inder Jit
(Released on 13 February 1990)
India has once again proved its claim to being the world’s biggest democracy. Nearly 300 million people exercised...
Fresh complications
Dual Citizenship
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Less mentioned but more complicated is an idea mooted in the course of protests over the Citizenship...
Alteration has mixed impact
Women's Economic Empowerment
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
UNDP Report released on the Women’s Day 2020 has come out with a startling finding...
‘Developed’ is problematic!
Trump's Big Punch
By Shivaji Sarkar
India is being continuously hit by the US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of Generalised system of preferences (GSP) on 5,111...
Whither Indian Parliamentary Democracy?
By Inder Jit
(Released on 13 September 1966)
Parliament’s monsoon session has made all right-thinking people sit up and ask: whither our young democracy? Undoubtedly, the...
India in hurry, Bangladesh lukewarm
Worsening Ties with Dhaka
By Shivaji Sarkar
It’s a historic event. India and Bangladesh have entered a critical phase in their diplomatic relationship. On December 9,...
Appointment of Chief Justice
By Inder Jit
(Released on 7 February 1978)
Top Government leaders are embarrassed by the continuing speculation in the Press in regard to the choice of...
One nation, one poll, anyone?
Perpetual Dance Of Democracy
By Poonam I Kaushish
Its’ party time folks as India readies for its greatest nautanki of democracy: General elections April-May. Amidst the...
Heading towards catastrophe?
Climate Politics
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Climate change is a slow, relentless environmental crisis, but one of far greater scale and complexity. The challenge, however, is to...
Prices, graft roil economy
Court Exposes Kinks
By Shivaji Sarkar
Innocuous developments are unfolding amidst the growing fervour of the impending elections. Despite concerns of the Reserve Bank of India...
Review, strict action vital
Mitigating Air Pollution
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Centre recently revised the target of reducing air pollution (PM concentrations) in cities from 20-30 percent by 2024 to...
Injustice within law
Matrimonial Violence
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
On 14th September, the Supreme Court, dealing with a PIL stated that Parliament that enacted a law...