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Language War Escalates
By Insaf
The Tamil Nadu-Centre war over three-language policy escalates. Not just a war of words, but action, which could go to any...
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...
Personal loans, defaults rise!
RBI Subprime Alert
By Shivaji Sarkar
What would sway Indian politics —the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy or caste census? Normally it should be the...
Despair to dignified opening
Migration Commission
By Dr. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The current migrant workers crisis triggered as a by-product of COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many problems in...
In name of ‘development’?
Environmental Destruction
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
As the hot summer pounces on the country with heat waves predicted in most parts, there is need to put sharp...
Are poor better off?
Politics of Poverty
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Lok Sabha elections announced, all political parties are gearing up to woo the electoral vote bank, specially the poor and...
‘Lawless’ UP
Yogi’s edict face changer?
By Insaf
Changing the face of “lawless” Uttar Pradesh is asking for the moon, but for Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath perhaps not....
Thaw in Delhi-Dacca ties
By Inder Jit
(Released on 29 September 1981)
India’s relations with Bangladesh have been put back on the rails, thanks to the recent visit of the...
More vulgar the better!
Slander Is Now Virtue
By Poonam I Kaushish
In this theekha-masaledar Lok Sabha electioneering season our netagan are reveling in neech under-the-belt vitriolic language, putrid entertainment...
IS SC/ST immortal?
Quota In Perpetuity
By Poonam I Kaushish
Indians are succors for tamasha and trust our politicians to convert reservation into a big circus. Last week the...
Let’s talk of today, not past
Beyond The Kashmir Files
By Sagarneel Sinha
The recent controversial statement made by the Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid on Vivek Agnihotri’s directorial film, The Kashmir Files,...
Where is society heading?
Violent Sense Vs Moral Sensibility
By Poonam I Kaushish
Violence is the rhetoric of the times. Pick any newspaper. Any day. Splashes of social schism gore...
A critical assessment
16th Lok Sabha
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The last session of the 16th Lok Sabha came to an end on February 13...
Twin track approach vital
Impending Food Crisis
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Poverty, hunger and food insecurity along with inadequate funding in agriculture are among the key trends the United Nations’ Food...
Right men in right places
By Inder Jit
(Released on 20 April 1982)
Lusty cheers greeted the Supreme Court’s recent decision on the controversial West Bengal poll. This is as it...
Balanced conversation, anyone?
Much Ado About Hijab
By Poonam I Kaushish
What’s in a dress? Nothing, it’s a form of clothing, but politically, it spells a lot. Who could...
Govt must heed, fast
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The pandemic has induced both good and bad news in the country’s judiciary. On the one hand, the second catastrophic Covid wave...
GSDP doubles, health shines
J&K Economy Paces Up
By Shivaji Sarkar
Jammu and Kashmir is advancing at a pace that may surprise many across the nation, boasting of strong health...
Opposition fails people
Staggering Economy
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Indian Opposition has failed the people. Bereft of ideas and somewhere having the ruling syndrome in them, the Opposition parties...
Pol, Eco challenges
Pakistan at a Crossroads
By Piotr Opaliñski
(Former Polish Ambassador to Pak)
(Mem, Centre for Intl Relations)
Located at the crossroads of South Asia, Central Asia and the...