Absorbing socks and surprises
India's Foreign Policy in 2025
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
The year just gone by, 2025, has been a challenging year...
L’affaire deputy speaker
By Inder Jit
(Released on 23 Aug 1983)
L’affaire Deputy Speaker has become more and more intriguing. It continues to pit the Opposition in the Lok...
Delay cost huge, rework: Cag
Clean Ganga Project
By Shivaji Sarkar
"The Ganga cleaning project has cost the nation Rs 7304 crore", notes the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in its observations...
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 to take action
Toothless EC, Netas Merry
By Poonam I Kaushish
In this theekha-masaledar just concluded electioneering season our netagan are reveling in neechi and tuch under-the-belt vitriolic language,...
Israel war may hurt: Imf
India GDP Rises, Arms Sale Up
By Shivaji Sarkar
Indian economic parameters are improving. But would thesebe able to retain the 14-month high Index of Industrial...
Cong its own worst enemy!
Rajasthan Verdict
By Insaf
The Congress High Command’s worry in Rajasthan is far from over. Ushering normalcy or some semblance of order will be a tall...
Are we heading for second wave?
Vaccination Push, YeT…
By Poonam I Kaushish
The Covid 19 pandemic is the most tumultuous, most catastrophic and the most defining epoch of our lifetime which...
Himalayan region in focus?
COP27 & Glacier Melt
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The COP27 has just begun in the Egyptian coastal city of Sharm el-Sheikh and the planet is sending a...
Russian business doubles
India-China Brawl
By Shivaji Sarkar
It is a global world. One button switches off, another opens. As India gets into a stand-off with China, there...
India rides growth bug
Global Hyper Debt
By Shivaji Sarkar
India joins the world aiming for a super growth on a high debt and infra push for an economic panacea....
Towards a rapprochement?
Jaishankar In Pakistan
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was in Pakistan early this week. Observers both...
India’s Myanmar momemt
Democracy Vs Dictatorship
By Dr. D.K. Giri
Prof. International Relations, JIMMC
The violence and repression by the military junta in Myanmar continue unabated. Last Sunday at least...
Landmark initiative
Biodiversity Pact
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
In the realm of environment, which is obviously the centre point of focus in the world today, the climate and biodiversity...
Gift of street politics
Law Enforcement Crisis
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
"Who are you?" - the question posed by a victim of police firing on anti-Sterlite protesters...
Besieged Farmers
Diversify, income raise critical
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Farmers continue to agitate across the country for enhanced facilities for a better livelihood. There is definitely a cause...
Towards crime mukt politics
Supremacy of SC
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Supreme Court has given a shock treatment to all political parties by passing certain...
A political cruel joke!
Talaq, Talaq, Talaq
By Poonam I Kaushish
In this silly season of political ennui the saying, play chess backwards; start from the endgame, seemed to have...
A way out of the arms race
By Inder Jit
(Released on 21 April 1981)
India continues to strive hard to somehow block American arms for Pakistan. New Delhi has not only communicated...
Unceasing ceasefire in Ukraine
From Alaska to Washington
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions)
Despite two successive summits of world powers within days, the war in...