Fixing history or driving wedge?
Sambhal Shahi Masjid Row
By Poonam I Kaushish
It never ceases to surprise how our polity keeps sinking into the marshy cesspool of bloodied religious politicking....
Psus lead capex, pvts laggard
Inflation Falls, Demand Low
By Shivaji Sarkar
The government having fallen short of funds presents fresh demand for Rs 4.4 lakh crore involving a fresh outgo...
Govt must act, win trust
Wrestlers' Protest
By Insaf
Kudos to the country’s top wrestlers for coming out of the ring and on to the streets, bringing out the dark side...
The Dragon Blinks
Pragmatic engagement
By Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The Chinese President Xi Jinping, expectedly, emerged stronger after the quinquennial Communist Party Congress last week. The...
Connecting dots vital
Job Creation & Incentive
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Cabinet’s decision to roll out the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) scheme with an outlay of over Rs 99,000...
Nation’s prerogative
Citizenship Expansion
By Dr. S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 is another bold initiative of the NDA government to tackle the problem...
Exit Britain, enter India
By Dr D.K.Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
Any event involving a major power impacts the world politics and economy. So how can 'Brexit'- the exit of...
Budget After Poll
Shift to agro-rural economy
By Shivaji Sarkar
Gujarat elections are likely to change the focus of Indian economic policies. The last full Budget of the...
Increase with its primacy
Election Commission Woes
Dr.S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
A six-member delegation of the Trinamool Congress submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission of India alleging “deep-rooted...
Valuing the significance
The New Emblem
By Dusmanta Kumar
In his 9th address to the nation on the 76 Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an innovative as...
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...
Staying in harmony
India & the Neighbours
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism
The third term of Narendra Modi government began with great deal of...
Draconian, needs retink
New MV Act
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2019 is draconian. Worse, it is passed at a time when the automobile industry is...
Neta-police: Hum saath saath hain
Hair Trigger Nation
By Poonam I Kaushish
Last week was telling. Underscoring three testaments. One: Our polity suffers from Orwellian syndrome ‘I-am-more-equal-than-you.’ Union Cabinet Minister Rane...
Nitish banking on bjp
Bihar Elections
By Sagarneel Sinha
For the past 15 years, barring one-odd year, JD(U) President Nitish Kumar has been Bihar’s Chief Minister mostly with the support...
Is it Secular or Communal?
State Control of Temples
By S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
A landmark judgement of the Supreme Court restoring the ceremonial rights of the ex-royals of...
A historic visit
Modi in Egypt
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for
Democratic Socialism)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Egypt was somewhat overshadowed by the ‘landmark’ official...
Can ppp model deliver?
Medical Education
By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee
It is an unfortunate and well-known fact that the country suffers from an acute shortage of doctors and nurses. Specialists...
Citizens vs section 144
Winter Of Unrest
By Poonam I Kaushish
It’s a winter of unrest as city after city cutting across region and religion was spooked by protests and...
Competing with China?
India's Africa Outreach
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
In an international conference, warming up to an African delegate, I said India has committed $6...