Past & present clash

By Dr.S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) Both Assam and Meghalaya governments appear absolutely tired of the violent clashes going on between them over the issue...

Conserving nature critical

For A Better Future By Dr OisheeMukherjee Governments across the world strive for a better future for their citizens. The past two decades though have seen...

Gujarat Poll

Mired in caste, religion By Insaf Religion and caste have sadly become the talking point in Mahatama Gandhi’s Gujarat. With the poll campaign reaching a crescendo,...

Keep revenue or lose

Managing GST-2 Not Easy By Shivaji Sarkar The “One nation, one tax” dream is about to get a big shake-up. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day...

Vision blurred for needy?

'Crorepati' Politicians By Dhurjati Mukherjee Recent data of an analysis of election affidavits filed for the 64 Rajya Sabha seats is an eye opener on the...

Trump’s Flip-Flops

India should engage Pak By Dr DK Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The US President Donald Trump’s tweet on 14 October had the South Block (India’s external...

Making a mountain of a molehill

Jinnah Controversy By Poonam I Kaushish Question: Name the latest con word that can divide a nation on communal lines? Answer: Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Pakistan's founder and...

Injustice by govt?

Rise in Undertrials By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is a well-known saying that “justice delayed is justice denied”. But due to the enormous pendency of cases in...

India’s Quest For UNSC

Tough test for Modi By Dr.D.K.Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) India made yet another bid for becoming a permanent member of the UN Security Council. Foreign Minister...

Violence scars tmc sweep

WB Panchayat Polls By Insaf The dominance of ruling TMC over West Bengal politics is once again vindicated in the results of the Panchayat elections. The party swept...

20 per cent tcs, jitters biz

Rs 2000-Note Death Order By Shivaji Sarkar It has been a shock,big surprise and unexpected. At a young age of six years the Rs 2000 note...

Connecting the dots

Pahalgam & Pakistan By Prof (Dr) D.K. Giri (Professor of Practice, NIIS Group of Institutions) In a conference in Hyderabad on 24 and 25 April, I was...

Belling the illegal cat

'India's "Boat People" By Poonam I Kaushish In the summer of 1975, hundreds of thousands fled South Vietnam after Saigon’s fall for fear of political persecution....

Rajasthan out, straight fight?

Cong Presidential Poll By Insaf Rajasthan Congress’ high drama nearly turned the grand old party’s presidential poll into a tamasha. Fortunately, for the Congress, Chief Minister...

Concocted, fooling public?

Poverty Data By Dhurjati Mukherjee A very recent discussion paper released by Niti Aayog titled ‘Multidimensional Poverty in India since 2008-09’, authored by member Ramesh Chandra and...

What constitutional norms?

Governors Bane Ghulam By Poonam I Kaushish Fame and Shame. Two emotions played out on the political theatre last week.  In the first, India made history...

Reform sharing of resources

Environment & Sustainability By Dhurjati Mukherjee There is consistent discussion in the media as also conferences in many parts of the country regarding environmental concerns and...

Need to safeguard rights

Threat to Institutions By Dhurjati Mukherjee Recently former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Justice AP Shah regretted the fact that every institution designed to hold...

Poll reforms — basic issues not tackled

By Inder Jit (Released on 22 October 1988) Something is better than nothing. The electoral reforms now favoured by the Congress-I Working Committee, therefore, deserve to...

India, UN Summit & Success

By Inder Jit (Released on 20 September, 1983) The Prime Minister has reason to be pleased with herself and her aides. Her idea of a summit...