BJP battles for allies
2019: War of Positions
By Poonam I Kaushish
Italian Marxist, Antonio Gramsci's 'War of Positions' and 'War of Manoeuvres' indicate two different phases in a power...
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...
Pointless political conflict
Governor & State Govt
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
After Delhi and Puducherry, Tamil Nadu Governor is in the news now for conducting...
Kal neta aaj rajyapal kal neta
Governors Revolving Door
By Shivaji Sarkar
Public office has a lot to do with perception. Wherein, your actions do the talking. Alas last week in a...
Vitrolic season of poison
Violence is Now Virtue
By Poonam I Kaushish
Rajnetik virodhi ya jaani dushman? A question that nags as the narrative hits a new low with highly...
As serious as crime?
Encounter Killings
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Encounter killing of four persons suspected of gang rape & murder of a veterinary doctor in...
The adani factor
Australian Polls
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The results of recent Australian federal elections surprised observers and analysts across the world. The Labour Party,...
State satraps seek to lead
BJP vs Rest
By Insaf
State satraps are vying with each other to lead battle 2019. Most of them are Delhi-bound, to ensure they are the...
A medical prescription
Social Distancing
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Countrywide social distancing by observing one-day “Janata Curfew” on Sunday last was indeed a success in...
Bilateralism vs multilateralism
India-Greece Relations
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
India-Greece bilateralism received a new impetus in an international seminar, organised at Jawaharlal Nehru...
Where is the vaccine?
Policy in a mess
By Poonam I Kaushish
The proof of the pudding is in eating. In medical analogy proof of India’s vaccine failure is in...
Company donations not enough
By Inder Jit
(Released on 26 March 1985)
Opinion on the latest Union Budget continues to be sharply divided, as reflected in some refreshingly candid comments...
Independent ec, really?
Election Omission
By Poonam I Kaushish
What is it about Election Commission and cleansing the political cesspool that scares our polity away? Specially when they love...
No politics, really?
Manipur in Pain
By Poonam I Kaushish
“Police was there with the mob which attacked our village. They picked us from near home and gave us...
The assault on federalism
By B.K. Nehru
(Former Governor and Diplomat)
(Released on 6 February, 1990)
The Constitution of the Republic of India is federal; it is the union of the...
Economy, politics fluid
High Bank Prices, GST
Economic Highlights
By Shivaji Sarkar
Both economics and politics are becoming difficult. If the change of government in Maharashtra is said to be...
Rinkmanship in kashmir
By Inder Jit
(Released on 29 July 1980)
Storm clouds gathering over Kashmir over the past few months seem to have largely blown over. Sheikh Abdullah...
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...
Political warlords of Bharat
Celebration Kis ki Aur Kya?
By Poonam I Kaushish
How does one begin an epitaph of the year gone by? Uncork the champagne and roll out...
Avoid tribal backlash
Forest Rights
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Supreme Court decision asking States to implement their own orders, rejecting 11.8 lakh claims over forest land by Scheduled Tribes...