Up restates it be damned
Ideology & Principles
By Insaf
Ideology be damned! The political development in Uttar Pradesh sadly reiterates it. With Assembly elections slated February next year, the BJP...
Need to reinvent
Governor Tattle
By Poonam I Kaushish
The more things change the more they remain the same. A lexicon which resonates in the corridors of power when...
Will govts usher change?
Cry For Caste Census
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The demand for caste census is picking up steam in theseAssembly electionsby almost all Opposition parties. The need for...
New alarum over future polls
By Inder Jit
(Released on 29 March 1985)
His words still ring in my ears, loud and clear. “Our elections have become a farce”, asserted a...
Young & vile poison
"What's The Deal Today"
By Poonam I Kaushish
As India is busy taking shots at recovery against Covid 19 latest variant Omicron, lost in euphoria of...
Lacking emphasis, funds
India's R&D
By Oishee Mukherjee
Notwithstanding the launch of Chandrayan-22 to make a soft landing on Moon putting India in the 4-nation Club, and getting global...
Enough, say taxpayers
Poor India's Rich Ministers!
By Poonam I Kaushish
Politics is the conduct of public affairs for private advantage. This adage rang true last week when news...
Tight rope walk for India?
Hosting Rouhani
Dr. D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
President of Iran Hassan Rouhani was in India between 15-17 February. He was returning the obligation of Prime...
Success & failure
Lockdown 5
By Dr. S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
On the eve of opening several public places like malls, restaurants and places of worship on this...
Need to value ground reality
Forestry Report
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
At a time when global warming is critical to human survival, forests play a significant role. Thus the much-hyped State of...
Challenges to conduct one exam
NEET-NET Fiasco
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The new government has been engulfed in controversy regarding the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and UGC-National Eligibility Test (NET)examination. That a...
Awaiting political dawn
Kashmir Conundrum
By Poonam I Kaushish
The travails of picturesque Kashmir continue. Political India is in the midst of loud cantankerous cackle on Jammu &...
A new order in contracts
Trump In Middle East
By Juliusz Gojto
(Centre for International Relations, Poland)
During his four-day visit to the Middle East in mid-May, US President Donald Trump concluded...
Ap tops, Gujarat slides
States Business Acumen
By Insaf
Three cheers for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The two bifurcated States have shown tremendous resilience since 2014 and given Modi's Gujarat...
K’taka polls to douse or ignite?
India Sitting On A Tinderbox
By Shivaji Sarkar
As Karnataka goes to the polls, a number of economic issues are coming to the fore, price rise,...
Alteration has mixed impact
Women's Economic Empowerment
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
UNDP Report released on the Women’s Day 2020 has come out with a startling finding...
Grim, challenges must be met
School Education
By Dr Oishee Mukherjee
The Parliamentary standing committee report on education titled ‘Plans for Bridging the Learning Gaps’ has admitted the yawning digital divide...
Poor’s Tardy Consumption
Is gdp growth the answer?
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
India’s consumption growth has experienced nothing short of an explosion over the last two-three decades according to reports....
Credible information vital
Media On Trial
By Moin Qazi
The Supreme Court's latest observation on the media has to be viewed in the right spirit by the journalists'...
Crime is politics
Katil=Neta, Toh Kya
By Poonam I Kaushish
In this placid political season India’s Capital is in the throes of a novelle grammar of protests with thousands...