Electoral end game starts

Gubernatorial Rejig By Poonam I Kaushish The more things change the more they remain the same. An adage which resonates in the corridors of power when...

India braces ocean defence

US Extends Garcia To Lanka! By Shivaji Sarkar Amid global turmoil of the Ukraine and Israel wars, a new strategic front opens up in Sri Lanka...

Winds of change blowing?

By Sagarneel Sinha Political battleground is hotting up in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Pudducherry as these go to the polls this year...

Eyes on poll battles

Food Soldiers Dilemma By Poonam I Kaushish What does one do when a script is stuck between the Sarkar and farmers demand for repeal of three...

Inapt, unimaginative policy

Monetisation Pipeline By Shivaji Sarkar Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on August 23 has enriched the financial vocabulary with a new word ‘monetisation’ – National Monetisation Pipeline...

Throwback to non-alignment?

Congress Foreign Policy By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) The Indian National Congress in its 84th plenary session held last weekend, strongly censured Modi government's...

No road yet to Payum Circle

Dear Editor, Payum circle located in Siang District is one of the oldest and the most backward circles of the state. Due to lack of...

Tough, bumpy road ahead

Celebration Kis ki Aur Kya? By Poonam I Kaushish Another year bites the dust. And what a tumultuous year it has been, replete with victory and...

Creating positive synergy?

Bank Mergers By Dhurjati Mukherjee The NDA Government's decision to merge State-run banks to reduce their losses appears so far to have been taken rightly. The...

States say no to centre

AIS Rules Change By Insaf As India celebrates its 73rd Republic Day, Centre States relations take anotherhit. The federal structure is being subverted again, is the...

Can India meet challenge?

Climate Goals By Dhurjati Mukherjee With the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) scheduled to begin on 30 November in the UAE, meeting climate goals would be in the forefront. Moreover,...

RBI: Worst Days Over, Yet

Inflation, private banks worrisome By Shivaji Sarkar The slowdown has bottomed out, asserts RBI. Indeed, a positive indicator in the last over a year whereby India’s...

Dramatic outcome!

Pakistan Elections By Dr D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) Pakistan politics, volatile and dramatic as it continues to surprise the world. Results of the 2018 General...

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...

50 years after

Vijay Diwas 2021 By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JIMMC) Vijay Diwas marks the passage of 50 years since the historic day in 1971. This day,...

Affordable housing critical

Urban Regeneration By Dhurjati Mukherjee The urban sector in India requires a thorough transformation. A fact well known and accepted by planners, but the requisite facelift...

Overstated, curb profits

Petro Price Bogey By Shivaji Sarkar Fuel is not only scarce, but expensive. More the pricey it is, higher is the profits of the oil companies....

Bodo Accord By Insaf Is it an end to the violent Bodo movement in Assam? Envisioned yes, but there hangs a nagging uncertainty. While there is...

Time to get back to normal

Economic Slump By Shivaji Sarkar The Indian economy is on life-saving policies such as incentives, special packages and lending. Even the daily wage workers and small...

Additional funds critical

NEP & Budget By Dhurjati Mukherjee The National Education Policy (NEP) continues to solicit much debate and educationists will be eagerly looking forward to the Budget...