Can we save parliament?
By Inder Jit
(Released on 23 December 1983)
Parliament continues to decline — and so also public standards. Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha...
Strategy to counter warming
Synthesis Report
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
It is encouraging to hear the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) come out with periodic reports warning of the consequences...
People’s will paramount
BJP Ordinance Raj
By Poonam I Kaushish
The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. A lexicon which fits the latest BJP-AAP...
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...
One nation, one poll, anyone?
Modi's New Poser
By Poonam I Kaushish
In this sultry season amidst coverage of forthcoming G 20 when Parties are gearing up for upcoming Great Indian...
Tmc mp defiant, party silent
'Cash For Query' Scam
By Insaf
Will West Bengal’s TMC’s firebrand MP Mahua Moitra weather the political storm in the ‘cash for query’ scandal involving her?...
Will finance panel bridge gap?
Regional Imbalance
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The BJP’s victory in three states appears to suggest the promise of development via ‘double engine’ sarkar has takers. And the...
Pot calling kettle black?
White & Black Papers
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The White and Black Papers released recently by the ruling party and the Congress respectively have tried to find...
Flogging a dead horse!
The Katchatheevu Island
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
A tweet by the Prime Minister has stirred up a hornets’ nest in...
Growth With Equity
Far-fetched ideal in India
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
“India’s dynamics are striking. It is the country with the highest gap between the...
Coming Of Age
Can Rahul change Congress?
By Poonam I Kaushish
It is the coming of age season in political Delhi. Whereby, the campaign in Gujarat underscores the second...
Dangerous future ahead
Politics on Roads
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
New Year season is celebrated this year in Mumbai with violent street level politics virtually...
Where is bjp taking country?
Corruption & Ineffective Governance
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Corruption in public life is a big problem in India and in spite of tall talk by leaders there...
India’s image at stake
Modern Forms of Slavery
By Dr. S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Modern slavery in various forms like forced labour, child labour, and human trafficking are among...
A variety entertainment
Post-Poll Coalitions
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The unity between disparate groups of political parties united by common opposition to the BJP was...
Warned yet unprepared, why?
India's Urban Nightmares
By Poonam I Kaushish
Kolkata is craving rain to escape from oppressive heat, Mangaluru is braving floods and Mumbai is drowning under unprecedented...
Redefine black money
Note-ban Fiasco
By Shivaji Sarkar
The 'operation clean money' has had a huge cost on India despite gains in some sectors such as boosting bank coffers...
Need to accept diversity
Equality In 21st Century
By Sagarneel Sinha
We often boast of living in the most modern era, where the gap between an individual and the world...
Replace with policy mix
Farm Loan Waiver
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Farm distress is presently a subject of much discussion and debate not just among politicians but also academicians and planners....
Neta: Don’t cast vote, vote caste
Quota In Perpetuity
By Poonam I Kaushish
With elections round the corner, quotas and queues are back on the political platter as the BJP-led NDA Government...