Roadmap for India’s future
Vajpayee's Economic Vision
By Shivaji Sarkar
Seven years had passed since liberalisation of the Indian economy. Some years were troublesome. Scams such as that of the...
Will it beat seven-year itch?
J&K Panchayat Polls
By Insaf
As the nation mourns the passing away of its last statesman Atal Bihari Vajpayee, will his vision for
Jammu & Kashmir be...
What is the way out?
NRC Conundrum
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The politics over the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam is turning into a hot potato. While the media...
No place for girls
Rape Country
By Poonam I Kaushish
India is at war with its girls and women. As tales of savagery and nightmarish drugging, beating and rape of...
Yet govt cautious
IMF's Good Chit
By Shivaji Sarkar
The International Monetary Fund has lauded India for recovering from disruptions caused by teething
troubles of GST and some other activities....
States shame nation
Shelter Homes
By Insaf
The nation gets another revolting hit. The shocking scandal involving sexual abuse of minor girls and women in shelter homes is spilling...
Nation must wake up
Danger of Mobocracy
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Speaking at the orientation programme for new members of Rajya Sabha, Vice President and Chairman M...
Electrifying claim?
Power For All
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Modi government's resolve to light up every home by December 2018 is no doubt commendable. At the time the...
Its time to bell the cat
'Business' Of Illegal Migrants
By Poonam I Kaushish
In the summer of 1975, hundreds of thousands of people fled South Vietnam after Saigon's fall for fear...
Impose severe cost on nation
NGT, RBI Decisions
By Shivaji Sarkar
The regulators are failing the people. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the Reserve Bank (RBI) in their wisdom are...
Brazen vote bank politics
Assam NRC Row
Till yesterday not many had heard of the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Today it has raised a huge controversy with the...
Govt bid to weaken act?
Right to Information
By Dr S.Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
A Bill to amend the Right to Information Act 2005 seeks to vest the power of...
Transform religious outlook
Law Against Lynching
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Religious fanatics have led to undermining the interests of the minority, thereby fomenting communal tensions and creating social upheavals. The...
Netas police vs janata’s police
Policewala Goonda
Last week tore to tatters the slogan: With you, for you, always. When another free-for-all epidemic of mob violence was unleashed across the...
Rising discontent hits all
Maratha, Truckers Stir
India is at the crossroads. The much-touted 'development' is there but the pace naturally is slow. As a result, societal discontent is...
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...
Competing with China?
India's Africa Outreach
By Dr D.K. Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
In an international conference, warming up to an African delegate, I said India has committed $6...
Vital for just social order
Independence of Judiciary
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who is expected to be the next Chief Justice of India, recently analysed the problems of the...
Will mo-ra make ‘her’ story?
Rahul's Jaddu Ke Jhappi!
By Poonam I Kaushish
It was a jaddu ke jhappi which stumped Prime Minister Modi. In one bear hug Congress President Rahul...
End of sanctions’ era?
Trump-Putin Meet
By Shivaji Sarkar
The Helsinki meet between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised hopes for a better trade environment....