Heading towards catastrophe?
Climate Politics
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Climate change is a slow, relentless environmental crisis, but one of far greater scale and complexity. The challenge, however, is to...
Poll has thrown up basic issues
By Inder Jit
(Released on 5 March 1985)
Several issues of basic importance to the future of our polity have come up in the course of...
Inept, not good governance
Flawed Economic Plan
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Shortage of millions of jobs, staggering real incomes of farmers, virtual collapse of the manufacturing sector, destruction of small businesses...
Poor, jobless drain up
Pvt Trillions Pour In
By Shivaji Sarkar
Investment is pouring in the largest state of Uttar Pradesh. The figures are mind boggling. In the run up...
Relevance must be enhanced
Panchayati Raj & Covid-19
By Moin Qazi
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a massive toll on the economy: broken supply chains, record unemployment, failing small businesses....
Jo jeeta woh sikander!
SC Rues Criminals In Politics
By Poonam I Kushish
Q) Teacher: What is the role of Parliament in our Constitutional democracy?
A) Student: Parliament plays the vital...
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...
Media exposed
The sting operation carried out by news website Cobrapost have exposes how Indian media houses plays scandalous politics behind the scene. During the investigation...
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...
Modi bats for India growth
Biz Edges Out Opp
By Shivaji Sarkar
India is striving to be a fifth, third or one of the largest economies as 2022 comes to a...
Gandhian approach needed
Cleansing Public Life
By Inder Jit
(Released on 4 October 1996)
Mahatma Gandhi was remembered once again on October 2, his birth anniversary. Top leaders and many...
Sshh…. About poll slush!
Election Funding
By Poonam I Kaushish
Money makes the clogged, polluted and corrupt political mare go around, and how! In the on-going Great Indian Dance of...
Nc, pdp jolt to India bloc
Parting Ways In Kashmir
INDIA bloc partners in Kashmir part ways. The principal parties in the Valley, the NC and PDP decided to nominate each...
Psus lead capex, pvts laggard
Inflation Falls, Demand Low
By Shivaji Sarkar
The government having fallen short of funds presents fresh demand for Rs 4.4 lakh crore involving a fresh outgo...
Boost to trade, business
Indo-ASEAN Summit
By Shivaji Sarkar
It is a leap forward. The Indo-ASEAN Commemorative Summit is projected to pave way for an Asian prominence and double the...
Two antagonistic rights
Protest & Order
By Dr. S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
“Democracy and dissent go hand in hand, but then demonstrations expressing dissent have to be...
Issues not individual crucial
Modi Vs Opposition
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
A journalist and BJP MP, in a recent article, mentioned that the party has to overcome Opposition unity with “an...
Gandhis, Congress dna
Purge of G 23
By Poonam I Kaushish
How does one react to the on-going Grand Old Party’s Circus? Dismiss it as a storm in a...
Caste politics to the fore
Gujarat Make Over
By Insaf
It’s too early to say ‘All’s well, that ends well’ in BJP-ruled Gujarat. On Thursday last, a 24-member Cabinet was administered...
Construction a burden?
Core, Farm slip; Prices Up
By Shivaji Sarkar
India is experiencing a robust growth rate of 8.4 per cent, paralleled by rising inflationary trends, sparking concerns...