India’s “Boat People”
Gets Tough On Rohingya Migrants
By Poonam I Kaushish
In the summer of 1975, hundreds of thousands of people fled South Vietnam after the fall of...
UN warns of severe crisis
Poor’s money at risk
By Shivaji Sarkar
Even as Finance Minister Jaitley looks for new ways and methods to rejuvenate the Indian economy, the world economic...
Urban Floods
Common global crisis
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore or Delhi — urban flooding has become a common recurring factor in...
Modi-Abe Bonhomie
‘Japindia’ vs ‘Chindia’
By Dr D. K. Giri
(Prof, International Politics, JMI)
The India-Japan bilateral summit between Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe was viewed...
Land Allotment
Elite plot, poor suffer
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Supreme Court has rightly decided to frame guidelines for allotting public land and put a halt to whims...
India’s Bullet Train
Careful balancing era?
By Shivaji Sarkar
India launches the fastest train project – the high speed bullet – with Japanese aid and collaboration at Ahmedabad. It...
Delhi Univ Polls
Hope for Cong, BJP frowns
By Insaf
Delhi brings a smile to the Congress and its leadership. Elections to the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) provide...
Myanmar Communal Strife
What could India do?
By Prof. (Dr.) DK Giri
(Prof, International Politics, JMI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Myanmar following a successful BRICS summit was not...
Warming Signals
Steps too little, too late
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Most countries, including India, have announced various measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but these are abysmally inadequate....
India’s Moral Terrorist
Ideas more dangerous than guns
By Poonam I Kaushish
“Off with her head, arguments later”, ordered the Queen in Alice in Wonderland. A term synonymous in...
Farming, Jobs, Pvt Sector…
Create integral economy
By Shivaji Sarkar
India needs some quick solutions. It needs more jobs, a free and low-cost banking, a growing industry and a thriving...
Gau Rakshaks, Netas
SC cracks the whip
By Insaf
Stop pussyfooting around. A terse message from the Supreme Court to State governments on doing precious little against cow vigilantes....
Rohingya Refugees
Is it the last straw?
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
An urgent plea against a proposal of the Government of India to deport...
Economic Slowdown
Can Modi undo mistakes?
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The recent fall of the GDP to an all-time low has not only led to severe criticism of Prime...
India Flooded & Submerged
Will nda drown or play saviour?
By Poonam I Kaushish
Phew, as political India dissects Modi’s Cabinet reshuffle, our fellow countrymen let lose a volley of...
Economy Errs Badly
Note ban not only reason
By Shivaji Sarkar
Is the Indian economy slowing down or is it on a correction path? Was the high growth rate...
Nation’s Children
Jharkhand too gives a damn
By Insaf
Jharkhand government should hang its head in shame. Close on the heels of UP’s Gorakhpur medical college tragedy, a...
Abolishing Triple Talaq
Boost to gender equality
By Dr Oishee Mukherjee
The recent landmark judgement of the Supreme Court striking down the controversial Islamic practice of instant talaq, has...
Nepal PM Visit
Seeking to rebuild ties
The recent visit of Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to India assumes unusually great significance in the current scenario. The...
Game Changing Verdicts
Sprituality, sex & scam
By Poonam I Kaushish
Phew! Three momentous judgments in a short week! All game changers which will have rippling effects for times...