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Modi Mania
NOT EASY TO DELIVER?
By Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva (Retd)
New Delhi, June 19 : Narendra Modi’s anointment as the head of the BJP campaign committee virtually sets the stage for the Gujarat Chief Minister’s projection as the Party’s...
Cautious Optimism On Pak
CANNOT BE FOOLHARDY
By Shreya Upadhyay
Research Scholar, School of International Studies, JNU
New Delhi, June 17 : Pakistani baiters in New Delhi and Washington are hoping to gain from the recent democratic transition of power...
JD(U)-Trinamool-BJD Talks
BIRTH OF NEW FEDERAL FRONT?
By Insaf
New Delhi, June 15 : The catapultion of Narendra Modi as BJP’s election campaign chief might net its first casualty: Break-up with its 16-year ally Nitish-Sharad’s JD(U), notwithstanding...
The Falling Rupee
VALUE FAST ERODING
By Proloy Bagchi
New Delhi, June 14 : The value of the Rupee is gradually eroding. This was underscored in a recent RBI report which studied the share in circulation of various currency denominations in 2010-11....
India-Japan Annual Summit
FORGING TIES AGAINST CHINA
By Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva (Retd)
New Delhi, June 07 : Close on the heels of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to New Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited Tokyo for defence and nuclear collaboration...
Runaway Inflation
INDEGENOUS AGENDA CRUCIAL
By Shivaji Sarkar
New Delhi, June 06 : France sells presidential national heritage with an auction of 1200 of bottles of fine wine from the cellars of presidential abode Elysee Palace. The headlines are symbolic...
Temperatures To Soar
VITAL TO HEED WARNING
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
New Delhi, June 05 : In an eye-popping projection, the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reveal temperatures are set to surpass maximum temperatures in the 11,300 year...
Naxals Kills, Govt Crawls
NETAS PLAY BLAME GAME
By Poonam I Kaushish
New Delhi, June 04 : It’s the season of banalities in politics. An outsider would be excused for thinking that India’s biggest crisis is not its acute governance deficit,...
PM’s Japan Visit
STRIKING A COMMON STRATEGY
By Monish Tourangbam
Associate Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi
New Delhi, June 03 : India-Japan relations have acquired a strategic purpose and struck the right chord following Manmohan Singh’s...
Chhattisgarh Naxals Bloodbath
BLAME GAME ERUPTS, WHAT NEXT?
By Insaf
New Delhi, June 01 : It’s political slugfest time following the dastardly killing of Congress’s top leaders in Chhattisgarh’s tribal-dominated Darbha region by Naxalalites on...
Water Contamination
SERIOUS THREAT AND DEPLETING
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
New Delhi, May 31 : Water management is becoming a crucial challenge today. The lack of clean water supply in urban areas has engulfed major parts of the country and led to a spurt...
Food Security Bill
INSPECTOR RAJ ENSURED!
By Shivaji Sarkar
New Delhi, May 30 : The New York Times headline screams: “Hunger in US at a 14-Year High.” President Obama states: “hunger rose significantly last year”. However, researchers...
Liberating “Caged Parrot”
FUNCTIONAL AUTONOMY NOT ENOUGH
By Dr S Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
New Delhi, May 29 : The Supreme Court’s very provocative dubbing of the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) as a “caged parrot”...
IPL’s Cozy Club
THE ROT IS ALL OVER
By Poonam I Kaushish
New Delhi, May 28 : From a cricketing extravaganza Indian Premier League (IPL) has denigrated to a C-grade Bollywood film full of, dirty money, sleazy intrigue and fixes. From last week’s...
Bhopal WikiLeaks
US DOUBLE TALK EXPOSED
By Proloy Bagchi
New Delhi, May 27 : It is over a month since vital disclosures were made by WikiLeaks in respect of the Bhopal Gas Disaster. But, surprisingly, the media did not find it of any importance and there...
Misuse of Public Funds
DELHI, UP TOP SHOTS CHARGED
By Insaf
New Delhi, May 25 : Three cheers to the lokayuktas—this time Delhi’s and Uttar Pradesh. With their recent indictment of powers-that-be, the two have not only sought to get back crores of...
Li Came Visiting
INDIA-CHINA BHAI BHAI?
By Shreya Upadhyay
Research Scholar, School of International Studies, JNU
New Delhi, May 24 : By making India the first destination of his maiden overseas trip after taking office, Chinese Premier Li Kequiang...
4-Year Tamasha
DU, HOW ABOUT 2-YR COURSE?
By Shivaji Sarkar
New Delhi, May 13 : It is indeed strange. The US is contemplating reverting to three-year degree courses in its universities to cut costs in a recession-hit economy. On the other hand, in a worse...
IPL: India Paisa Un-Limited
CRICKET NAHIN, SAB SE BARHA RUPIYA!
By Poonam I Kaushish
New Delhi, May 21 : “I have told them 60 lakh for one over of 12 runs.” “No, I don’t think that’s possible. It will be too much.” Should I say yes?”...
Electoral Reforms: EC MUST CLEAN POLITICS…Open Forum
Electoral Reforms
EC MUST CLEAN POLITICS
By Syed Ali Mujtaba
New Delhi, May 20 : There is a widespread concern about the prevalence of corruption in the country. Sleaze is happening because many...
