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Federal Principles Of Constitution Are Under Threat
By Krishna Jha India suffers from the greatest tragedy of the century. It is the crisis of fragmentation. The Constitution that has always stood for multiplicity, faces the threat of autocracy. There is the majority with its divisive slogans calling for end of an age when all people lived...
Centre’s Decision On Shareholding In Vodafone-Idea Is Crony Capitalism
By Prabir Purakaystha The recent announcement by the Union Government of converting a part of what Vodafone-Idea (VI) owes to the government into its shareholding, is another step in the long story of crony capitalism and so-called reforms in the telecom sector. The government has taken a 35.8 per...
Tensions Between JD(U), BJP Threaten To Splinter Alliance
By Rahil Nora Chopra JD(U) and BJP have been allies for the last two decades, save for a four-year period of estrangement from 2013 to 2017.This period coincided with Nitish Kumar retaining his hold over the chief minister’s chair, barring a short period in which Jitan Ram Manjhi led...
Covid Pandemic Has Exposed The Grim Inequality In Indian Society
By Abhiram Rajesh KOCHI: The eighth annual conference of the Kerala Security Employees Union (KSEU) was held on January 13 and 14 in Ernakulam. KSEU is affiliated to All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC). KSEU president K Vijayan Pillai initiated the proceedings with the hoisting of the Red Flag...
Sonia Gandhi Should Respond To Mamata’s Overture On Goa Polls
By Nitya Chakraborty Goa, with 40 seats, is going for elections on February 14. Hectic campaigning is on and already submission of nominations by the candidates has started with the two major contending parties the ruling BJP and the Congress set to field the respective party candidates in most...
Modi Govt Has Contempt For Federalism And Values Of Freedom Struggle
By Prakash Karat The manner in which the tableaux presented by certain states for the Republic Day parade on January 26 has been rejected by the centre reveals a lot about the mindset of the BJP rulers. The rejection of the tableaux of the state governments of Kerala, West...
Disheartening Outlook For Labour Market Recovery
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Continuation of the new wave of COVID-19 has dampened the prospects of labour market recovery across the world unless special programmes are devised to support workforce, particularly the daily wagers and those working in the informal sector. The 2022 level for those without jobs have...
Political Slugfest In Kerala Over Sidelining Of Minorities
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANNTHAPURAM: A flaming row has erupted over CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan’s remark that the minorities are being sidelined by the Congress. What stirred the hornet’s nest was Kodiyeri’s strongly-worded statement that the grand old party was sidelining minorities following Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s speech in...
Balancing Growth And Inflation Is Going To Be A Big Challenge In Budget
By K R Sudhaman Come general budget, there will be demand for more tax sops and less economics as it is a case of nine blind men describing elephant and the Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is therefore saddled with a tough job to balance conflicting demands. Unlike in...
Bangladesh Govt More Pragmatic In Assessing The Economic Reality
By Ashis Biswas One reason why Bangladesh has done better than its regional neighbours in improving its economy even during the raging Covid 19 pandemic is its determination to face the bitter facts of life and prepare for hard times well in advance. It has not been surprising to...
