By Nilanjan Banik and Anurag Narayan Banerjee As economists we frequently have to encounter this question, “How long will it take for the economy to crawl back to normalcy?” As India nears the end of Lockdown 4.0, the popular mandate is not another round of lockdown. The decision to...
By Satyaki Chakraborty The Narendra Modi Government completes its first year of second term on May 30 and at the same time, the Prime Minister is saddled with a decision on to extend or not to extend the present lockdown of the nation which began on March 25 this...
By Rahil Nora Chopra The Congress has clearly scored over both the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on the migrant crisis in Uttar Pradesh. It has emerged as the face of the opposition in the state with its aggressive posturing against the ruling BJP led...
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: It appears that because of forthcoming 24 Vidhan Sabha by-elections, coronavirus has taken a backseat in Madhya Pradesh. It may be recalled that because of resignation by 22 sitting Congress MLAs and due to the death of two legislators, by-election in 24 Assembly constituencies...
By Binoy Viswam People, out of their despair and hope have begun to ask “will socialism come back?”. Many of them do it out of sincerity and eagerness. Certain others may not be so enthusiastic. Coming back of socialism cannot be ruled out. With the same emphasis it needs...
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An unsavoury controversy has erupted between the Union Railway Ministry and the Kerala Government over the running of special trains. That such controversies should flare up at a time when the battle against the corona virus is getting tougher by the day is, to say...
By Arun Srivastava Simmering discontent which has been brewing inside the Tory rank on the issue of sacking Boris Johnson’s key aide Dominic Cummings for violating the rules of lockdown has acquired the dimension of a tornado. Boris who came to power riding on massive popular support only six...
By K. Raveendran Every life lost by the migrant labour in the wake of the lockdown must be considered a martyrdom in the country’s defence against coronavirus. Their numbers must, therefore, be added to the figures strenuously doctored by the government machinery so as to make the total number...
By Arun Srivastava Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s appreciation of Mamata Banerjee for making sincere endeavours to face the challenges of Amphan during his short aerial survey of the cyclone ravaged areas of the South 24 Paraganas notwithstanding, the leaders of his Bengal party unit have launched the worst nature...
By Sushil Kutty The Covid-19 death toll mounts worldwide and still there are people convinced they are home safe. The tens of thousands of migrant workers who returned to villages in India… Are they home safe? No, the coronavirus is not through, yet. Not in India, and not in...