By Arun Kumar Shrivastav After months of struggling to bring the economy back in shape, Pakistan is finally close to the moment when its forex reserves will be completely drained and it would start defaulting on payments to its creditors. Its forex reserves currently stand at $5.5 billion which...
By Sushil Kutty The Bharatiya Janata Party losing the central government is not impossible, says Shashi Tharoor, the Congress party’s Thiruvananthapuram MP. Of late, ever since Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra hit the blacktop running, such statements are common. But Tharoor’s prediction could be double-edged. The suave Congress leader...
By Harihar Swarup Governor is neither a decorative emblem nor a glorified cipher. His powers are limited but he has an important constitutional role to play in the governance of the state and strengthening federalism. He is head of the state and all chief ministers, including the Tamil Nadu...
By Arun Srivastava Sharad Yadav was a module of the triumvirate which brought about basic vicissitudes in the Indian politics and transformed it for ever. He designed the thesis of social justice, a key component of the Mandal philosophy. But unfortunately he could not attain the status of an...
By Tirthankar Mitra “If they answer not your call, walk alone, walk alone” one of Rabindranath Tagore’s great poems, set to music used to be one of the favourite songs of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the most famous Congressman to don khadi. If the charismatic prophet of non-violence sang it...
By Matein Khalid King Dollar that saw a 20% rise in the world’s reserve currency (our currency, your problem) died in late September 2022 and the greenback is now 8% below its high on US dollar index (DXY). All G10 currencies have risen at least 7% against the USD....
By Sushil Kutty Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s virtual speech to the Global South leaders has come in for a degree of praise not expected for a leader under siege in his home country. A large constituency of Indians consider Prime Minister Modi’s nearly nine years in power not worth...
By Ashis Biswas In Tripura, on the eve of the state assembly polls next month, a fresh development has taken place giving some relief to the ruling BJP which has been struggling to get the support of the tribals to retain power . The CPI(M) , following its State...
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The World Social Report 2023 has called for concrete measures to support the greying population of the world amidst escalating pension and healthcare costs. It is urgent, since the number of people aged 65 and above are projected to more than double by middle of...
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh has been assured massive investment both by foreign and domestic investors in the course of two day Global Investment summit (GIS) held at Indore. Leading business houses of the country and also from abroad. The sectors that were assured investment include chemicals...