IANS ANALYSIS

J&K DDC Results: Mixed Bag of Regional Aspirations and Integrative

BY: IANS ANALYSIS PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 27, 2020 In a nutshell, these results have clearly shown that the people of J&K have complete faith in the country’s democratic system, that the NC and the PDP are not down and out, but continue to be the major players in J&K’s politics. The District Development Council (DDC) […]Read More

Smaller States are Leading India’s Path to a Greener Economy

BY: ROUHIN DEB PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 20, 2020 As India looks to recover from the setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the path to a resilient economic recovery requires all stakeholders to realign their priorities and march towards a newer path of economic revival — an inclusive and sustainable one. Instances such as the substantial […]Read More

Democracy: Mother of all evils!

BY: RANBIR MANHAS PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 11, 2018 The 16 th US President, Abraham Lincoln who ruled the States of America from March 1861 until April 1865, had rightly described Democracy as the best way of governance because all democratically elected governments are ‘by the people; of the people and for the people’, but for […]Read More

Nehru’s Seven Big Blunders

BY: RANBIR MANHAS PUBLISHED ON APRIL 15, 2018 It’s not that this first Prime minister of Independent India did not do anything for the country except few blunders; his sacrifices for the country during Indian Freedom Struggle are also innumerable. As Prime minister also his contribution in the development of new India cannot be ignored. […]Read More

India’s Fast Ageing Population

BY: NANTOO BANERJEE PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 09, 2019 It may appear to be odd that India’s nearly 150-million 60-plus-year old population, generally politically active though not always quite vocal, is among the country’s most neglected by the society and the government. There is no worthwhile social security for the aged. A small section live on […]Read More

Heritage should be glorified with modern science

BY: BHARAT JHUNJHUNWALA PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 05, 2019 Claims were made in the recently held Indian Science Congress that ancient India produced test-tube babies, and that Ravana had 24 types of airplanes and guided missiles. It is indeed gratifying that we have started to become aware of our glorious past. That instills a sense of […]Read More

East or West AIIMS is the Best

BY: RANBIR MANHAS PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 7, 2018 I visited All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi, in 1982 in connection with the treatment of my daughter, Sumeet who was suffering from ophthalmic disorder. This was my first visit of the premier medical institution of the country. Next time, I visited AIIMS in 2016 […]Read More

Road Accidents: Causes and Prevention

BY: DR.TASADUK HUSSAIN ITOO PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 1, 2018 Road traffic injuries cause considerable economic losses to individuals, their families, and to nations as a whole. These losses arise from the cost of treatment as well as lost productivity for those killed or disabled by their injuries, and for family members who need to take […]Read More

Improving education in J&K is like climbing a slippery slope

BY: D. DAVID PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 17, 2018 The sorry state of affairs in education in Kashmir is a matter of concern. However, instead of cussing anybody for such degeneration, one needs to find out factors responsible for such an alarming situation. Unionism: A district development commissioner in a random `education audit’ found that school […]Read More

Is India heading for bipolar politics?

BY: RANBIR MANHAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 4, 2018 While commenting on the outcome of election results in three states of North East, people have been predicting that India was heading towards two party electoral politics. But, despite being a protagonist of bipolar politics, I do not accept this logic because their opinion perhaps is based […]Read More