Fruits of Budget must reach the common man

February 2, 2021

P reparing this year’s Budget must not have been an easy task because the Covid-19 pandemic has ruined the country’s economy. Industries, which have been stagnant for months, have still not recovered. Crores of people have not been able to get their jobs back and the job avenues are in...

A tough road ahead for President Joe Biden

January 26, 2021

Joe Biden took over as US President in the midst of much acrimony. Outgoing President Donald Trump was supposed to attend the ceremony but he didn’t. He disappeared like an upset and angry child. There was an atmosphere of mistrust. Fear ruled the roost to such an extent that around...

There need be no confusion on effectiveness of Covid vaccine

January 19, 2021

At last we have got the vaccine that we had all been waiting for several months to protect ourselves against the Coronavirus pandemic. In two days, about 2.25 lakh doctors, health workers and Corona warriors have been inoculated in India. So far, no specific side effects have been reported, but...

Trump has tarnished America’s credibility

January 12, 2021

Allegations of US hypocrisy about democracy are longstanding. The US leaves no opportunity unturned to raise a storm if there is any decision or incident against the will of America in any part of the world. Considered as the standard-bearer of democracy, it has always tried to beat the drum...

‘Happy Health Year’ to every sector

January 5, 2021

At the outset, I would like to convey unlimited good wishes for the New Year and best wishes for the future. As I wrote in the previous column, the year 2020 was fraught with challenges. It was the year of our endurance test and we were successful to a great...

The year that held the mirror to mankind

December 29, 2020

We may have made calendars and divided time into years, months, days, hours, minutes and seconds for our convenience, but the fact is that there are only three scales of time -- past which is gone by, present means the moment we are in and the third is future, the...

Temple of democracy should always be open

December 22, 2020

The government’s announcement that the winter session of Parliament will not be held has shocked one and all. Naturally, opposition parties have flayed this move in one voice but it does not appear that the government is in a mood to change its mind! The government said that the winter...

Opposition parties must come together, says Sharad Pawar

December 16, 2020

“You were the Agriculture Minister of the country for 10 years, but the country is witnessing farmers’ agitation today, will you lead the opposition by uniting them?”, “has the difference of opinion between you and Sonia Gandhi been settled?”, “did Uddhav Thackeray agree to be the chief minister on your...

Why has muscle power politics become a norm?

December 15, 2020

The old saying that ‘who has the stick has the buffalo’ is very popular in the politics of West Bengal. It is unfortunate that political parties in the state are always translating this saying into reality. It is very difficult to say who is honest and who is dishonest. Everyone...

Will ‘secular’ parties be able to fight RSS and BJP?

December 8, 2020

The BJP grabbed the attention of the entire nation for the way it contested the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election. This was for the first time that the national leadership of the BJP had deployed its full strength in a municipal corporation election. During the election, I asked Devendra Fadnavis...