Category: Commentary

If Woody Allen Is boycotted, why are we still watching Sanjay Dutt’s films?

By Subhash K. Jha The grossly lopsided witch-hunt that has already claimed the likes of Kevin Spacey and Michael Douglas…

6 years ago

Ashram notebook 50 years ago: Beatles, Maharishi, crows and catapults

By Saeed Naqvi I received a call from an editor reminding me of my stay with the Beatles 50 years…

6 years ago

Outcome in Rajasthan: Is the Modi magic fading?

By Amulya Ganguli The signs which were available about the decline in the influence of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…

6 years ago

Government addresses affordable housing, but larger issues remain unanswered

By Sudhir Pai Much on expected lines, the government in Budget 2018-19 has continued with its thrust for Affordable Housing…

6 years ago

FM needs to hear all sides before acting against cryptos

By Rohan Juneja & Vatsal Srivastava Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come. With the total…

6 years ago

Treat mental insecurities, health follows

By Dr. Debraj Shome Positive self-esteem is something that gives us the strength to take charge of our lives and…

6 years ago

National security: India needs to nurture indigenous-technology driven policy focus

By C. Uday Bhaskar India's overall financial outlay in the national budget offers some instructive insights about the constraints and…

6 years ago

Budget 2018-19: Balancing populism with economics

Amit Kapoor and Chirag Yadav The Budget is finally out and to put it simply, Mr. Jaitley did not disappoint.…

6 years ago

A renewable energy investment opportunity not to be missed

By Taponeel Mukherjee The "Policy for Repowering of the Wind Power Projects" announced by the Ministry of New and Renewable…

6 years ago

Do prayers have a religion?

By M. Rajaque Rahman The fuss over the secularity of the morning prayers in the state-sponsored Kendriya Vidyalayas is not…

6 years ago

After Economic Survey, much now depends on Budget 2018-19

By Amit Kapoor In its own #MeToo moment, the Economic Survey this year was released with a symbolic pink cover…

6 years ago

The Mahatma and anarchy

By Amit Khanna Much before he turned a Mahatma, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a strong proponent of anarchy. Anarchy is…

6 years ago

As ‘Padmaavat’ is targeted, recalling other films under fire

By Subhash K. Jha When he directed "Dharmaputra", his first film, in 1961, little did Yash Chopra know what he…

6 years ago

Powering EVs with 100% renewables by 2030 could be cheaper than estimated

By Jai Sharda India's Niti Aayog created ripples when it revealed a vision to completely switch automobile sales in India…

6 years ago

Gulf between promise and reality: Karni Sena is only one of the saffron Frankensteins

By Amulya Ganguli Even as Narendra Modi was waxing eloquent on India as a "humanising and harmonising force" in Davos,…

6 years ago

Budget 2018: The must-dos to boost infrastructure investments

By Taponeel Mukherjee As India's Finance Minister is days away from presenting Budget 2018, there are two key issues that…

6 years ago

For BJP, winning elections key to Northeast peace and development

By Sreeradha Datta India's Northeast has drawn attention for security-related concerns for most of the past seven decades and remained…

6 years ago

Thoughts for Republic Day: India can be a standard-setter for democracy worldwide

By Frank F. Islam This is written from my adopted homeland of the United States of America to celebrate Republic…

6 years ago

Is the stock market overvalued?

By Amit Kapoor Last week, Uday Kotak of Kotak Mahindra Bank had a warning about the stock markets entering a…

6 years ago

Why mustard needs to put on the national agenda

By Vivek Puri Carrots came to India from Afghanistan sometime around the 10th century; potatoes were brought by the Portuguese…

6 years ago



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