Category: Commentary

Reflecting on Rahul Gandhi and the cow belt — with eyes closed

By Saeed Naqvi I missed out on the "tumult" these past weeks in circumstances which remind me of Shah Sarmad,…

6 years ago

Extreme polarisation overshadows Trump’s year of post-digital presidency

By Arul Louis Ironically for a President who ran on a platform of scaling back the government, Donald Trump began…

6 years ago

India has a major stake in global dialogues

By Amit Kapoor & Bhawna Kakkar India is putting together this year its largest entourage of ministers, policymakers and business…

6 years ago

Jaipur is perfect for the world’s most egalitarian book festival: William Dalrymple

ATTN EDITORS: This article, by William Dalrymple, is the second of two exclusively written for IANS ahead of the Jaipur…

6 years ago

Get the smear out before it conquers you

By Dr Yashodra P. According to WHO, cervical cancer is the fourth leading cause of deaths from cancer in women…

6 years ago

Reopening of Loya case inconvenient for BJP

By Amulya Ganguli The case relating to the death of B.H. Loya, the judge who was investigating an alleged extra-judicial…

6 years ago

Many languages, one literature

ATTN EDITORS: This article, by Namita Gokhale, is the first of two exclusively written for IANS ahead of the Jaipur…

6 years ago

Westerners in a knot over pronouns

By Nury Vittachi A woman about to have a hospital procedure involving her "naughty bits" (to use the official medical…

6 years ago

Budget 2018: Opportunity to fulfil housing expectations of millions

By Ankur Dhawan The "Housing for All by 2022" mission has set the stage for a robust recovery in the…

6 years ago

This budget will be Modi government’s biggest challenge in 4 years

By Amit Kapoor Unlike most countries, the budget is usually an eventful affair in India and is a heated topic…

6 years ago

India and Israel: Personal chemistry shores up strategic ties

By C. Uday Bhaskar The visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to India (January 14-19) commemorates the 25th anniversary…

6 years ago

Nasser: Forgotten colossus of the Arab world

By Vikas Datta An abiding image of much of the Arab world now would be members of an indiscriminate and…

6 years ago

Pithy philosophical prescriptions and prognoses — a selection

By Vikas Datta It is a paradox of philosophy that despite its task of giving insights into vital facets of…

6 years ago

Bhansali goes into shell as producers decide ‘Padmaavat’ release date

By Subhash K. Jha It is astonishing what adversity can do to you. It has been eight long, painful and…

6 years ago

Rahul must move away from his mother’s populism

By Amulya Ganguli Job creation, revamping of the education system and making India the global hub of health care are…

6 years ago

Saudi Arabia: Transforming the face of a Kingdom

By Nilova Roy Chaudhury There is a huge buzz throughout Saudi Arabia as the hitherto conservative Kingdom -- seen as…

6 years ago

Indian cities need integrated development agenda

By Amit Kapoor One of the fastest-growing economies in the world, India has grown at a rate of above seven…

6 years ago

Is Apple really doing badly in India?

By Faisal Kawoosa Given the current market conditions in India for smartphones, it appears that Steve Jobs, the late Apple…

6 years ago

India needs to maintain its strategic autonomy

By Lt. Gen. Kamal Davar (retd) With the call that "America is in the game and America is going to…

6 years ago

FSSAI not a Lone Ranger, states have to complement it

By Amit Kapoor In the same week as a Delhi court acquitted all the accused in the 2G fiasco, the…

6 years ago



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