Category: Commentary

Bureaucracy: Modi moves to dismantle demonic relic of Raj

By Amit Kapoor As we get to celebrate 67 years as a Republic on January 26 and 70 years as…

7 years ago

Modi/Trump, Gandhi/Clinton electoral dramas have parallel scripts

By Arul Louis When the American Presidential election campaign got underway in 2015, it was unfolding as a 2008 Bangladesh-style…

7 years ago

Indian politicians: a perceptive but askance view from the mofussil

By Vikas Datta The Indian Republic will, this week, turn 67. But for most of its people, most hopes of…

7 years ago

As Maharashtra makes big mining push, tribals push back

By Poorvi Kulkarni Etapalli and Bhamragad talukas, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra): Over two nights in early January, Madia Gond tribals -- or…

7 years ago

Petrol prices cross 2013 peaks, but political opposition missing

By Arvind Padmanabhan New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) In February 2013, opposition parties, notably the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), took…

7 years ago

Growing India-Vietnam strategic ties will mean a more stable Indo-Pacific

By Major General P.K. Chakravorty (retd) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Vietnam on September 2-3, 2016. The visit was…

7 years ago

SP-Congress will give BJP a run for its money in UP

By Amulya Ganguli Any satisfaction which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) felt over the internal strife in the Samajwadi Party…

7 years ago

BIMARU states: Little progress in 2 years, learning crisis for millions of children

By Prachi Salve and Alison Saldanha In 2016, some learning outcomes for 111 million school-age students between ages six and…

7 years ago

Making a case for Jallikattu

By Salim David The tradition of Jallikattu is many thousands of years old in Tamil Nadu. The recent ban on…

7 years ago

Stem cell treatment could be a proven therapy for diabetes, autism

By Chirayu Padhiar Stem cell therapy has turned out to be a ray of hope for most patients who are…

7 years ago

If IITs had more Dalit professors, would Aniket Ambhore be alive?

By Charu Bahri In March 2012, Sanjay and Sunita Ambhore, parents of Aniket Ambhore, 19, a first-year electrical engineering student…

7 years ago

‘I’m with Zaira’: Support pours in for Kashmiri ‘Dangal’ starlet

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) "I am with Zaira,", one of the top trending hashtags, took the virtual world by…

7 years ago

Trump shadow on India-US-Australia trilateral relations?

By Rekha Bhattacharjee With Donald Trump set to be inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States on January…

7 years ago

Creativity will drive India’s prosperity: Is anyone listening?

By Amit Kapoor A special "Nobel Series" session was a notable addition at the latest Vibrant Gujarat Summit (January 9-12).…

7 years ago

#Notebandi frontlines: Small stores struggle to survive, but many support Modi

By Alison Saldanha Mumbai: There are about 12 million to 14 million kirana shops -- family-run corner-shops/mom-and-pop or convenience stores…

7 years ago

Coming Trump world order: Western intelligence at sixes and sevens

By Saeed Naqvi Pardon my naivet?, but I cannot for the life of me comprehend why the entire US establishment,…

7 years ago

Punjab polls: Will ‘Rahu kaal’ end for Congress?

By Amulya Ganguli Although two opinion polls have given different findings about which party will be the winner in Punjab,…

7 years ago

After #Notebandi, banks flush with money, but companies in no shape to borrow

By Prathamesh Mulye "Demonetisation has made banks flush with funds, and they will lend it to productive sectors." - Power…

7 years ago

270 days after Bihar liquor ban, major crimes up 13%

By Devanik Saha During a recent visit to Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his…

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Alarming drop in reading skills in Madhya Pradesh

By Khushboo Balani Reading and some math skills of Madhya Pradesh students are among India's lowest, the transition rate to…

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