Category: Commentary

Karunanidhi: Scratches on my mind firm five years in Chennai

By Saeed Naqvi Muthuvel Karunanidhis passing away has brought back disparate images of my five unlikely years in Chennai as…

6 years ago

Lord’s is notorious for low Test scores

By Veturi Srivatsa India are in danger of going 0-2 down in the five-Test series against England unless the elements,…

6 years ago

Will the Dravidian movement be diluted with Karunanidhi’s death?

By Amulya Ganguli There is little doubt that in the wake of M. Karunanidhis death, Tamil Nadu will enter an…

6 years ago

Civic education can enhance democracy in India

By Frank F. Islam As India approaches Independence Day on August 15, it is an appropriate time to celebrate the…

6 years ago

A movement to make India eat safer, healthier food

By Amit Kapoor India bears a terrible burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), with the lack of proper diet and safe…

6 years ago

Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Whither nuclear disarmament?

By C. Uday Bhaskar August 6 is etched in an apocalyptic manner on the global consciousness given the nuclear enormity…

6 years ago

Aliens in Assam: Electoral fodder for BJP, Congress

By Amulya Ganguli Ever since the former saffron stalwart, Arun Shourie, created a stir in the 1980s with his articles…

6 years ago

Anti-Semitism rises when populism lurches to the Right

By Saeed Naqvi Call it coincidence or mysterious design, there are moments in world affairs when disparate societies have the…

6 years ago

Washington’s waiver: India inches closer to NSG membership

By Bhaswati Mukherjee Against the background of intense speculation about US President Donald Trumps growing indifference to Indias security needs…

6 years ago

Technology allows flexibility in learning, creates collaborative work environment

By Sanjay Bahl India seems to be in a space where technology is a big favourite. Digital marketing and digital…

6 years ago

Imran Khan will have to tread on thin ice to form government in Pakistan

By Vishnu Makhijani It would seem rather presumptuous on the part of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to declare…

6 years ago

Long road ahead to ending hunger, malnutrition

By Amit Kapoor The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) incorporate zero hunger as one of the 17 targets to be…

6 years ago

A literary rainbow: An array of inspiring authors across genres

By Vikas Datta Life has been variously termed a bowl of cherries (which may be sweet but include pits) or…

6 years ago

Afghanistan, not India, will be Imran Khan’s priority until 2019

By Saeed Naqvi Even before elections in Pakistan had taken place, the media which articulates the Western establishment point of…

6 years ago

‘Civil Services need substantial reforms, not trivial, knee-jerk reactions’

By Prabhat Kumar A proposal from the prime minister's office to allocate cadre of civil servants after taking into account…

6 years ago

After taking over reins in Pakistan, Imran may not remain army’s poodle

By Amulya Ganguli Even the best laid plans of mice and men can go awry. If the Pakistan army wanted…

6 years ago

Paving the way towards prosperity with global migration

By Amit Kapoor Last week, after more than a year of intense negotiations, United Nation member states, except US and…

6 years ago

This stairway to heaven is breaking: Religious tourism in Uttarakhand

By Mayank Aggarwal Dehradun, July 24 (IANS/Mongabay) Once a haven for pilgrims, the quiet town of Kedarnath in the northern…

6 years ago

Journeying into the shadowlands beyond sanity – and the consequences (Book Review)

By Vikas Datta Title: Missing, Presumed Dead; Author: Kiran Manral; Publisher: Amaryllis Books; Pages: 268; Price: Rs 350 With all…

6 years ago

‘Muslim’ meal on Air India to protect Hindus from ‘Halal’

By Saeed Naqvi On an Air India flight from London, the hostess walked down the aisle taking orders for dinner.…

6 years ago



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