Category: Commentary

Different shades of genius – the insufferable variety across literature

By Vikas Datta They can have a fair claim to be the most misunderstood minority, despite all their contributions --…

6 years ago

India can be a global beacon for democracy

By Frank F. Islam In this 21st century, democracy is descending and autocracy is ascending in countries around the world.…

6 years ago

Nitish Kumar: Destined to be perpetual No.2?

By Amulya Ganguli The aphorism "know thyself" was explained by Greek philosopher Socrates as a phrase which referred to an…

6 years ago

The safest places in the world

By Nury Vittachi Five years ago I lived in a housing estate that was so safe that I didn't even…

6 years ago

Scars still fresh Five years since the Uttarakhand floods

By Mayank Aggarwal Dehradun, July 4 (IANS/Mongabay) H.P. Upreti, an ex-serviceman lives in the Shakti Vihar locality of the Srinagar…

6 years ago

How to get private capital for Indian infrastructure

By Taponeel Mukherjee American investor, businessman and philanthropist Charlie Mungers famous quotation, "All I want to know is where Im…

6 years ago

India’s aviation industry needs a new model

By Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd) Indias aviation industry traces its roots to December 1940, when industrialist Walchand Hirachand established Hindustan…

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Competitiveness and the path to a prosperous India

By Amit Kapoor Are most nations able to keep up economic progress while ensuring improved standards of living for their…

6 years ago

Post summer recess, SC to hear Ayodhya, Aadhaar, AAP-Centre tussle

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) As the Supreme Court resumes work on Monday after 43 days of summer recess, all…

6 years ago

People versus Established Order: Contradiction sharpens in New York and elsewhere

By Saeed Naqvi Does the stunning victory of a 28-year-old Latino bartender in New York this week over a 10-term…

6 years ago

Saving Karnataka government is vital for opposition unity

By Amulya Ganguli Even as various formulas are being worked out by the opposition at the national level for taking…

6 years ago

Glimmer of hope for co-existence of conservation and livelihood in the Gulf of Mannar

By Arushi Dutt Chennai, June 27 (IANS/Mongabay) The struggle for daily sustenance is a reality for many fishermen in the…

6 years ago

Critical focus points for Indian infrastructure

By Taponeel Mukherjee We are at the midpoint of 2018. The chance to attend an infrastructure conference at this juncture…

6 years ago

Kerala’s climate refugees increase as sea eats into coast

By Haritha John Thiruvananthapuram, June 26 (IANS/Mongabay) Sixty five-year-old Maria sits at the doorstep of her demolished house. The only…

6 years ago

India staring down the barrel of a major water crisis

By Amit Kapoor Shimla and Bengaluru are two very disparate cities. One is a quaint hill station that acts as…

6 years ago

To what end are PSBs continuing to finance coal-fired power?

By EAS Sarma The government's announcement to soon tender out 100 GW of solar power in one go is somewhat…

6 years ago

Meaning of latest turn in Kashmir lies outside the state

By Saeed Naqvi Two policemen leading the mob which ultimately lynched a Muslim in Hapur is, of course, part of…

6 years ago

Imparting values, and a language, in the US through ancient texts

By Ashok Nair Naperville (US), June 24 (IANS) On a Sunday afternoon in Naperville, a Chicago suburb, 30 Indian American…

6 years ago

Characters from the Past: Historic figures in fiction and those left out

By Vikas Datta "The whole Earth is the sepulchre of famous men.." observed ancient Greek statesman Pericles in a memorial…

6 years ago

Does BJP care about winning hearts and minds in Kashmir?

By Amulya Ganguli The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) withdrawing support from the Mehbooba Mufti government in Jammu and Kashmir points…

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