By Tim Buckley As world energy markets transform at an unprecedented rate, India is at the forefront of the shift towards profitable renewables given that the countrys solar belt has the potential of 749 GW…
By Rajendra Shende Mandated by the UN, the coalition forces invaded Iraq in 2003 to destroy its “chemicial weapons of mass destruction” without finding a smoking gun. That’s the negative. There’s also been a positive….
By Amit Kapoor In a respite to the Modi government, which has been facing the heat over dismal economic numbers, the World Economic Forum (WEF) study on global competitiveness for 2017 commended the improving quality…
“Telugu Cinema”, this word has been a synonym for the success of Indian cinema in the recent times. The boundaries of Telugu cinema are being pushed beyond bollywood thereby shifting the focus of the big…
By Saket Suman Creativity and inspiration are the two defining factors for most writers and their craft. But while creativity is largely the process of generating original ideas, inspiration is random. Sometimes it comes from…
By Vikas Datta Amidst the glittering pantheon of classical Sanskrit literature we know — or some of us claim to know to put forth their idea of a golden age India “free of any foreign…
By Vikas Datta He was the most different American India has seen. Born in independent India to a family with roots in the subcontinent from roughly around when the Mahatma returned from overseas, Tom Alter…
By Tarun Basu In June 1990 when, as a member of a media delegation, I had travelled with then Prime Minister V.P. Singh to Kuala Lumpur for a multilateral summit, everyone in the Indian delegation…
By Saeed Naqvi Two developments in Europe this week have brought cheer. First, Angela Merkel has held on to her job (even though only by the skin of her teeth). Secondly, the very citadel of…
By Amulya Ganguli It has taken more than three years for Narendra Modi to realise that a presidential style of governance is not suitable for a country of India’s size and complexity. The Prime Minister…
By Vikas Datta His conservative parents wanted him to become a missionary – and he did, but not the sort that they might have anticipated. Because his ‘religion’ was sexual openness but also sexual rights,…
By Subir Bhaumik Sheikh Hasina and Aung San Suu Kyi have much in common. They are daughters of great fathers who spearheaded the freedom struggles of their countries (and both lost their fathers early). Both…
Kolkata/Gangtok, Sep 27 (IANS) Traditional home-based brewing of ethnic alcoholic beverages in Sikkim and Meghalaya can be transformed into a robust industry if adequate scientific and technical boost is provided, researchers said. Researchers from the…
By Nishant Arora Title: Hit Refresh; Author: Satya Nadella; Publisher: Harper Collins; Pages: 272; Price: Rs 599 When you hit “Refresh” in a web browser by clicking the little arrow — or press the “F5″…
By Amit Kapoor It is almost a certainty that the Indian economy will receive a fiscal stimulus soon on account of the government’s desperate attempt to reverse the country’s dipping growth rates. Throughout history, the…
By Vikas Datta Title: Three Hundred Verses – Musings on Life, Love and Renunciation; Author: Bhartrihari/A.N.D. Haksar (translator); Publisher: Penguin Random House India; Pages: 336; Price: Rs 599 The profane and the sacred (or philosophical)…
By Dr. Saud bin Mohammed Al-Sati September 23 marked the 87th anniversary of the National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This auspicious occasion not just celebrates the historic unification of the Kingdom but…
By Vikas Datta “Murder is a crime. Describing murder is not. Sex is not a crime. Describing sex is,” American critic Gershon Legman advised writers but never realised it was sex that raked in both…
By Mayank Chhaya Two weeks of a well-orchestrated tour of the US may not be enough to determine whether Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is a reflective and seriously analytical politician, as his supporters insist,…
By Amit Kapoor & Chirag Yadav The BRICS Summit was largely an uneventful affair this year. Apart from the usual declarations for greater cooperation, hardly anything noteworthy took place. Only the naming of Pakistani terrorist…