Let’s aim for peace, but be prepared for war
By Sanjeev Srivastava India — under Prime Minister Narendra Modi — crossed the line of control in more ways than one on September 29, 2016. Posterity will be a better and truer judge, but Thursday’s…
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Behind Pakistan’s military confidence: China’s growing shadow
By Abheet Singh Sethi Until five years ago, the US and China shared an almost equal proportion of Pakistans arms imports: 39 per cent and 38 per cent respectively. Today, China supplies 63 per cent…
Global cost of India-Pakistan nuclear war
By Abheet Singh Sethi If India and Pakistan fought a war detonating 100 nuclear warheads (around half of their combined arsenal), each equivalent to a 15-kiloton Hiroshima bomb, more than 21 million people will be…
Shimon Peres: Hawk-like dove behind most audacious anti-terror mission
By Vikas Datta Too young to be among its founding fathers, Israeli statesman Shimon Peres, who died on September 28 did have a key role in the newly-born country’s survival and served it with distinction…
Why Bihar can treat only 0.3% of its malnourished children
By Shashank Srikant & Nishant Ojha Of 5 million malnourished children under five in Bihar, no more than 0.3 per cent, or one in 340 — at best — can be treated at the state’s…
Are Google Glass, Note 7 tech failures of recent times?
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) As we enter a technology era where Next-Gen devices are launched every single day, some are bound to fail as they don’t connect with consumers — while…
Record satellite launches in 2016, foreign craft dominate
By Charlie Moloney The Indian space programme launched 10 satellites in 2016, three times more than the preceding year and the most ever, according to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)data. The September 26, 2016, launch…
India needs to design policies that enable greater innovation
By Amit Kapoor As the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) begins its platinum jubilee celebrations, it is time for India to take stock of not only its contributions to technology and research and…
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar have India’s youngest population
By Shreya Shah Uttar Pradesh and Bihars populations have the lowest median ages — or youngest populations — in India while Kerala and Tamil Nadu have the highest median ages, according to Census 2011 data,…
Why Bijnor communal villainy did not spread
By Saeed Naqvi I had the Muzaffarnagar riots of February 2013 at the back of my mind when I drove towards Pedda village on the Bijnor-Najibabad Road where three Muslims had been shot dead by…
Varanasi, Allahabad air over WHO pollution limits on most days in August
By Charlie Moloney On more than 90 per cent of the days in August this year, pollution levels in Varanasi and Allahabad exceeded World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines for acceptable levels, an IndiaSpend analysis of…
Post-Uri, how does India neuter demented neighbour?
By Amulya Ganguli The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tryst with moderation has been extended from its angst over “gau rakshaks” (cow vigilantes) to policies on Pakistan. Narendra Modi must have now realised the constraints under…
Why do bystanders look on as people get stabbed?
By Vishal Narayan New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Earlier this week, Delhi’s residents witnessed two completely different versions of crimes of passion. The suppressed rage of a spurned lover and a psychotic stalker spilled out…
Sharif’s UN speech a monumental error of judgement
By Hardeep S. Puri Absent good advice, democratically-elected leaders are capable of making serious mistakes which have far-reaching repercussions on the future of their country. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s address at the UN General…
13 deaths reminder of malnutrition in India’s most industrialised state
By Prachi Salve Widespread malnutrition in Maharashtra was brought to the fore again with the deaths of 13 children in the last two months in the tribal district of Palghar, less than 100 km to…
India’s engineering education needs R&D push
By Anil K. Rajvanshi A few years ago, five M.Tech students of agricultural engineering from one of the top agricultural universities of Maharashtra came to our Institute for a four-month internship. One day, during their…
As population rises, UP’s healthcare system collapses
By Sushree Panigrahi and Jeet Singh In Uttar Pradesh, the number of public health centres (PHCs), the frontline of the government’s healthcare system, decreased 8 per cent over the last 15 years to 2015, a…
Army’s 2016 death toll highest in 6 years; 31 terrorists killed
By Abhishek Waghmare With 18 soldiers dying in a pre-dawn terrorist attack in North Kashmirs Uri area on September 18, the armys combat death toll in Jammu and Kashmir is 64 this year (until September…
Manufacturing competitiveness key to India’s progress
By Amit Kapoor India has convinced a lot of people and the world is making big bets on its stature as a manufacturing and economic powerhouse. However, there are many challenges that lie ahead. Now…
Unspent money for Dalits/tribals, $42.6 bn = 8 times agri budget
By Nikhil M. Babu It was raining heavily last monsoon when Heerabai’s youngest child, Seshkumari, 4, collapsed with a fever. The family could only watch helplessly as her temperature soared and she turned delirious late…