Perspective Opinion EDITORIAL
Readers Write : Killing the innocent: it’s cowardly
“Revolting”, “cowardly”, and “barbaric” are some of the words leaders worldwide have used to describe the attack in Barcelona that killed 14 people. 100 were injured when a van plowed into pedestrians on Las Ramblas […]
Why Nehru matters more than ever
“The belittling of Pandit Nehru is odd, because the standing of the current Prime Minister is not validated by writing out a previous Prime Minister from the annals of history. The future will judge both […]
The Last Empress of Music
By Mabel Pais The golden voice of Asha Bhosle, having been dubbed “the last empress of music,” will be ringing in the concert halls of America at Newark, New Jersey; San Jose, California; and Boston, […]
Pursued by danger: on the Haryana stalking case
The issue of women’s safety comes under the national limelight with shameful regularity. The recent incident of a woman being pursued at night by men in a car in Chandigarh is a reminder that neither […]
Are the US and North Korea on the brink of a nuclear war?
Reports say North Korea has developed nuclear weapons that can hit US. Experts, however, say the world is not on the brink of a Third World War. They say if any war were to happen, […]
Trump unveils fresh Af-Pak policy
Even as Trump takes the hard line against Pakistan backing certain terror groups, there are many US generals who do not wish to antagonize Afghanistan’s neighbor “While McMaster is echoing Trump’s hard line, there are […]
A case of judicial overreach Inculcating patriotism under court orders
“Mature democracies do not punish apostasy and blasphemy. Let us see how America dealt with the issue of national symbols. The classic American case is that of Texas v. Johnson where the Supreme Court opined […]
Country without a Prime Minister
“The real conversation in the drawing rooms these days is whether it is just Mr. Sharif who will be disqualified or whether it would extend to his entire family — two sons and a daughter […]
Economics crucial for social justice believed Ambedkar
BR Ambedkar was an original economic thinker who believed in advancing the interests of the Dalits by focusing on the economy. According to him, the economic conditions that affected the Dalits were – monetary circulation […]
Institutional equilibrium weakens as a dangerous arrogance of power sets in
“Come July 20, 2017, Modi will have his own President. That would make a qualitative difference to the nature of choices available to the Prime Minister in dealing with friends and foes. Though Pranab Mukherjee […]
Another successful visit
Modi-Netanyahu chemistry alchemizes ties Judging even by the high standards of personalized diplomacy set in place in the last three years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s three-day visit to Israel has to be judged as an […]
The wheeling-dealing world of lobbying – As I See It
“A lobbyist is an activist who seeks to persuade government members to enact legislation that would benefit their group. It is inextricably linked to the democratic political process. But equally true is that such petitioners […]
Trump sticks to Obama line on India
“Narendra Modi has realized that India will not get a free pass from the dealmaker in the White House. India must make its markets and commercial laws US-friendly to upgrade bilateral ties. Till then, the […]