Editorial

 Gwynne Dyer For the first time in six years, there is famine in the world: A real, United Nations-declared famine, with more than 30 per cent of the affected population suffering acute malnutrition and more than a 1,000 people dying of…
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PRIYADARSHI DUTTA  The 15th edition of PravasiBharatiya Divas convention will be heldin Bengaluru, Karnataka from January 7 to 9, 2017. The first annual convention was held between January 9 and 11, 2003. January 9 was adopted as the…
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  Dr. Dipankar Sinha India’s service sector has been a major driving force in the growth of the economy. In 2015, India’s trade in services was valued at $277 billion, with $155 billion worth of export and $122 billion worth of imports.…
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PROF HARI OM Jammu and Kashmir acceded to India on 26th October, 1947. Since then, the State has been witnessing unrest. The Kashmiri Muslim leadership has been accusing New Delhi of diluting the Valley's distinct identity, eroding the…
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SUBIR BHAUNIK Awaited for long: The first challenge for intelligence reforms in India is to provide an appropriate legal basis to the agencies. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed veteran intelligence officer Ajit Doval as his…
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AJAY SRIVASTAVA Latest data suggests signs of recovery of India's exports. December 2016 is the continuous 4th month when merchandise exports registered positive growth. Despite weak global demand, India's overall Trade figures also…
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The controversy raked up by former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah is yet to cool down former Union Minister P Chidambaram has expressed his 'sinking feeling' about Kashmir  as he claimed that Central Government used brute force to quell the…
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The Urban Development Ministry has prepared a framework for 'City Liveability Index' for all Indian cities based on 77 parameters under 15 categories. These include level of air pollution, availability of public transport, open space,…
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 A. N Bharadwaj Pak agitated lamently Kashmir issue at national and International forums against India on the basis of flimsy grounds, concocted stories without any base, which does not carry any weight in the absence of the authenticated…
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Nilesh Kunwar More than a hundred years ago, John Godfrey Saxe (1816- 1887) penned down "The Blind Men and the Elephant." Inspired by an old allegory from the Indian subcontinent, this witty poem highlights the fact that while one's…
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