Editorial

The abduction of over 250 villagers by Maoists in Chhatisgarh's Sukam District before Prime Minister  Narendra Modi's visit has once  again raised questions on the internal security issues. Wasn't there some security lapse which aided the…
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At a time  when  normalcy is slowly limping back to Valley and there  is a decline  in militancy related attacks  on the unarmed policemen resulting  in their  death  in cold blood,  leaving 15 civilians injured in  suspected militant …
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Bharat Jhunjhunwala Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been seeking transfer of advanced defence technologies from the developed countries. India and Germany have signed a MoU for strengthening the green energy corridor. Collaboration will…
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Prof. (Dr) YP Kundal The meteoroidal and asteroidal showers have played an important role in the evolutionary history of earth, shaping the geological landscape, affecting the evolution, migration and even extinction of some of the…
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Geethanjali Nataraj and Kriti Khurana There has been a rapid increase in the number of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) since early 1990s leading to a widespread debate on the advantages or disadvantages of regionalism over multilateralism.…
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Modi's China visit would be the real test for Indian  diplomacy to prevail upon the old friend but as Chinese are  famous for not  opening  their mind  to others it will be  a tough  proposition for Modi,  with its expanding  regional…
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Swapan Dasgupta In an age where it is fashionable to be cynical or, to use its media euphemism, 'critical', good news is rarely headline new - unless it is a sporting triumph. In the hierarchy of values, national pride ranks pretty low…
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Nandana Reddy In a democracy, people have to be persuaded to vote. De-mocracy is about freedom; antithetical to compulsion that Gandhiji so abhorred. Since Independence, there has been strong resistance to Mahatma Gandhi's dream of Gram…
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Sandhya Jain The dramatic death (suicide /accident /conspiracy) of Gajendra Singh Kalyanwat, a farmer from Rajasthan, at the Aam Aadmi Party's rally in Delhi on 22nd April, has important lessons for the ruling parties at the Centre and the…
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The outcome of United Kingdom elections has taken  every one with surprise. Polls ahead of election day showed Conservatives headed by David Cameron locked in a tight race with Labour Party raising the possibility of days of negotiations to…
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