Editorial

If the proposed Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) between India and Bangladesh becomes a reality it would not only galvanise the relations between the two countries but would also set the pace for solving the border issues with other countries…
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 Kanchan Gupta  When the earthquake struck at noon on Saturday, severe as it was (five on the Richter scale, we were later informed), I found myself cursing the developer who had sold us the apartment with the promise that our gated…
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R. L Kaith One night Mahamaya, Chief queen of Suddodhana, King of the Sakyas, dreamt that she was carried away to the divine lake Anavataps in the Himalayas, where she bathed the heavenly guardians of the four quarters of the universe. A…
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A Surya Prakash  Long years ago, concerned citizens identified muscle power and money power as the twin evils that were giving our democracy a bad name. Thanks to the sustained efforts of the Election Commission, massive deployment of…
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The resettlement of Kashmiri Pandits has been an issue which never found a solution. Now with Pakistan joining the fray along with separatists objecting to their separate settlement solution looks like it is getting an international colour…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's  successful poll mantra  last year   that went  viral Abki Baar Modi Sarkar looks  has crossed the proverbial seven seas and  has  found a new proponent in British Prime Minister David Camron who has…
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Swapan Dasgupta    There used to be a time when the proceedings of a Communist Party Congress used to be dissected for hidden meanings, nuances and possible shifts in approach. The exercise, popular among intellectuals in India's…
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Balbir Punj  After being elected at the Communist Party of India (Marxist)'s 21st congress to replace the jaded leadership of Prakash Karat, Sitaram Yechury, -considered to be the 'good' communist, honed in the Left politics of Jawaharlal…
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Despite all the progress made in the agriculture field, the forecasting failure of Monsoon has the same impact when technologies were not there. Not much has changed in agriculture. Clearly the single most important input needed by…
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Sunaina Malik Female foeticide has been a issue of fiery dialogue for past many years. With the invention of sonographic instruments and their easy availability to every nook and corner, this silent terrorism has gained impetus. After…
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