Editorial

 Kalyani Shankar   For the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the election of Sitaram Yechury as the fifth General Secretary, has given way to a new order. Yechury has taken over at a time, when the party is struggling for survival. The…
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Claude Arpi  The State Council Information Office (China's Cabinet) recently released a White Paper, 'on the development path of Tibet'. It is not the first WP published by the Chinese Government on Tibet; in fact, it is the 13th since…
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Union Government has closed as many as 62 toll plazas on national highways and expressways after recovery of capital cost and considering public interest. The toll plazas, which were to be closed, were located in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar,…
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If  former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee gave  the scheme of building  Golden Quadrilateral to connect all the corners of the country with a net work of highways, the proposed government plan of  'Bharat Mala' will connect all…
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The Centre's move to amend the Prevention of Corrupt Act which is termed draconian by public servants to ease their functioning will only make things more easy for Babus. Despite having tough laws India ranks in top echelons of corrupt…
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N Janardhan The price of oil climbed around 15 per cent in April - touching a high of $65 a barrel on 16th April, before reducing to $61.5 on 22nd April, compared to $45 in January. Saudi Arabia's suspension of air strikes in Yemen this…
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R. B SURI By keeping Haseeb Drabu as the Finance Minister of J and K, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed Chief Minister J and K  has done a very good thing in accepting the Principle of Right job for right person and right person for the right job. He…
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With large strategic interests high in Afghanistan, India has to revisit its foreign policy especially in the face of Afghanistan tilting towards Pakistan, which is worrisome. The current visit of President Ashraf Ghani to New Delhi has…
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The recent enmass transfer of doctors and then reverting some and retaining some politically connected at their choicest  postings  and overcrowding at some places whereon leaving some understaffed in remote and far off places is nothing…
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Mayuri Mukherjee Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recently concluded his three-nation tour of Europe and Canada has been pegged a huge success. The refurbished Rafale deal that he signed in France, India's stunning presence at the Hannover…
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