Editorial

Valmik Thapar After working for 40 years on issues concerning forests and wildlife right from the district to the state to the capital of India and with 20 years of association with the central and state governments, I am convinced that…
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If the second session of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government  saw a policy paralysis with Parliament work suffering, the first winter session of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) too saw an unproductive term with the promulgation…
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World's largest Re-launched in 54 districts with a simplified mechanism on 15th November the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme  for LPG or Pahal would be the world's largest  social benefit drive. The scheme has already surpassed Brazil's…
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Even as the talks on government formation floundered between Bharatiya Janata Party and Peoples Democratic Party, the latter finding support from National Conference alongside a standing offer from Congress, looks like the whole gamut is…
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Abhijit Iyer-Mitra Pakistan after the Peshawar school massacre remains much the same as Pakistan before the school massacre. After a few days of selective, manufactured outrage, things are back to normal - everyone supports the army, no…
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A Surya Prakash The Shah Commission report supports Pranab Mukherjee's assessment of SS Ray's role in the declaration of Emergency, but one can't swallow the line that Indira Gandhi was led up the garden path by a coterie member President…
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M. M Khajooria 16th November, 2014 will go down in the history of Pakistan  nay that of the world as the blackest of black  Tuesdays. It was on this terrible morning that seven zombies completely brainwashed, totally brutalised and…
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Trailing the four-match series 0-2 India might be going through tough time following the successive defeats in Australian leg of test match tour. More than some surprises, India needs the right attitude. The venue, Melbourne Cricket Ground…
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Emergence of Jammu as a strong political force has tilted the balance of government formation. Traditionally being Kashmir-centric for all major political decisions including government formation, the elections in Jammu and Kashmir have…
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Aparajita Das and Riffath Khaji In the recent years, the TTP has expanded its network and operations to other parts of Pakistan, including Sindh and Punjab provinces. The barbaric, audacious attack targeting a school in Peshawar on…
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