Editorial

Swapan Dasgupta  There is a rarefied view, quite prevalent among both the non-voting classes and the tribe of over-zealous activists associated with what has come to be called 'civil society', that holds Indian democracy in very low…
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The unseasonal rains in February-March have not brought any cheers on the face of farmers and in grain production India has seen a decline from the 2013 production level. There is decline of 5.5 per cent in the total crop output. All farm…
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Sunaina Malik Richard Temple a famous tourist who happened to travel over this track in 1859 writes that at a distance of one mile from Behram Gala there is small but attractive spot where on an ancient rock some verses in an unknown…
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Pratibha Lalotra Had I not been through it, I would have never ever actually realised the intensity of that one sentence "I have been to hell and back....!" by our country's heartthrob Deepika Padukone. During one of her appearances on…
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Ashok K Mehta  When the National Democratic Alliance Government came to power last year, its main advocacy was that it was a 'different' and more muscular government than the previous one, and would not be pushed around. In foreign policy,…
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As India intensifies efforts to engage with China its periphery country Mangolia has become more significant for New Delhi in its Asian strategy. Modi's Sunday visit to Mangolia would be the first  by any  Indian Prime Minister and would be…
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Arvind Kumar There have been instances reported where in the ESI Scheme whopping crores of rupees have also been spent on treatment of eligible family members of covered employees, at no extra contribution for that! And there are many…
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Providing free-diagnostic test for all sounds unrealistic keeping the dismal performance of health sector in India. But if the Union Government thinking becomes a reality all those who visit public health facilities would be able to get…
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Sunaina Malik  Roads are to connect the lives so does the Mughal Road. Today Mughal Road is connecting three culturally and geographically different areas like Rajouri, Poonch and Kashmir. As the word Mughal Road indicates that this path…
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Abhijit Iyer-Mitra   The arbitrary purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to France, is now being rapidly followed up with the French Defence Minister's second visit to India within the year. When…
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