Editorial

N Janardhan The possible resolution of Syrian and Yemeni conflicts, or otherwise, will determine future relations between the GCC countries and Iran. The hazardous journey of hundreds of thousands of Syrians to Europe epitomised the…
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Mahesh Kaul Keeping in view the policy paralysis and comprehension deficit of the Indian state besides the myopic view of the mandarins in New Delhi regarding the Muslim communalism in Kashmir; Kashmiri Pandits were not discouraged but…
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Mahesh Kaul Intolerance and communalism are interrelated .One breeds the other and these lead to the destruction of the original cultures that emerge after the interaction of the communities and societies with the bounties of nature…
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Rajesh Singh There should not be any doubt that the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2015, reflected the sense of both Parliament and the country. As usual, it took Parliament a big public outcry (this…
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The recent exposes of several ISI-linked spy rings have brought to light that Pakistan's infamous intelligence agency is floating fake ex-servicemen organisations to lure former forces personnel to ferret "authentic" information about…
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The Union Government is set to roll out the 'free diagnostics' scheme in the New Year. The Health Ministry has written to all states asking them to start providing a basket of essential services for free to patients visiting public…
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Uttam Gupta In a brazen display of 'might is right' in the just concluded World Trade Organisation's (WTO) 10th ministerial meeting at Nairobi, Kenya between 15th-19th December, the developed countries led by the US and the EU literally…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacking Congress and asking the party to take a New Year resolution to allow Parliament to function after a series of stalling exercises for the sake of development is perhaps a stunning example of BJP's…
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Given Afghanistan's history of conflicts and the looming threat of Islamic State terrorists it provides futile ground for the new extremist groups for spreading its wings. In this context the attack on Afghanistan Parliament leaving over a…
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Despite State Govt imposing a blanket ban on sand mining from some of the river beds the operation goes on unchecked by the mafias and law enforcing agencies. This is much prevalent in the interior regions where vigil is literally…
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