Editorial

Hiranmay Karlekar  Joseph Stiglitz says in Globalization and its Discontents, "I have written this book because when I was at the World Bank, I saw firsthand the devastating effect that globalisation can have on the developing countries,…
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The Aap Shambu desecration incident in Roopnagar area of Jammu City has brought in the open the prevailing political divide the coalition is carrying. As far as Jammu is concerned it is BJP which is nearer to people than PDP and the saffron…
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Once again the May-June deadline for conducting the municipal and Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir has vanished. Governor N.N Vohra had ordered completion of formalities for holding Municipal elections on March 1 and holding…
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Anilla Cherian  The campaign points out that $3.4 trillion is the approximate value of the 518 institutions that have divested to date including: faith-based groups: 26%; foundations - 24%; governmental organisations- 14%; pension funds -…
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Aakar Patel On January 3, 2014, Deccan Herald reported an interesting story under the headline: "Modi will be a disaster for India: PM" In what was to be his last press conference as prime minister, Manmohan Singh said: "Without discussing…
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Setting all dissensions aside Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has won Anantnag literally. The large turnout of women voters during the polling itself was an indication that they are going to elect her and the tradition of low turnout at the…
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India's energy quest looks to continue for quite some time more with Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) entry delayed due to opposition from China and other countries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been very optimistic after the US visit and…
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Kalyani Shankar  After tasting rebellion in Chhattisgarh, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Uttarakhand and Puducherry in recent times, the Congress's latest headache comes from Karnataka, the biggest Congress-ruled State.…
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Dr Abhishek Chowhan “A 19 year old boy from an upper middle class family started using alcohol and cannabis when he was 14 years of age to conform to the peer groups. Initial experiments during social gatherings rapidly developed into…
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Ashok K Mehta  Last week two back-to-back book discussions on war and hard power passed off routinely when they ought to have attracted higher political and public interest and attention: After all, it is never too late to review past…
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