Editorial

India's quest for energy access and energy security has driven the Modi government's foreign policy in four different directions - Gulf, Russia and Central Asia, South America and Africa. This is for the first time Union government has…
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Once again the government formation in Jammu and Kashmir looks as if it is a game of wits for PDP and BJP and in this pull and pressure, though there is hardly except BJP asking for more share of power cake, the coalition looks to remain…
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It looks world has started taking India seriously especially when it comes to fighting terrorism. This time also during his visit to Brussels Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly pitched for resumption of talks on a Mutual Legal Assistance…
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S N Chary The date for the Union government to present the national budget for the ensuing financial year 2016-2017 is getting nearer. Generally, the Union budgets over the several years have been rather placid affairs. Year on year, the…
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  Joginder Singh  In our country, some sections of the media thrive by criticising every move of the Government - no matter what the latter does. The latest case involves the sedition charges filed against some students of Jawaharlal…
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Prof (Dr) R. D Gupta The concept of family farming came to fore in, 'The United Nations high level political forum on sustainable development, created during Rio + 20 Conference which took place in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012'. It…
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Though the Jat agitation in Haryana has been postponed for some time the simmering fire cannot be taken lightly as it can lead to mayhem once again. Earlier, what Haryana saw was just a systematic plundering by one particular community…
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The untimely rains lashing the region have brought life to a standstill at many places with road network snapped and many vehicles with people and goods stranded. The scenario is the reflection of sorry state of emergency services…
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A few months back Gurdaspur, Pathankot militant attacks brought to the light the flourishing trans-border drug smuggling. Before the Pathankot attack, the kidnapping of a Superintendent of Police and two others looks as part of the same…
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Hiranmay Karlekar It is important to reflect a little before hailing the alert by Pakistani National Security Advisor, Lt Gen (retd) Nasser Khan Janjua, about fidayeen infiltration into Gujarat, as signalling a positive change in…
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