Editorial

Vinayshil Gautam For expectations, May 2014 was high water-mark. Rarely had one seen such high expectations by so many people who were so varied among themselves. This was good augury. However, life has predictable cycles: High…
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Yudhvir Singh Lamba Bharatiya Swami Vivekananda, the great Indian philosopher, great patriotic, philanthropist and social reformer was born at 3 Gour Mohan Mukherjee Street, Kolkata  on Monday, 12th January 1863, during the eve of Makara…
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Kalyani Shankar Thursday's Presidential election in Sri Lanka was perhaps one of the most keenly fought ones in the past two decades. Tamil Nadu was watching the poll closely as the result may impact the future of its brethren, the Lankan…
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With Governor's rule in place in Jammu and Kashmir, now the blame game among political rivals has come out in the open. The parties should also blame the electorates who voted for them whole heartedly giving a record turnout for the State.…
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At a time when there is a decline in the prices of petroleum products worldwide, India has not followed the deregulation route in true spirit and has raised the excise segment on fuel three times since November. This kind of pricing has not…
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B S Prakash Starting with the financial crisis that soon engulfed America in 2008, it has been a difficult ride in one way or the other for Obama. Is it a handicap for a leader to be cerebral? This is a question that admirers of President…
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Dr. PP Singh Where as the Indian Independence Act 1947 provides that as from the 15th the day of August 1947, there shall be a set up and an independent Dominion known as India owed that of Govt of India Act 1935 shall with such omissions,…
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Gautam Mukherjee When India became independent, to our credit, not all the Congress stalwarts counted themselves as Leftist. Many, like Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, C Rajagopalachari, Rajendra Prasad, amongst the notables, were decidedly…
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J. R Aryan It goes without saying that India is the largest democracy of the world but it is also very true that the corrupt political virus has awfully been consuming the fibres of our democratic structure,- and the communal and…
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Abhijit Iyer-Mitra Irrespective of the vigour of the new Defence Minister and an emphasis on Make in India, several developments over the last few months have made clear that the army modernisation programme, at least, is turning into a…
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