Editorial

 Daleep Pandita Ordinary man entering the bank premises for opening a bank account was asked by the banker "which type of account is to be opened" probably  meaning savings, current or recurring account. Neither knowing the type  of…
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Women joining politics in present day scenario is no news, but when it comes from the trouble-torn Kashmir Valley, especially Muslim women joining saffron party then it is  indeed a news. The first women in question, Hina Bhat, a dentist…
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India making its stand clear and insisting on its right to continue with the food subsidies to its poor millions and American stand on customs duty has made the much needed meaningful deal under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) static and…
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Sudhirendar Sharma Within a month of its launch, the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan (SBA) is on an upward swing to transform people's attitude towards open defecation. From projecting it on a slew of top television shows, such as Satyamev Jayate…
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M. M Khajooria ‘The Million march on Kashmir' in London  disaster not only embarrassed Pakistani establishment but upset many  political and diplomatic initiatives  crafted to fallow 'the march' whose success was taken for granted. The …
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Rajesh Singh Certain people have been finding it difficult to digest the Bharatiya Janata Party's victory in Maharashtra and Haryana. They must have wished that with the blink of an eye the nightmare would vanish. Since this is not…
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The sinking of yet another naval vessel is a reminder of the state of marine war machinery. In the latest series of the incidents a sailor was killed and another four were reported missing after a Torpedo Recovery Vessel (TRV) sank 30…
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N Janardhan From 19th-20th century geo-strategist Alfred Mahan to contemporary analyst Robert Kaplan - both Americans - and many others in between, scholars have emphasised that the Indian Ocean is where the global struggles will unfold in…
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Rameshwar Singh Jamwal The coming elections in Jammu and Kashmir are being watched by Kashmir watchers across the globe with consternation as it will point to the way the politics of Kashmir will lead to the politics of region. Well…
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Kushan Mitra About a month ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had declared that cleanliness was the need of the hour and had launched the Swachch Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission) by symbolically cleaning a low-income area in central…
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