Editorial

Zorawar Daulet Singh The White House decision to approve the sale of nuclear capable F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan has once again sparked an interest on the nature of America's role in the subcontinent. While most Indian observers have…
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With untimely rain and heavy wind lashing in the region, farmers are worried about loss to the wheat crop. There has been extensive damage to the crop in a few areas. Heavy rain on Saturday evening heightened apprehensions. This comes close…
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Emphasising over development assistance to needy countries India pitched for deeper South-South cooperation including in Africa. Advocating for better donor-recipient relationship, seen as a subtle dig at China, India said it does not…
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 Mahadeep Singh Jamwal The National Anthems are inspiration to the people of a country irrespective of religion they belong. It is one symbol/aspect of indoctrinating a nationalist attitude. It is symbol of nation's pride. It's our own…
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Claude Arpi The Chinese leadership is clever; much more than its Indian counterpart, at least as far as the defence budget is concerned. Let me explain. In China, large chunks of the expenditures for the border infrastructure development…
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Shivaji Sarkar India needs to break the self-imposed restriction on fiscal deficit. It needs to increase public spending, unleash domestic demand, strengthen rural and farm economy, keep a leash on banks' functioning and recover bad loans…
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At a time when New Delhi and Washington are a bit distanced, the US assertion to join hands with India to work against terrorism especially Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e Mohammad (JeM)  is no doubt, a bit surprising but a…
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Bridging the caste discrimination and bringing in equality in the society alongwith affordable education and healthcare are some of the lofty targets set by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at its three-day Nagpur summit which began on…
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Uttam Gupta About a fortnight ago, the Income Tax (I-T) Department sent a reminder notice to the UK-based Vodafone Group Plc to pay Rs 14,300 crore in tax dues and threatened to seize the assets in case of non-payment. Foreign investors…
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ARIF QURESHI Jammu and Kashmir is a veritable heaven of spiritualism for millions of believers who proceed on pilgrimage to the numerous shrines and holy sites in which the State abounds. There is hardly any town or city which does not…
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