Editorial

Swapan Dasgupta The Nobel Peace Prize, awarded by a committee of Norwegian politicians, is no exception. Like the now-extinct Lenin Peace Prize or even our own Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace and what-not, its choice is out-and-out political…
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M. M Khajooria The 2003 Indo-Pak Cease-fire  Agreement   which facilitated the erection of border  fencing along the IB and LoC in Jammu and Kashmir was easily the most significant Confidence Building Measure between the two  neighbours in…
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Claude Arpi On 1st October, the People's Republic of China's founding day, Zhang Xiaoming, director of Beijing's liaison office in Hong Kong, told the media with a smile, "The sun rises as usual". This was an indirect comment on the Occupy…
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At a time when America is sounding caution notes over the emergence of ISIS as one of world's most financially strong terror groups, the incidents relating to waving of ISIS flags back home in Kashmir is being taken very lightly. The State…
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KumKum Dasgupta Devendra Singh Tak, a New Delhi-based communication specialist with Save the Children, was in Vishakhapatnam when Cyclone Hudhud pounded the coastal city on Sunday. Throughout the day, Tak sent several text messages,…
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Oral orders from ministries or their personal staff will be a passe if the advisory issued as part of an office memorandum at the behest of Prime Minister's Office (PMO) becomes a reality to the staff across ministries. In June, during his…
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David Devadas Flood havoc, shelling on the international border, Chinese incursions, an inadequate and insensitive State Government - all these recent events may seem unconnected, but these trends could combine into an extremely menacing…
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B G Verghese The Award of the Nobel Peace Prize this year is especially symbolic. Kailash Satyarthi, a quiet but dedicated Indian worker for child rights and the well-known Malala Yousafzai, the plucky Pakistani education and child rights…
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Stone pelting in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh has some commonality-i.e. youth, but traditionally later differs in value. Himachal Pradesh celebrates a unique festival called as 'Pathron Ka Khel'  (stone pelting festival) at Halog…
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Hiranmay Karlekar For some time, a number of reports by scientists has been showing how climate change has been affecting the whole world. A report in The New York Times of 29th September stated that, analysing the heat wave that hit…
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