Editorial

Nandana Reddy In a democracy, people have to be persuaded to vote. De-mocracy is about freedom; antithetical to compulsion that Gandhiji so abhorred. Since Independence, there has been strong resistance to Mahatma Gandhi's dream of Gram…
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Sandhya Jain The dramatic death (suicide /accident /conspiracy) of Gajendra Singh Kalyanwat, a farmer from Rajasthan, at the Aam Aadmi Party's rally in Delhi on 22nd April, has important lessons for the ruling parties at the Centre and the…
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The outcome of United Kingdom elections has taken  every one with surprise. Polls ahead of election day showed Conservatives headed by David Cameron locked in a tight race with Labour Party raising the possibility of days of negotiations to…
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The passing of Land Boundary Agreement by the Parliament is  a historic one. This is for the first time there was a unison approach between the Congress-led Opposition and BJP-led ruling parties buried their ideological divide to give…
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With Intelligence Bureau busting the Islamic State (IS) linked terror module to target BJP and RSS leaders apart from police officers outside Madhya Pradesh is the first case of its nature in Indian territory. Few years ago the existence of…
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Kalyani Shankar  Will Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi seize the moment that has come his way after his return from the mysterious sabbatical? This is the question being asked by many within the Congress. Gandhi's partymen are not…
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Sahil Kishore Sharma India and Afghanistan relations do not require any introduction and are not influenced by any international recognition. Both these countries share a deep seeded trust and are truly global strategic partners. If we…
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KG Suresh  The devastating earthquake in Nepal, and India's spontaneous response to it has been widely depicted and discussed. Yet, it has thrown up many facets that merit our attention. To begin with, undoubtedly, India's overwhelming…
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The controversy over the shifting of AIIMS from Jammu has not died yet, now another institution is to be shifted from its allocated place. The institution in question is National Institute of Medicinal Plants allocated to Bhadarwah is being…
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At a time when resettlement of Kashmiri Pandits remaining an unsolved puzzle there is another section of displaced population in Jammu who have been demanding for a respectable settlement package for almost six decades. The region has been…
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