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For stronger ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-nation visit of Myanmar, Australia and Fiji serves an important message that India is ready to assert its interest in Far East. New Delhi should capitalise on this opportunity and adopt a more assertive…
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Sterilisation deaths
The death of 13 women in sterilisation operation in Chhattisgarh has once again raised the question on the standards adopted by the medical fraternity to achieve their targets. In fact India is the only country where female sterilisation…
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Can BJP expand reach?
Vikas Kumar
The exceptional performance of the BJP in the recently concluded assembly elections has further consolidated its position as the leading national party and will also boost its strength in the Rajya Sabha, where it is woefully…
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The architect of India
Isher Singh Jasrotia
Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru - The First Prime Minister of India, the first Indian to enlighten the public about the importance of education, Chairman of Planning Commission, the first Indian as inventor of Panchsheel,…
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The beginning of an end yet to come
Ashok Malik
In a world increasingly given to hyperbole, the adjective 'historic' is used and prefixed over-generously. It is necessary to separate the truly historic from what appears to be momentous but is only a passing fancy. Yet, by…
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e-pension
The launching of Aadhar-based digital life certificate for pensioners is a significant measure to do away with the annual ritual of submitting life certificate in November each year to ensure continuity of pension benefits. This will…
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A backward economy! Why?
Dhaar Mehak
'Kashmir has really a high rate of unemployment'. What actually we mean by unemployment is the number of people in the working population of a country/economy who are willing to work at the current wage rates but are not able…
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BJP’s cocktail of communalism, anti-people reforms
Sitaram Yechury
The Prime Minister's 'Learning Process' from his recent United States visit included the emulation of US President Barack Obama's weekly radio addresses. He seems to have now regularised a monthly, Mann ki Baat, broadcast…
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Good for the goose, good for the gander
Claude Arpi
The Chinese are amazing. During his monthly press conference, Defence Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun questioned India's plan to build 54 border posts on its Arunachal frontier. He said: "We have taken notice of the reports.…
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Crimes against women
Isher Singh Jasrotia
We are talking of India as biggest democracy in the world having basic essential features in the Preamble of our Constitution - Social Justice, Liberty, Equality, Fraternity that are reflected in our Constitution. In…
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