Browsing Category
Editorial
Aftermath of floods: The security challenges
Brig Anil Gupta
Jammu and Kashmir State is once again on the cusp of turmoil. The state has witnessed the worst ever disaster in the living memory of its residents. The ravaging floods coupled with devastating landslides have caused…
Read More...
Read More...
Govt should agree to phase out greenhouse gases
Jairam Ramesh
Before climate change became the most important global environmental concern, the depletion of the ozone layer dominated the discourse. This depletion was being caused by the use of CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) primarily in…
Read More...
Read More...
Leap to US
Rigidity has no place in politics, least when it comes to international affairs. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin's assertion in New Delhi reiterating that the Prime Minister "looks forward and not backward" in a…
Read More...
Read More...
Dearer fruits
The fallout of recent floods in Jammu and Kashmir can be felt in New Delhi also economically. This is no exaggeration of the fact. With festive season beginning dry fruits, fruits do become dearer but this time the price hike would be felt…
Read More...
Read More...
Start off on the right foot: Walk and reach out
Namita Bhandare
In the middle of a mall-obsessed, real estate-hungry Singapore, I am rambling through a rainforest. Located within the Botanic Gardens, this unexpected jungle is, for the four million people who visit it every year, a…
Read More...
Read More...
Protect Tawi on lines of The Ganga
Dr Gurdev Singh and O. P Sharma
Present day Jammu city, inhabited by nearly 10 lakh people(urban agglomeration) of diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds , is situated on both the East and West Banks of the River Tawi (called as…
Read More...
Read More...
Modi-Xi agenda: Work for ‘Hindi-Chini buy-buy’
Kanwal Sibal
Relations between countries marred by conflict and distrust cannot, however, change abruptly unless new challenges emerge, surpassing bilateral differences, and a strategic shift becomes necessary to cope with them together.…
Read More...
Read More...
Soldiers’ vote
Since country's first general elections in 1952, serving soldiers have been casting votes far away from native constituencies through postal ballot which has been a cumbersome process for many. As per the procedure during the Assembly and…
Read More...
Read More...
Chinky Dragon
There were lot of peripheral talks with evasive statements both ways in our negotiations with China over the past some decades. Although, we were able to ward off military confrontations but the pin-prick incursions continued. These have…
Read More...
Read More...
Fresh election or unstable regime?
Kalyani Shankar
Will Delhi have a new government or will it go for a fresh poll? The capital may not be a full State as the Delhi Assembly and Government have only truncated powers, but it is politically important. Most right-thinking…
Read More...
Read More...