Editorial

As the Kashmir Valley is limping back to normalcy the restoration of retrieved valuable artifacts which are remnants of a glorious history would be an uphill task for the agencies involved and would take years to complete. The floods…
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Vinod Mehta In the past week symbolism has received a good press. Usually, it is associated with hypocrisy and humbug. Happily, the sight of our rulers equipped with mammoth Jhadoos has aroused some hope. And to be honest, some laughter.…
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At a time when the Assembly elections are due by the end of this year in Jammu and Kashmir, the coalition partner of governance Congress calling for monitoring of transfer by Election Commission comes as nothing new. The split in the…
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Countering natural calamities in advance is what the crisis management is all about but the unprecedented floods and landslides which hit Jammu and Kashmir in September speaks about government lethargy and its handling. The State disaster…
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Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd)    Many hubristic public figures who often proclaim, in the media, that "India is no banana republic", may be less strident, if they learnt the actual implications of such a label. It is not merely a term used…
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Swapan Dasgupta Compared to the somewhat muted reaction to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's inauguration of the 'Make In India' campaign at Vigyan Bhavan last Thursday, the media has definitely worked itself into a frenzy over his visit to…
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The thaw in India-Pakistan ties has not only affected the people on both sides of the border but has put a question mark on the fate of the much sought after cricketing ties.  Besides being the largest cash collector for International…
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India is proud for his son of the soil Kailash Satyarthi who is the proud fifth Nobel prize winner of the country. The prize was introduced by Nobel who died in 1896. Scholars suggest it was Nobel's way to compensate for developing…
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Ramakrishna Upadhya After four months of needless cold war, it was refreshing to see chief minister Siddaramaiah connecting with prime minister Narendra Modi during the latter's visit to Bangalore and Tumkur for a couple of important…
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Claude Arpi There are two ways to look at an event, especially a state visit by a foreign dignitary: It can be described as a resounding success, a game-changer, or it can be seen as a missed opportunity, a failure. President Xi Jinping's…
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