Editorial

Seeking apology and acknowledging mistake at the Chattergam incident is perhaps the rarest of the rare case for the army engaged in anti-militancy operation and checking infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir. The remorse comes in the wake of …
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The proposed reshuffle of the Union Cabinet which is to take place on Sunday will have some new faces. Given his IIT background and clean image, former Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parikar, who is likely to take over the charge of Defence…
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 Abhijit Iyer-Mitra Slowly but surely signs are emerging of a paradigm shift in the way security is understood in the country. The issue is that while the disastrous tender for the light aircraft replacement and the recent clearance of…
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Mayuri Mukherjee In Afghanistan's long drawn out transition process to peace and stability, this year has been particularly crucial. Western troops who have held the country together over the past decade and a half are now wrapping up…
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Saikat Majumdar Protests by about 80,000 students in Italy this October have sent a clear message to their government. They don't want a university education that merely trains them for the job market. In overwhelming numbers, they have…
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Gautam Mukherjee While the Modi Government may want to provide housing and toilets for all by 2022, and launch 100 Smart Cities shortly, the housing sector today is both in an unregulated mess and in dire financial straits. Two things…
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The second list released by the Congress comprising names of 69 candidates for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections has nothing new for the voters as the party has retained seniors in their own constituencies. The party has repeated all…
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Joginder Singh Thanks to the constant prodding of the Supreme Court, the Union Government submitted a list of 627 Indians with foreign bank accounts on 29th October. This was to show that the Government was serious about recovering black…
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At a time when India and Israel are exploring to enhance bilateral relations further, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's strong bid  for cooperation in the field of cyber security has gone well with the two nations. Singh was earlier…
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Ashok K Mehta If one were to believe television debates orchestrated by some misguided anchors on both sides of the Line of Control, India and Pakistan came pretty close to war following the 10-day long localised firing of small arms and…
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