Editorial

A Ravindra A day's heavy rain is all that is required to expose the state of dysfunctionality of our cities. The chaos that followed the recent downpour in Bengaluru and Gurugram (Gurgaon) has once again brought to the fore the urban…
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      Sanjay Puri  American educator Helen Keller was once asked what is worst than having no eye sight, then she said "The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight but no vision." Today's problems in the Kashmir are the…
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At a time when India and Pakistan are involved in war of words over Kashmir, there is one man who has determined to take music as a soothing medium for the fettered relations between the two countries. Pakistani Sufi singer Ustad Khadim…
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The induction of indigenously developed and manufactured Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas into squadron service has sent a strong message to the world that India believes and lives on its powers. Though induction has not been completed it…
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Ajit Ranade The country is on the verge of passing a landmark reform in taxation. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) will radically alter the way indirect taxes are collected and administered. The basis of taxation will move from production…
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     M. M Khajooria Pakistan has cast aside the fig leaf of "moral and diplomatic" support to "struggle for right of self -determination in Kashmir.". A reckless and an insecure Prime Minister, Nawaz Shrief publically owned up the self…
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Makhan Saikia  South Sudan, apart from being the youngest member of the UN, is a vast country with prominent ethnic fault lines and largely marked by roadless countryside. Many thought that South Sudan rose as a country against the…
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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh using SAARC platform spoke about terror perpetuated by Pakistan, support to militant organisations  against India and sought  justice for 26/11 victims  and Pathankot. When has Pakistan conceded to India's…
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Battling a brutal recession, double digit unemployment, fears about mosquito borne Zika virus, embarrassing infrastructure stumbles and apolitical crisis that led to the impeachment of the President Dolma Rousseff have all but extinguished…
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J Gopikris Former civil servant Pradip Baijal's recently published book, A Bureaucrat Fights Back: The Complete Story of Indian Reforms, is a classic example of how officials are hounded to score brownie points. Baijal, who worked as a top…
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