Editorial

In the Indian Penal Code, or indeed, perhaps in the history of criminal jurisprudence, there is no crime during the trial of which the victim is asked by the law to negotiate with the perpetrator, except with regard to crimes against women,…
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Diplomatic engagement with a neighbour having territorial ambitions and an abiding desire to alter the balance of power has to be carefully planned and executed. Apart from realistically assessing the balance of military and economic power,…
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'There is nothing like that', said the new Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh Suhag, when asked if it was true that Chinese troops had entered deep into Indian territory in Burtse sector, near Daulat Beg Oldi in north Ladakh. The…
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India's cancellation of Foreign Secretary level talks with Pakistan, after Islamabad's envoy in New Delhi met with Kashmiri separatists despite Government opposition, has led to much concern over how the larger peace process between the two…
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The outrage has been most profound in Britain on the realisation that the executioner was in all probability an individual who is nominally British - in that he travels on a British passport and speaks in what has been identified as a…
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Charles de Gaulle may have been a tad sexist when he remarked that "treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last". But he effectively brought out the transient value that most agreements of whatever kind suffer from.…
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Article 153 of the Constitution of India specifies that there shall be a Governor for each State who will hold office during the pleasure of the President. Rules regarding the appointment of Governors are as follows: "The Governor of a…
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In his widely discussed maiden Independence Day speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for efforts to build toilets to do away with the obnoxious reality of a majority of our women folk having to defecate out in the open. He also…
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As India's new government gets down to the task of governance and crafting a national strategic policy, it needs to take a fresh look at the country's relationship with China. This is because there has been an inexorable hardening of the…
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In reply to an RTI query, the Union Finance Ministry said the UPA II government had commissioned a study in 2011 to ascertain the quantum of illegal money in the Indian economy. It said the study was being carried out by Delhi-based…
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