Editorial

  A Surya Prakash The last fortnight has seen an intense debate over the unfortunate happenings in some university campuses including Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jadavpur University, where some students raised anti-national slogans,…
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The All India Institute of Medical Sciences for Jammu and Kashmir it appears is likely to polarise the State. Adding to the confusion is the ambiguity of the policy which both the region feel stand deceived.  If Jammu feels it has been…
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Troops deployed along the international borders and Naxal-hit areas will soon get secure mobile phones, Union Minister Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said in the Parliament recently. Security personnel deployed in far flung areas do get…
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Ravinder Jalali "Next time any terrorist or terrorists, after strike in Delhi or in any part of India should enter JNU", is a clear and loud message from the recent episode of JNU. It seems that JNU has become a Vatican, a place outside…
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Zorawar Daulet Singh The White House decision to approve the sale of nuclear capable F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan has once again sparked an interest on the nature of America's role in the subcontinent. While most Indian observers have…
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With untimely rain and heavy wind lashing in the region, farmers are worried about loss to the wheat crop. There has been extensive damage to the crop in a few areas. Heavy rain on Saturday evening heightened apprehensions. This comes close…
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Emphasising over development assistance to needy countries India pitched for deeper South-South cooperation including in Africa. Advocating for better donor-recipient relationship, seen as a subtle dig at China, India said it does not…
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 Mahadeep Singh Jamwal The National Anthems are inspiration to the people of a country irrespective of religion they belong. It is one symbol/aspect of indoctrinating a nationalist attitude. It is symbol of nation's pride. It's our own…
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Claude Arpi The Chinese leadership is clever; much more than its Indian counterpart, at least as far as the defence budget is concerned. Let me explain. In China, large chunks of the expenditures for the border infrastructure development…
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Shivaji Sarkar India needs to break the self-imposed restriction on fiscal deficit. It needs to increase public spending, unleash domestic demand, strengthen rural and farm economy, keep a leash on banks' functioning and recover bad loans…
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