Editorial

Prof. (Dr) YP Kundal The meteoroidal and asteroidal showers have played an important role in the evolutionary history of earth, shaping the geological landscape, affecting the evolution, migration and even extinction of some of the…
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Geethanjali Nataraj and Kriti Khurana There has been a rapid increase in the number of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) since early 1990s leading to a widespread debate on the advantages or disadvantages of regionalism over multilateralism.…
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Swapan Dasgupta In an age where it is fashionable to be cynical or, to use its media euphemism, 'critical', good news is rarely headline new - unless it is a sporting triumph. In the hierarchy of values, national pride ranks pretty low…
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Modi's China visit would be the real test for Indian  diplomacy to prevail upon the old friend but as Chinese are  famous for not  opening  their mind  to others it will be  a tough  proposition for Modi,  with its expanding  regional…
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Nandana Reddy In a democracy, people have to be persuaded to vote. De-mocracy is about freedom; antithetical to compulsion that Gandhiji so abhorred. Since Independence, there has been strong resistance to Mahatma Gandhi's dream of Gram…
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Sandhya Jain The dramatic death (suicide /accident /conspiracy) of Gajendra Singh Kalyanwat, a farmer from Rajasthan, at the Aam Aadmi Party's rally in Delhi on 22nd April, has important lessons for the ruling parties at the Centre and the…
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The outcome of United Kingdom elections has taken  every one with surprise. Polls ahead of election day showed Conservatives headed by David Cameron locked in a tight race with Labour Party raising the possibility of days of negotiations to…
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The passing of Land Boundary Agreement by the Parliament is  a historic one. This is for the first time there was a unison approach between the Congress-led Opposition and BJP-led ruling parties buried their ideological divide to give…
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With Intelligence Bureau busting the Islamic State (IS) linked terror module to target BJP and RSS leaders apart from police officers outside Madhya Pradesh is the first case of its nature in Indian territory. Few years ago the existence of…
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Kalyani Shankar  Will Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi seize the moment that has come his way after his return from the mysterious sabbatical? This is the question being asked by many within the Congress. Gandhi's partymen are not…
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