Editorial

MANZOOR A. NAIK Guru Nanak was born in A.D 1469 at a small village named Talwandi Rai Bhoe, a place situated thirty five miles to the south-west of Lahore. The same place is now called Nankana Sahib. It is said that as the years passed…
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G Parthasarathy Just over a year ago, Nawaz Sharif was swept back to power, prompting expectations that he would tackle the country's security and economic crises, and improve relations with India. But, one year is an eternity in the…
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The suicide bombing on the other side of the border which claimed more than 50 innocent civilians and left over 100 injured is not to be taken in isolation. The incident may have far reaching repercussions. During the decades long militancy…
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 Zorawar Daulet Singh On a recent visit to China after a year, I hoped to plug into recent strands of policy thinking on India. While China's institutional and organisational processes of foreign policy-making regarding South Asia remain…
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Shiv Kumar Padha There is an entertainment serial 'Entrtainmentkeliyekuchhbhikarega' playing on Soni TV channel which starts with the disclaimer " the Acts, feats, stunts and somersaults in the serial are performed by the experts. The…
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Ashwani Mahajan The Centre has initiated a process for forming a committee which will decide policy rate of interest in the country. This is slated to be a big ticket change; as so far this power rests with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).…
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The presence of Chinese nuclear submarine at the Colombo Port once again is matter of concern, especially when India-Lankan Special Forces are carrying out joint exercise. India had earlier objected to the presence of Chinese nuclear…
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At a time when Internet and e-mail have touched every nook and corner of the country the revival of dying pastime of writing letters is surprising, especially as Prime Minister's Office (PMO)  is getting over 2 lakh letters per month since…
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Abhijit Banerjee Shramev Jayate. Maybe in heaven. Here in India, 'Shrama' usually comes last. Friends who are employers complain about the difficulty of finding people for service sector jobs that require running around or cleaning up…
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M. M Khajooria Pakistan suffered a   huge embarrassment in the last UN General Assembly  where Prime Minister Nawaz Shrief miserably failed to evoke even semblance of interest  on his plea for UN intervention in  the "Kashmir dispute". …
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