Editorial

The thaw in India-Pakistan ties has not only affected the people on both sides of the border but has put a question mark on the fate of the much sought after cricketing ties.  Besides being the largest cash collector for International…
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India is proud for his son of the soil Kailash Satyarthi who is the proud fifth Nobel prize winner of the country. The prize was introduced by Nobel who died in 1896. Scholars suggest it was Nobel's way to compensate for developing…
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Ramakrishna Upadhya After four months of needless cold war, it was refreshing to see chief minister Siddaramaiah connecting with prime minister Narendra Modi during the latter's visit to Bangalore and Tumkur for a couple of important…
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Claude Arpi There are two ways to look at an event, especially a state visit by a foreign dignitary: It can be described as a resounding success, a game-changer, or it can be seen as a missed opportunity, a failure. President Xi Jinping's…
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Swapan Dasgupta Every government is periodically confronted with problems created by the swagger and reckless behaviour of its functionaries. However, when such events escalate into a full-blown crisis, it is often symptomatic of a larger…
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The hype given to Kashmir part of J and K State has created an impression in the world that the state as a whole comprises of Kashmir alone. However this vast state has three distinct regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. These regions have…
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Call it irony or coincidence that at a time when India and Pakistan are at a stand-off situation on the borders the joint sharing of this year's Nobel Peace Prize by India's Kailash Satyarthi with Pakistani child rights activist Yousafzai…
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Kuldip Nayar My hunch is that Gujarat's map of India showing Arunachal Pradesh with dotted lines,suggesting a disputed territory, was at the instance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gujarat is his backyard and he can have anything done…
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Rajesh Singh The 1950s presented many occasions to New Delhi to push for a Tibet free from Chinese control. But Prime Minister Nehru failed to rise to the occasion. As a consequence, China is now 'up to our gates' Spiritual leader Dalai…
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Sitaram Yechury The latest incident of the dismissal of 11 Dalit students from a BJP state government-run school in Bikaner, Jaipur, on the grounds that they were drinking water from an earthen pot earmarked for an upper caste teacher once…
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