editorial article

 Mohit Kumar and Anish VR There is, perhaps, a lack of incomprehensibility with regard to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign trips; or to be more particular, with his foreign policy orientation. It is surprising that even in an era of…
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Claude Arpi While the world talks of Xi's 'dream', waves after waves of Chinese visitors can suddenly be seen pouring along the Belt and Road. Is Delhi aware of the time bomb at its gates? A Tibet Work Forum is a conference attended by…
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 Dheeraj Sharma The government has proposed an IIM Bill 2017. The difference between institutional autonomy and academic freedom needs to be articulated, with a view on which of the two is more important. It needs to be analysed whether the…
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Col Anil Bhat, VSM(Retd) Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help create consciousness about the nation's real heroes and spread a spirit of respect for them, Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar and Minister of…
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 Pandurang Hegde Since 1972 World Environment Day is celebrated over the world to raise awareness about forests and wider issues of environmental protection. The theme of this year's World Environment Day is 'Connecting People to Nature'.…
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Ashok K Mehta The last two weeks, I was fortunate to be in Nepal - Kathmandu, Pokhara and the villages around Pokhara - during the counting of local body elections held after 20 years and the process of transfer of power in Kathmandu. By…
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 Prakash Chawla India's macro picture drawn on the canvas of leading economic indicators, including those affecting day-to-day life of a common household, looks far brighter and importantly more focussed than it was three years back when…
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Dr. Banarsi Lal & Dr. P Sharma Pulses and oilseeds have emerged as the biggest challenge for successive governments in inflation management and forking out billions of dollars on imports. These two commodities disturb the kitchen budget…
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 Dr R Balashankar In three years the Narendra Modi government has secured India's position as the spring board of world economic growth. India is growing at 7.9 per cent when the world is growing at 3.1 per cent. The stock market is…
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 Ravinder Jalali The National Investigating Agency (NIA) raided some 32 locations of separatists and businessmen in Kashmir as well as in other parts of India and traced some lines between the separatists and their sponsors across border…
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