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India's emerging presence in reconstruction of war-torn Afghanistan has given some hope for Americans to exit safely from the situation created by them.  This could be the one reason for Americans to come out with a report nailing Pakistan…
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Educational level of a society is no indicator for the rising number of domestic violence against woman. Here, women face greater restrictions on mobility, usually have less to eat than their male counterparts, are denied proper education…
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ER.Rajesh Pathak      The Bhakti Movement launched in the medieval period gave one after other so many greatest of saints. Considered to be spanned from 1318 AD to 1643 AD, this Bhakti Kala gave one such saint- Guru Nanak Dev, the founder…
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With single party rule becoming a reality at the Centre, and, in fact in several states also, Jammu and Kashmir too seems to be heading in the same directions. The present Coalition Government has already split on the surface with both…
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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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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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 R. K Pachauri Diplomacy in the 21st century promises to take on a very different character and content from what has been practised in the past. Issues like energy security and climate change would have an important part in determining…
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