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Mohan Guruswamy
Will a CDS mean the end of inter-service wars?
It would suffice to say that every major military power in the world has a combined defence organisation.
19 Aug 2019 12:05 AM
J&K’s bifurcation: A huge step backwards
One thing is almost certain. India will have very few now batting for it in the Kashmir Valley, and the Muslim dominated Poonch region of Jammu.
06 Aug 2019 5:05 AM
S Jaipal Reddy (1942-2019): Remembering a friend and mentor
When Indira Gandhi suspended democracy with the 1975 Emergency, it was the green light for him to openly oppose her.
29 Jul 2019 12:05 AM
Naga crisis: Modiji, where’s the ‘creative solution’?
Nagaland state spans over 6,500 sq.m. and has a population of about two million.
24 Jul 2019 1:34 AM
Decongesting Delhi, one PSU at a time
Shifting many of these out of New Delhi will not in anyway impair their abilities.
09 Jul 2019 12:25 AM
When LK Advani apologised to Sonia Gandhi
There are many others who were viscerally opposed to the Congress Party’s style of government and what it represents.
01 Jul 2019 12:05 AM
Why an ABM system for Delhi alone?
The issue of vulnerability to a decapitating attack on the national leadership has been the subject of much discussion
12 Jun 2019 1:03 AM
How to get the stalled lane moving?
A vast section of India is being left behind even as India races to become a major global economy.
30 May 2019 12:07 AM
The effects of Modi thwarting a Dalai-Xi meet
India does have a role to play in Tibet, and a truly autonomous Tibet might well be in India’s interests and enhance its security.
27 May 2019 12:43 AM
91st Amendment: Impediment to good governance?
In Jawaharlal Nehru’s first Cabinet there was only one minister for food and agriculture.
22 May 2019 1:27 AM
Chinese lesson: Paying a price for uprightness
Hai Rui himself was however known primarily as a Neo-Confucian and never discussed Islam in his Confucian works.
06 May 2019 4:36 AM
Belt & Road: What are China’s real intentions?
Much is being made about the overland link between China and Europe by rail and road links.
03 May 2019 7:05 AM
Why do some fare so much better than others?
The study examined the distance of Bihar and UP on most major parameters from the average and the best.
01 May 2019 2:28 AM
The looking glass war in the Himalayas
The plan to install a snooping device, a veritable looking glass to peer into the Chinese nuclear grounds.
19 Apr 2019 2:12 AM
Chandra Shekhar: A most civilised man
Chandra Shekhar’s talents, abilities, passion and razor-sharp intellect put him head and shoulders above the rest.
08 Apr 2019 12:15 AM
Why didn’t Modi, as PM, release Henderson Brooks Report on ’62?
A tangled web of inability to understand security issues, prevarication, bureaucratic intrigue, political indecision, all-pervasive corruption.
03 Apr 2019 1:41 AM
It’s time to rescue the chickens!
In many Central European folk tales, the devil is believed to flee at the first crowing of a cock.
01 Apr 2019 12:21 AM
After Balakot: India-Pak ties and nuclear bombast
Politicians on both sides of the border are prone to loose talk and nuclear sabre-rattling is part of their lexicon.
27 Mar 2019 1:40 AM
A celebration of democracy: For whom, and how?
The lack of intelligent and sensible debate in Parliament portends bad days for our democracy.
20 Mar 2019 12:48 AM
Columns
Ladakh has been hived away from it; J&K is truncated now.
Jyotiradtiya Scindia, who lost his Guna seat in the last Lok Sabha election, is said to be eyeing a seat in the Rajya Sabha.
The problem is that no political economy sensitive plan to implement these reforms has emerged.
Pradeep S Mehta and Shagufta Gupta
Ease of running a business: What Siddhartha forces us to reflect on
Siddhartha wanted to be a “wealth creator”, as do thousands of entrepreneurs who open startups in India every year.