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Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian

Why the pundits fail to speak truth to power

The charge levelled by chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian appeared to be a serious one.

14 May 2017 12:10 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena at Buddhist Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy in Sri Lanka. (Photo: AP)

Wooing Sri Lanka

Bringing Sri Lanka back into India's sphere of influence in the region's geopolitics may be a greater priority.

14 May 2017 12:09 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Trump in middle of a growing scandal

If proceedings escalate into the impeachment or trial of the President, Comey is a potential witness.

14 May 2017 12:09 AM IST

Hindujas have seen sharp increases in profitability.

Brexit bonus' for Hindujas?

The millions who voted for Brexit didn't profit from the boost to the stock market.

13 May 2017 12:12 AM IST

File photo of former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage. (Photo: PTI)

After 4 incidents, back to square one

The situation in J&K is belly up for the lack of a better word.

13 May 2017 12:11 AM IST

Between 2000 and 2016, British FDI created 371,000 jobs 10 per cent of all jobs created by FDI.

Strategy on jobs needed

As the IT job market undergoes a tectonic shift, studies suggest people must reskill themselves to suit job demands.

13 May 2017 12:11 AM IST

Army personnel pay tribute to slain Army officer Lt. Umar Fayyaz Parray during his funeral at his native village of Sudsona in J&Ks Kulgam district on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Tackling J&K: Use all means, not just military

The Army has gone into seeking and engagement mode and for the first time since 2002 cordon and search operations...

13 May 2017 12:10 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who began a two-day visit to Sri Lanka on Thursday, with Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe as they carry trays with flowers at Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo. (Photo: PTI)

Modi needs a strategy for post-Trump world

Sri Lanka leaked the news on the eve of Modi's visit that it was denying permission to a Chinese submarine to dock in...

13 May 2017 12:10 AM IST

There are also those who become loving mothers, like Saint Teresa, to some unfortunate one of us, who, for one or the other reason missed out on the love of our biological mothers and fathers. (Photo: AFP)

Mystic Mantra: Sweetest day of the year

For, except God's love, which is sometimes difficult to experience tangibly, what could be sweeter than mother's love?

12 May 2017 12:19 AM IST

Kashmiri protesters throw bricks at Indian police during a protest in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)

Threat in J&K is beyond street turbulence

The LoC can take as much additional deployment as probably exists today, and yet the Army won't give you any guarantee...

12 May 2017 12:18 AM IST

French President-elect Emmanuel Macron (Photo: AP)

Will audacity' guide Macron's France?

The Prime Minister must be acceptable both to this President and to the legislature; it is not an easy endeavour.

12 May 2017 12:18 AM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

Why India now needs a new kind of Opposition

The BJP's dominance goes far beyond electoral politics.

12 May 2017 12:15 AM IST