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India’s bleeding insurgencies: Lessons from Latin America (Comment)
The tiny northeast Indian state of Tripura has turned into the second largest producer of natural rubber in the country largely because several hundred former militants of the National Liberation…
Return of US dollar, end of gold run
Vatsal Srivastava Mark Twain once said that a gold miner is a liar standing next to a hole dug up in the ground. The time has come for financial market…
Sharif must use ‘third chance’ to break cycle of revenge (Comment)
Ravi M. Khanna The fledgling democratic process in Pakistan has churned out a leader, who now has the rare opportunity to chart a new positive and peaceful course, not only…
Muslims must stop playing loathsome politics with Vande Mataram (Comment)
As a law abiding Muslim of India, my head hung deep down in shame as I had read the news of Shafique-ur-Rehman Barq, BSP member parliament, leaving the hall while…
Washington and Moscow trying to square a circle in Syria
Saeed Naqvi After 70,000 Syrians have paid with their lives in the foreign induced conflict in Syria, why has the American perspective changed? Even so, it was nice to see…
Tagore’s legacy: Seeking out the man behind the mask (Comment – May 9 is Tagore’s birth anniversary)
To reconsider the legacy of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) on his 152nd birth anniversary is to confront a maze of contradictions. What, for instance, inspired a school dropout without a college…
Task of cleansing system has fallen on judiciary
Amulya Ganguli Ever since the Manmohan Singh government became embroiled in scams, it has been mainly the Supreme Court that has pushed for accountability. In doing so, it has taken…
Intemperate media hysteria setting political agenda
Saeed Naqvi I was in Lucknow when Sarabjit Singh died in Lahore. My purpose in visiting the city of my childhood was to address a much milder agenda: to attend…
Consumption of the well-off is main cause of pollution
Arun Kumar The problem confronting India is that at a very low level of per capita income and consumption compared to even developing countries, the pollution of rivers and air…
Chinese provocation: Is India prepared?
Gen. (retd) Deepak Kapoor The Chinese intrusion into Depsang Bulge in East Ladakh, approximately 19 km inside our perception of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on April 15, has…
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