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Rouhani’s visit an opportunity for India, Iran to review bilateral ties
February 16, 2018, 7:27 PM IST
President Rouhani’s visit to India from February 15-17, 2018 comes after a gap of almost a decade. President Khatami came in 2003; President Ahmedinejad made a transit visit in 2008. During this period, there were…
February 16, 2018, 7:27 PM IST
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PM’s Parliament speech a bombardment of red herrings
February 9, 2018, 7:30 PM IST
The belief is that in times gone by, professional hunters would use the pungent smell of kipper (a type of fish) to distract their hounds from chasing hare. Gradually the phrase “red herring” turned into…
February 9, 2018, 7:30 PM IST
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Finally something to address the agri-distress
February 2, 2018, 8:38 PM IST
Budget 2018, being the last full-year budget before the general elections to the lower house of Parliament and State legislatures in good number of States coming up in next few months, was bound to give…
February 2, 2018, 8:38 PM IST
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Bhima-Koregaon battle: Peshwa’s Muslim commander shatters caste war myth
January 5, 2018, 2:09 AM IST
As caste violence in Maharashtra and now perhaps Gujarat takes centre stage, it appears that the nation is regressing towards anarchy. With self-proclaimed Dalit thinkers all over TV shows waxing eloquent on Bhima-Koregaon battle being…
January 5, 2018, 2:09 AM IST
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Baby reunited with family, but questions remain of police’s efficacy
December 28, 2017, 3:48 PM IST
Every day, there is no dearth of cases of missing kids, but we just read, feel sad and move on. That’s what we are as a society; hardly caring about anybody’s problem until it…
December 28, 2017, 3:48 PM IST
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Impact of GST on real estate
December 5, 2017, 5:46 PM IST
Albeit GST in real estate is welcome move, however, lack of its effective implementation in true essence and spirit as provided under the scheme of the GST Act, due to certain notifications (which devise a…
December 5, 2017, 5:46 PM IST
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Faizabad violence and capitulation of Pakistan
December 2, 2017, 1:33 PM IST
Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s transformation from a secular nationalist to an Islamist espousing the cause of ‘Ladke Lenge Pakistan’ (Will take Pakistan by force) remains an enigma, which historians would love to decipher with the passage…
December 2, 2017, 1:33 PM IST
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‘Alitime’ — Alimony is not the only support needed
November 29, 2017, 7:40 PM IST
Sometimes no existing words represent what you want to say. I am faced with one such situation. I recently went through a divorce. As part of the divorce, my wife and I had to split…
November 29, 2017, 7:40 PM IST
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Symbolism and release of Hafiz Saeed: Will 26/11 victims get justice?
November 26, 2017, 11:11 AM IST
AUTOCRATIC and despotic regimes are prone to using symbolism as pejorative measure against non-believers. This symbolism is invariably couched under the veneer of motivating supporters, errant act of some minion or the more official sounding…
November 26, 2017, 11:11 AM IST
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The kafkaesque character of our public universities
November 22, 2017, 11:04 PM IST
Let me describe a scenario that you will never experience at a publicly funded humanities & social sciences university in India. This is what happened to me when I joined as a Visiting Professor in…
November 22, 2017, 11:04 PM IST
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Indira at 100: O Captain! My Captain!
November 19, 2017, 2:43 AM IST
The election was lost, the witch hunt was in full force, and the party was still covered in a pall of despondency, but my captain still had enough fight left in her. Even as the…
November 19, 2017, 2:43 AM IST
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Pakistan looks for a new rabbit in its Kashmir hat
November 18, 2017, 7:42 PM IST
TRUE to national character, the hullabaloo emanating from the political battlefield in Gujarat and other inane topics has drowned out smoke signals from Pakistan. The statements of Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi that “independent…
November 18, 2017, 7:42 PM IST
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What’s In a Name? #MeToo
November 18, 2017, 11:51 AM IST
Yes, the listing of individuals based on blurred information cannot be suggested as an alternative to due process of law by any means. However, it enables a dialogue around the voids in the existing mechanism…
November 18, 2017, 11:51 AM IST
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Paddy stubble: The ‘burning’ conundrum
November 17, 2017, 5:51 PM IST
Riding on the roads of rural Punjab, a grim spectre unfolds. It is early November and there is fire and smoke all around for the endless land that stretches ahead. It is paddy stubble burning…
November 17, 2017, 5:51 PM IST
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Now that the smog has not cleared, what can be done about it?
November 13, 2017, 5:52 PM IST
What Faiz Ahmad Faiz said on the eve of independence “Ye daagh daagh ujala, ye shab-gazeeda seher// Wo intezaar tha jiska ye wo seher tau nahi” may as well be said about the North Indian…
November 13, 2017, 5:52 PM IST
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Why should the General remain silent?
November 13, 2017, 5:49 PM IST
If scurrilous invectives were a barometer to a person’s unpopularity in the Lutyens intellectual circuit, General Bipin Rawat, chief of armed forces (CoAS), would come a second close only to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. From…
November 13, 2017, 5:49 PM IST
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India needs startups for social causes
November 10, 2017, 10:46 AM IST
Strategy Expert Comments Let me share the story of Anna Hazare. Anna Hazare, after retirement from the Indian army, started improving the ecology and economy of the village of ‘Ralegan Siddhi’ using his own money….
November 10, 2017, 10:46 AM IST
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What Delhi can learn from Beijing, Mexico, Hong Kong, Manilla
November 9, 2017, 1:28 PM IST
As I woke up on the morning of 8th November 2017, wheezing with red, teary eyes, I was counting my blessings. I live in a house with an air purifier, travel in a closed vehicle,…
November 9, 2017, 1:28 PM IST
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Entrepreneurial Ecosystem & Learning from European Renaissance for Startups
October 30, 2017, 1:41 PM IST
Strategy Expert Comments The ecosystem matters for startups. Let me present two interesting examples. The Medici family was a big banking family of Florence in Europe. They financed a lot of artists with different ideas…
October 30, 2017, 1:41 PM IST
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The right ‘hedging the risk’ for startups
October 26, 2017, 3:03 PM IST
Strategy Expert Comments Let me share a funny incident with you. A guy is advised not to mix drinking and driving. Next day, after getting drunk, he leaves his car in the parking of…
October 26, 2017, 3:03 PM IST
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