India and the World: Are we moving with the global social progress? (Comment)
The conversations on development have finally moved beyond the barriers of GDP and entered the arena that caters to the needs of the citizens of …
Saudi Arabia will play leading role in countering extremism and terrorism (Comment)
On September 23, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will celebrate its 88th National Day. It marks the day the Kingdom was unified under the founding …
India-Russia trade at a mere 10% of potential (Comment)
India and Russia have been strong trading partners but the total trade between them in the five years till 2015-16 remained stagnant at $6 billion. …
How IoT and predictive analysis will impact the Indian transport industry (Comment)
A report in the Wall Street Journal predicts that India’s combined workforce will increase by 12 million each month, making it the youngest working population …
Can the trapped Paris Climate Agreement be rescued? (Comment)
Two months ago, all 12 boys and the coach of a Thai football team were rescued after being trapped in a cave in northern Thailand …
Reflections on the Supreme Court liberating gays and lesbians (Comment)
Those travelling to England for the first time in the sixties were recipients of a tract from the British High Commission listing the dos and …
Gauri Lankesh is immortalised in the pages to be read (Comment)
The week gone by marked the first death anniversary of braveheart Gauri Lankesh, whose murder shook the nation and thrust her in the limelight — …
Kerala’s devastation: Why can’t we learn from others? (Comment)
Twenty years ago, in August 1998, then Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji proposed, in a meeting of China’s State Council, a total ban on logging …
Education and career: What you study is not what you are (Comment)
In India, the concepts of “higher education” and “career planning” are often conflated. Parents think of higher education choices as determinants of a child’s career, …
Since burqa has no Quranic injunction, why annoy host societies? (Comment)
In normal times Britain’s former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson’s observation that burqa-clad women resemble walking “letter boxes” and “bank robbers” would evoke laughter. But these …
Building a new Kerala: Window of opportunity for government (Comment)
When one of the rulers of Travancore, now a part of the southern Indian state of Kerala, handed over the reins of his territory to …
State of Indian economy: Is it time to go bearish? (Comment) (With Charts)
Less than a year to the general election is a tricky time for setting a stable economic narrative. The government will glorify its achievements. The …
Child sexual abuse: Working towards a solution (Comment)
The media is abuzz these days with horrendous stories of child sexual abuse, the most recent incidents being of abuse in shelter homes in Bihar …
The best Prime Minister the Congress never had (Comment)
Aaney wali naslein hum par Fakhr kareingi, hum asaro, Jub unko yeh khayal aayega Humney Atal ko dekha thaa (By way of poetic license I …
Lessons in ‘tehzeeb’ – from Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Comment)
Eulogies have been written about the “tehzeeb” — a Urdu word translating into etiquette — politeness and political culture of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari …
Financial distress in India’s thermal power sector (Comment)
The thermal power sector accounts for $40-60 billion of potentially stranded assets that are continuing to trouble the Indian banking sector. Fifteen GW out of …
The evolution of fitness over the years (Comment)
We have grown up listening to the adage “Survival of the Fittest” — in the context of competitive sports, academics and even business. However, not …
Vajpayee: The second reformer India needed, and got (Comment)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a member of parliament for almost half a century. Right from the start, he left an indelible impression on Indian politics …
Marginalised adolescent girls must have safe access to education (Comment)
Almost half of India’s 1.25 billion people are aged under 25, making it the youngest nation in the world. This can be India’s biggest asset …
Mishandling Kashmir: Learning little from history (Comment)
Independent India and I are both septuagenarians, but since I am a trifle older, I take the liberty of indulging in some reminiscences on the …
The Age of Awakening (Comment)
It took just over seven decades after the British left India, but recent growth trends make it clear that this year the latter will overtake …
I-Day musing: Does not the law and its protecton apply to all? (Comment)
August 15 this year marks the 71st anniversary of Indian independence. As the Prime Minister unfurls the national flag at the Red Fort, it is …
Realty sector needs more reforms to realise full potential (Comment)
Landmark reforms like RERA and GST, as also demonetisation, have brought about much-needed transparency in transactions, helping the real estate sector to free itself of …
Karunanidhi: Scratches on my mind firm five years in Chennai (Comment: Special to IANS)
Muthuvel Karunanidhis passing away has brought back disparate images of my five unlikely years in Chennai as regional editor of the Indian Express. I use …
Civic education can enhance democracy in India (Comment)
As India approaches Independence Day on August 15, it is an appropriate time to celebrate the past and Indian democracy. It is also a time …
DDA a lose-lose proposition, needs democratisation (Comment)
The new “redevelopment” projects for Delhi sanctioned by the central government threaten to test the ecological limits of the city. The projects propose to increase …
Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Whither nuclear disarmament? (Comment)
August 6 is etched in an apocalyptic manner on the global consciousness given the nuclear enormity that engulfed the unsuspecting residents of Japan’s Hiroshima on …
Anti-Semitism rises when populism lurches to the Right (Comment)
Call it coincidence or mysterious design, there are moments in world affairs when disparate societies have the same experience. I had barely registered that the …
Washington’s waiver: India inches closer to NSG membership (Comment)
Against the background of intense speculation about US President Donald Trumps growing indifference to Indias security needs and the landmark India-US Nuclear Cooperation Agreement came …
Imran Khan will have to tread on thin ice to form government in Pakistan (Comment)
It would seem rather presumptuous on the part of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to declare that he would take oath as the Prime …
What does Apple need to fix in India asap? (Comment)
This has so far not been a great year for Apple in India, if we talk specifically about iPhones. Preliminary estimates suggest it has shipped …
Afghanistan, not India, will be Imran Khan’s priority until 2019 (Comment: Special to IANS)
Even before elections in Pakistan had taken place, the media which articulates the Western establishment point of view, like the Economist, had already declared it …
Parliament needs to define status of armed forces (Comment)
Only a diehard optimist would expect that Indias elected representatives would find the time to reflect on national security. But, with Parliament in session, should …
‘Muslim’ meal on Air India to protect Hindus from ‘Halal’ (Comment: Special to IANS)
On an Air India flight from London, the hostess walked down the aisle taking orders for dinner. She leaned over and asked almost conspiratorially. “May …
Submitting documents in government offices still a headache (Comment)
The Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is about to complete its term and has brought about several changes in the area of documentation. …
It popped out: Anderson Cooper on Trump comment
Los Angeles, July 20 (IANS) TV personality Anderson Cooper says his remark that US President Donald Trump’s Helsinki summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin was …
Trump says he misspoke in comment about Russian election meddling
Washington, July 18 (IANS) US President Donald Trump told reporters here on Tuesday he misspoke at a news conference following his meeting in Helsinki with …
‘Sacred Games’: Kashyap does a ‘yay’ on Rahul Gandhi’s comment
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Anurag Kashyap has appreciated Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s comment on the freedom of expression as a fundamental democratic right, in …
‘Kolkata court has summoned Tharoor over his ‘Hindu Pakistan’ comment’
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) A court here has summoned Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for his comment that a “Hindu Pakistan” would be created if the …
Croatia in World Cup: The story of its origin (Comment)
Croatia’s prominence in the football World Cup freshened memories of its origin in the war which expanded after German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher recognised Croatian …
No government comment on Trump’s R-Day visit report
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The External Affairs Ministry on Friday declined to comment on a media report that suggested US President Donald Trump has …