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Turning the clock back, not around

Air India may have been privatised, but it has been unable to shed its legacy of having been a PSU for decades. Two announcements the airline man a Read more...

3-nation defence pact: India should be cautious...

The August 7 Makkah Declaration announcing gov ernments of Turkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia inking a defence pact is all likely to cast long shad Read more...

Let UPI stay as it is

India’s UPI revolution is, arguably, unparalleled anywhere in the world. Though it was launched in 2016, it got the biggest boost during the Read more...

Elections give legitimacy, not credibility to govt...

The contrast between the fasts undertaken by Anna Hazare and Ladakhi activist Sonam Wangchuk is perhaps unmistakable. Back in 2011, when the former Read more...

When words cross the line

Political leaders are expected to be exemplars. They are judged not only by the policies they advocate but also by the language they use. Ordinary Read more...

The degradation of Indian political discourse...

Recent remarks allegedly with double meaning by former Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udayanidhi Stali,n which sparked wide outrage, is not an isolated incid Read more...

Good move! No junk food for kids in school...

The Karnataka and Maharashtra governments took the first crucial step last week to ensure childhood nutrition by issuing orders to ban deep-fried a Read more...

DK’s Cabinet rejig balances several factors...

The much awaited cabinet expansion by Chief Minister D.K.Shivakumar on Monday will be essentially seen as an exercise in injecting new blood, maint Read more...

Co-opt youth into policy-making

The massive protest rally in Delhi on July 20 against maladministration in the examination system in India was beyond doubt a huge success. The onl Read more...

Narrative control has its limits

Narrative control has been the most distinctive feature of the government led by Prime Minis ter Narendra Modi during the last 12 year. While keepi Read more...