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BEST’s road to financial recovery may face potholes of populism
Sep 23, 2019

BEST’s road to financial recovery may face potholes of populism

With most of the grant money being used to settle loans and pay salaries, populist moves ahead of the state election may prove to be counterproductive

Nirmala Sitharaman’s 2 cuts raise 4 expectations
Sep 20, 2019

Nirmala Sitharaman’s 2 cuts raise 4 expectations

Economic growth is — finally — a priority and the entrepreneur a key participant in that conversation.

Food security in West Bengal: Inter-state portability and digitisation
Sep 20, 2019

Food security in West Bengal: Inter-state portability and digitisation

In states such as West Bengal, the purpose of holding a ration card is still of utmost importance for procurement decisions. The low level of digitisa

Implementation of revised MVA penalties
Sep 17, 2019

Implementation of revised MVA penalties

While saving lives is a laudable objective, good driving habits alone are not enough to bring down deaths. Quality of roads, competence and freshness

The Kashmir gambit: Economic empowerment, political disempowerment?
Sep 16, 2019

The Kashmir gambit: Economic empowerment, political disempowerment?

If India wants to show the world Kashmir is back to normal, the downed shutters, empty schoolyards and unpicked fruit will make sure it hears a differ

Motor Vehicles Act 2019: A challenge to federalism?
Sep 16, 2019

Motor Vehicles Act 2019: A challenge to federalism?

Every year 1,50,000 people get killed on roads and 65 percent of them are 18-35 years old.

Maldives: Designation brings US terror war closer?
Sep 13, 2019

Maldives: Designation brings US terror war closer?

By designating Mohamed Ameen, a ‘key leader for ISIS’ — Washington may have taken the ‘global war on terror’ to the southern Indian Ocean ne

Sky is not the limit in Asia: How China and India are shaping space diplomacy
Sep 12, 2019

Sky is not the limit in Asia: How China and India are shaping space diplomacy

A new space race is indeed warming up Asia, as China and India rapidly scale up their space programmes and build ties with the developing world.

Rumblings in the Northeast
Sep 12, 2019

Rumblings in the Northeast

It is vital that the Naga leadership fully comprehend the situation and look towards the issues they wish to safeguard under the provisions of Article

Indian startups and Chinese venture capital: The strategic dimension
Sep 11, 2019

Indian startups and Chinese venture capital: The strategic dimension

How does it play out in the larger technology war involving the US and China?

साल 2014–19 के बीच कामकाज के पैमाने पर खरी नहीं उतरी संसद
Sep 10, 2019

साल 2014–19 के बीच कामकाज के पैमाने पर खरी नहीं उतरी संसद

संसद को जनता के प्रति जवाबदेह होना चाहिए और इसे सुनिश्चि�

Assessing Modi government’s decisions
Sep 10, 2019

Assessing Modi government’s decisions

Prime Minister Narendra Modi must be assessed by the success or failure of his major decisions that have been taken since he assumed power in May 2014

Recent IAS resignations: An appraisal
Sep 10, 2019

Recent IAS resignations: An appraisal

The depletion of the IAS ranks should not be a worry as the Government seems to be moving in the direction of lateral entry — and a fresh infusion o

डेमोक्रेसी इंडेक्स में भारत की रैंकिंग गिरने से उठे कई सवाल
Sep 09, 2019

डेमोक्रेसी इंडेक्स में भारत की रैंकिंग गिरने से उठे कई सवाल

मोदी 2.0 ने लोकतांत्रिक मूल्यों को मजबूत करने की जो प्रतिब�

War, peace and ‘art of the deal’ in Afghanistan
Sep 09, 2019

War, peace and ‘art of the deal’ in Afghanistan

If Trump indeed wants to resume the talks now, the Taliban will drive a much harder bargain and the terms on offer will be a lot worse than what had b

India’s urban reality
Sep 09, 2019

India’s urban reality

Unless India takes up urban planning with the seriousness it deserves, the future of some of the mega projects of the incumbent government such as the

भारत में सहकारी संघवाद: सरकार को बहुत काम करना होगा
Sep 07, 2019

भारत में सहकारी संघवाद: सरकार को बहुत काम करना होगा

मई 2019 लोकसभा चुनाव में भारी जीत के बाद यह देखना होगा कि अगल�

Pakistan's quick U-turn on its trade ban on pharmaceutical products with India
Sep 07, 2019

Pakistan's quick U-turn on its trade ban on pharmaceutical products with India

Pakistan’s knee-jerk decision to suspend all trade relations with India could have only created a barrier of access to medicines for the Pakistani p

2014 से 2019 के बीच चुनाव सुधार: एक मौका था, जिसे हमने गंवा दिया!
Sep 06, 2019

2014 से 2019 के बीच चुनाव सुधार: एक मौका था, जिसे हमने गंवा दिया!

2017 के केंद्रीय बजट में इलेक्टोरल फंडिंग रिफ़ॉर्म पर एक पू�

21वीं सदी के भारत को चाहिए आज की ज़रूरतें पूरी करने वाली संस्थाएं
Sep 05, 2019

21वीं सदी के भारत को चाहिए आज की ज़रूरतें पूरी करने वाली संस्थाएं

संस्था को बदले हुए हालात के मुताबिक ख़ुद को ढालना होगा. उन्

कुपोषण मुक्त भारत के लिए
Sep 03, 2019

कुपोषण मुक्त भारत के लिए

देश को 2022 तक कुपोषण से मुक्ति के लक्ष्य को पाने के लिए ज़रू�

J&K: Not letting an ‘internal affair’ become ‘external’
Sep 03, 2019

J&K: Not letting an ‘internal affair’ become ‘external’

Having failed the first round at the UN Security Council (UNSG), Pakistan continues to seek internationalising the ‘Kashmir issue’, as an ‘inter

Global Innovation Index 2019: Key takeaways for India
Aug 30, 2019

Global Innovation Index 2019: Key takeaways for India

A proper understanding of India’s thriving R&D services industry and its impact on national innovation capability needs to be developed.

Reimagining Sustainable Development Education for teens
Aug 30, 2019

Reimagining Sustainable Development Education for teens

Engaging youth in the SDG debate will require more than classroom education — it’s time we saw greater online innovation.

Kashmir: Easing the course of change
Aug 27, 2019

Kashmir: Easing the course of change

It is high time that the Centre opens up lines of communication with the people of Kashmir.