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Curtains are virtually down on the Modi phase – the five-year term starting from mid-2014. Overall, it is a pity that Prime Minister Modi and the BJP should now be relying largely on one fig leaf – a new element at that -- to win...

After an anxious wait and what seemed like a drag, the schedule for elections to the Lok Sabha and four state Assemblies has been announced by the Election Commission of India (EC). This sets the ball rolling for the world’s largest democratic exercise involving 90 crore...

I read an interesting book this week, titled ‘Which of us are Aryans?’. It has a series of essays by experts who analyse recent material from the fields of genetics, linguistics and archaeology to determine our origins. Till the 1920s, Indians did not know about...

Though the government simplified the process of filing immovable property returns for babus in 2016, there has not been much change in their attitude. Despite the expiry of deadline for filing immovable property returns (IPRs) for 2018, 340 IAS officers are yet to file their...

The US President Donald Trump has finally come good on his threat by announcing a freeze on preferential treatment to imports from India under the generalised system of preferences (GSP). The Commerce Ministry was quick to make light the eventual impact, saying the GSP benefits...

Air pollution takes the worst form among the “slow and silent” killers on this planet. Its major victims are urban dwellers, huge in number and caught also in other forms of pollution in their daily lives. Emissions from the steadily growing number of vehicles and...

A palpable chill has set in on the political scene since February 26 just as the nation was warming up in anticipation of the approaching Lok Sabha polls. This has largely to do with the uncertainties surrounding a war-like scenario, with Pakistan and India facing...

I am apparently one of the few Indians not excited or moved by the events of last week. I am referring to our attack on Pakistan, and then their response the next day, and then the drama with the Air Force pilot for two days...

The morning of 26 February 2019 was surely special for most Indians. Reeling under the pain and humiliation of the Pulwama terror attack, the average citizen was growing a sense of despondency and helplessness. The feeling was gaining ground that the Indian armed forces are...