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15 January, 2019

“I want Eros to be Pre-eminent in the US”: Prem Parameswaran

Prem Parameswaran is an institution in himself. A financial wizard, Prem achieved phenomenal success as investment banker. In his 23…

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28 December, 2018

Robert Mueller is the most unknowable man in Washington

“Bob Mueller is doing exactly the right thing by simply focusing on this investigation and trying to determine the truth,”…

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28 December, 2018

Being a good neighbor

India must shed its zero-sum style foreign policy-making, and work towards South Asian integration “The Narendra Modi government’s neighbourhood policy…

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28 December, 2018

Adieu 2018

As I sit down to pen the last editorial comment of the year for The Indian Panorama, a few days…

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21 December, 2018

2019 General Elections in India Likely to Result in a Hung Parliament

Modi, Mayawati, Rahul likely in Prime Ministerial race “It’s too early to write off Modi’s prospects. He remains a popular figure…

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21 December, 2018

The slow, tortuous path to justice: Sajjan Kumar’s conviction

The Delhi High Court judgment convicting Sajjan Kumar reminds the country that it must not forget mass killings Thirty-four years…

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14 December, 2018

Keep the Pakistan door ajar

India needs to be cautious, but should not completely shut itself to talks “Imran Khan has reached out to India,…

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14 December, 2018

India awakened, democracy restored

“If Congress were to wins elections in 2019, the BJP supporters will go ballistic against the elected government and that…

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14 December, 2018

Not Much for Congress to Feel Elated About

Recent Assembly election wins may not replicate The recent Assembly elections in India in which the Congress Party wrested three…

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14 December, 2018

Honor Sardar Patel, don’t forget Gandhi and Nehru

“It is quite confusing for an ordinary Indian to figure out the motivation for the Prime Minister to honor a…

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7 December, 2018

A Relationship Under Stress

“Mr. Trump, wary of not disrupting his West Asia policy, may stay the course on Saudi Arabia for now. But…

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7 December, 2018

Two Punjabs, one South Asia

“Nothing has worked, and we are today in suspended animation between Mr. Modi’s India-centric vision of the region and the…

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23 November, 2018

When Guru Nanak Appeared on the World Scene

Guru Nanak is the Founder of Sikhism, the youngest and the fifth  largest religion of the world, with a following…

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23 November, 2018

The Usurpation of Free Speech

The notion that the far right is being muzzled despite the inordinate media attention it has garnered — from print,…

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23 November, 2018

How Modi and Jaitley Gamed World Bank’s Doing Business Rankings

BJP government adopted a competitive-exam strategy to improve India's rankings, meeting minutes and official correspondence show. “The elaborate filing requirements…

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16 November, 2018

Attempts to Undo Nehru’s Legacy: Are we better off?

“Times have changed indeed, and some of the policies Nehru has pursued may have become irrelevant.  However, critics would be…

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16 November, 2018

India’s prosperity hinges on Religious Freedom

The Indian-Americans have a moral duty to prevent India from being labeled as a “Country of Particular Concern” by the…

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10 November, 2018

What Resignation of Sessions Means for Robert Mueller

His temporary replacement, Matthew Whitaker, has expressed skepticism over the scope of the Russia investigation—which he’ll now oversee. Intelligence and…

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10 November, 2018

Modi is lucky to get an “F” in managing India and its economy

“Modi with his mismanagement of economy and administration has brought the biggest insult and miseries to Indians with India now…

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3 November, 2018

Ranju Batra Reminisces her Struggle for Diwali Stamp: Says, Gone through the Worst Birth Pangs

By I.S. Saluja “At the very end of every struggle comes a precious reward that is worth all your blood,…

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3 November, 2018

President Trump’s continuing gift to the world – from Nikki Haley to maybe Heather Nauert

America has enjoyed unprecedented success in reforming the United Nations thanks to President Trump. First, he selected Nikki Haley -…

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3 November, 2018

Sardar, Nehru and British duplicity

Menon had said that the Political Department, instead of following Viceroy's scheme of persuading the princes to accede, was secretly…

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3 November, 2018

Democrats most likely to wrest the House while Republicans retain the Senate

4 days before the midterms, the veteran of US politics hazards  a guess about the  Nov 6 elections. Keenly aware…

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26 October, 2018

The Federal Reserve is Disserving the Country

The American economy under Trump has been very different from the economic cycles of the past several decades. It is…

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26 October, 2018

INDIAN AMERICANS HAVE THE HIGHEST EDUCATION AND INCOME. WHAT IS THE SECRET OF THEIR SUCCESS?

CBS 60 MINUTES ANCHOR LESLIE STAHL (see video on internet) travelled to India to  interview IIT students and the faculty,…

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26 October, 2018

Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Supreme Court of India Sabarimala rulings

“While the Kavanaugh Saga was unfolding in Washington, the Supreme Court of India has made some historic rulings that may…

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19 October, 2018

Taking “MeToo” Past the Confines of Social Media

“Why now? At that time, there were no internal complaints committees and the idea of approaching the police was scary.…

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19 October, 2018

Pakistan’s Nuclear Arsenal more worrisome than North Korea’s

Pakistan is more dangerous than North Korea as it does not have a centralized control on its nuclear weapons, making…

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12 October, 2018

Elections Matter, Our Republic, Boiling Senate, Senator Susan Collins, Dr. Ford and Godspeed Justice Kavanaugh.

“We need to save our Republic, to remain "Exceptional" and "American." If we do that, harness SM to spread equality…

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12 October, 2018

Time to stand up for a free press: We’re not the enemy

Enough already. The last couple of years have been an unending barrage against the freedom of the press and the…

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