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12 October, 2018

Ambassador Nikki Haley Capitalizes on her Resignation and Builds Political Capital

Kathleen Parker, a columnist for The Washington Post wrote: “In decades of writing about politics, I have run across few…

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10 October, 2018

Is India ready for Advanced Plastics?

The author says that the market for polymer and plastic products is growing steadfastly in India. Yet, India seems to…

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5 October, 2018

Is Democracy dying?

America’s Slide Toward Autocracy Democracy has taken a beating under President Trump. Will the midterms make a difference? “Restoring democracy…

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5 October, 2018

The New Deals: U.S.-Mexico-Canada Pact

After more than a year of intense negotiation, the U.S., Canada and Mexico managed to arrive at a revised trade…

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28 September, 2018

A Nationalism That’s Anti-National

What the RSS needs is an exposure to Indian culture and a deeper understanding of Hinduism itself “The RSS was…

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28 September, 2018

The Albatross Around Pakistan’s Neck

The problem with religious laws is that they are easy to enact but difficult to amend or repeal “This is…

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28 September, 2018

A fraught timeline: on Ayodhya title suit

The Supreme Court’s refusal to refer some questions of law in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute to a seven-judge Bench…

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21 September, 2018

International Peace Bridge Connecting Kartarpur in Pakistan and Dera Baba Nanak in India

World will be celebrating 550thbirth anniversary of the Fist Master of the Sikhs, Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji in the…

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21 September, 2018

Where Goes the Rupee?

“There are several moderate but effective instruments available to the government to help the rupee find an equilibrium”, says the…

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21 September, 2018

Leveraging China vis-a-vis Uncle Sam

“It would be naive to infer any change in China’s efforts to undermine India’s influence across its Indian Ocean neighborhood…

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21 September, 2018

The Big Bank Theory: Mergers should not be Tools to hide NPA Mess

The government has opted for a convenient tactic to address the Rs 10 lakh plus crore mess in public sector…

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14 September, 2018

US Open through Jay Mandal’s Lens

The US Open from Aug 21 to Sep 9, 2018 in New York has been an experience for millions of…

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14 September, 2018

Much must change in Kerala

After the devastating floods, Kerala society as a whole now needs to reorient its relationship with nature “Kerala society as…

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7 September, 2018

Why These Trade Talks with Canada are getting so Tough

“By far, the biggest contributor to its export income has been the USA. Seventy-five percent of its exports are to…

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7 September, 2018

PRIME MINISTER MODI’S PERFORMANCE AND POTENTIAL IN THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION

“Modi has failed so far.  It is possible that between now and the election, Modi will wake up and execute…

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6 September, 2018

Beautiful, fearless, confident, graceful Prachi Tehlan: Super Sportsperson, TV/ Cine Star

By I.S. Saluja A shining name in sports and a rising TV and Cinema star, Prachi is a rare combination…

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31 August, 2018

OPPORTUNITY FOR USA AND INDIA TO BECOME CLOSE ALLIES

“A true strategic partnership offers tremendous benefits to both nations.  India gains an opportunity to become a real global power,…

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31 August, 2018

The demonetization debacle: Collateral damage needs immediate redress

The Modi government’s biggest policy decision to flush out black money has officially turned out to be a colossal failure.…

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31 August, 2018

Pride and foreign aid

By Happymon Jacob “Whichever way one plays it, New Delhi’s unwillingness to accept foreign aid reflects poor judgment, is bad…

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24 August, 2018

The freedom to differ

Space for a rational and responsible debate on ideas and religion is shrinking “I can understand that my advocacies and…

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24 August, 2018

Accepting help: on UAE’s aid to Kerala

Junk the precedent; taking aid from countries for disaster relief is no sign of weakness The clearest indication so far…

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24 August, 2018

Rebooting the system for a skills upgrade

There needs to be a road map to rescue private Industrial Training Institutes from their weak state The only way…

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17 August, 2018

Whose independence is it anyway?

The ultimate goal of the agenda is to transform the pluralistic and democratic India to a Hindu nation where the…

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17 August, 2018

HINDUISM & OTHER RELIGIONS ARE THE TWO WINGS OF THE SAME BIRD CALLED INDIA

It is very unfortunate that misguided, dishonest, corrupt, semi or not educated at all Hindus, Muslims, Christians and Sikhs that…

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17 August, 2018

The house that Naipaul built

It is not his travel writing that makes him one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, it is…

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17 August, 2018

A universally loved politician: Vajpayee set templates that surprised

The man was a marvel. There have been few politicians like Atal Bihari Vajpayee who so effortlessly stepped across the…

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10 August, 2018

Engaging Naya Pakistan

Imran Khan offers a chance to deal with Pakistan’s deep state, but no outcome is likely before the Lok Sabha…

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10 August, 2018

Whitewashing India’s Religious Freedom

Make no mistake about it; Hinduism is a religion of peace like all other religions. The problem is not between…

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10 August, 2018

Questions of faith at Ayodhya

We need to carefully understand the issues before the Supreme Court This refers to A. Faizur Rahman’s article “The essentiality…

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10 August, 2018

Russia’s pro-Pakistan tilt: India must not allow old ally to slip away

The signs have been ominous for the past four years. By the time PM Modi arrived at his ‘Barack’ moment,…

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