Rex Tillerson sacking: Rexit and beyond
More proof that propriety, protocol, punditry no longer hold sway in the U.S. administration Even by his standards for unexpected…
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Democracy put to test: Change in paradigms of contemporary polity
“The debate now veers around the reliability of the EVMs. Would they be the determinant of victory rather than public’s…
Read MoreTrump’s warning shot: Protectionism can unleash a global trade war
US President Donald Trump appeared to be at his wits’ end when he made a rash comment after his chief…
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Nirav Modi Scam: a case of deceit and plunder of the public exchequer
There is a pattern to mega fraud cases- involvement of bank officials and government “At present, the bad debt of…
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Pak trips on free run: 37-nation Financial Action Task Force to probe terror funding
Pakistan will now have to provide a detailed action plan on actions it proposes to take on curbing funding for…
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JOYS OF VOLUNTEERING
I remember a beautiful inspiring conversation from some 12 years ago, I was one of the few men who volunteered…
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Deja vu in Pakistan
The run-up to the 2018 election bears an eerie similarity to the events preceding the 2013 poll. The actors seeking…
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Primary task at Cong plenary: Rescuing the polity from the creeping authoritarianism
It is already a matter of considerable dismay that otherwise decent officials, educated aides and learned advisers have acquiesced in…
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Beware the IRS Impersonator
It is tax season. It is time to pay taxes. And I hope all are serious about the tax paying…
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Listen to the Imploring Voice of the People, Mr. President
President Trump seems convinced that more guns in the hands of more people can secure school and community. In his listening session with…
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NiravGate: Another Case of Organized Loot
India’s biggest lender, State Bank of India has reported 1,069 loan fraud cases in the last five financial years but…
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Russian Meddling with India – Was the 2014 Indian Election rigged?
“Do you see a correlation in getting the innocent Hindus to develop anti-Muslims sentiments through the communal riots, leading into…
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A ‘good guy’ with a gun against a ‘bad guy’ with a gun formula does not work, Mr. President
US needs to come out of its primitive view on guns Another carnage, followed by a spate of condolences and…
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Flying on wits alone, Modi’s biases can involve India in Islamic world’s quarrels
“This paradox in Modi foreign policy of selectively engaging Islamic nations, even ostentatiously hugging their leaders, while allowing the fringe…
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Movies 2018
By Mabel Pais The Insult “Compelling ….Rich with feelings that transcend the sprawling national backdrop.” Eric Kohn, IndieWire The Insult…
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India’s Tech Firms Must Re-invent or Perish
“The complacency that caused Japan and South Korea to lose their edge at the end of the last millennium is…
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The Grounding of Air India
“If Air India, nationalized in the 1950s, is now privatized, we would have come full circle. However, its case is…
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A moment for Indian liberalism
Is a new liberalism, shaped profoundly by Indian cultural conditions, just round the corner? Liberalism is probably more challenged in…
Read MoreCease fire: on India-Pakistan LoC tensions
India and Pakistan must restore calm along the LoC and International Boundary The 2003 ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan…
Read MoreNew American Moment
American State of the Union address to the Congress has conventionally been designed to enable the President to spell out…
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Turning the diplomatic prism
Dealing with Pakistan; renewing ties with Canada “Pakistan, Trudeau and Khalistanis need to be engaged not pilloried, while detoxifying the…
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How Trump is making China and India great again
“With his constant tirades against immigrants, particularly from what he calls “shithole countries”, Donald Trump is giving many countries the…
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Emergency and Now
The author was District Magistrate of Chandigarh when Lok Nayak Jayprakash Narayan was incarcerated at PGI during Emergency. Over…
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INDIA’S REPUBLIC DAY -A HISTORIC OCCASION
History of January 26; Birth of constitution of India; Grand celebrations India is a proud Republic, with a vibrant democratic…
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Indian diaspora is growing
The author sees a growing number of overseas Indians is taking part in the electoral process in the countries of…
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Priorities for the United Nations in 2018
The author, who was India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York from April 2013 to December 2015,…
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America, Inspiring
NJSO Celebrates Immigrant Composers at Winter Festival 2018 “This season, it (NJSO) celebrates the inspiration that is America, showcasing musical…
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On Privatization of Air India: Ready for sale
The decision to allow 49% foreign stake in Air India sets the stage for its privatization The Union Cabinet has…
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Pluralism is the Panacea to Trump’s Profanity
“As a society, it is our responsibility to keep law and order and faithfully guard the safety of every citizen.…
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