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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…
Read MoreA 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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