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Fundamentally uncertain: With US power in Asia diminishing, India needs to frame a new grand strategy
November 2, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
There has been disappointment over the cancellation of the APEC summit in Chile and President Donald Trump’s decision to skip the East Asia Summit (EAS) in Thailand. It was widely hoped that the US and…
November 2, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Educating for growth: To leave a legacy, Modi should be a great education PM and transform India’s shambolic schooling
October 5, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
The troubles of the Indian economy are being ascribed to global cyclical factors, domestic structural problems and plain bad policy (demonetisation and an overly-complex GST). In response, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has tried to stimulate…
October 5, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Stirring the pot: The implications of Rajnath Singh’s remarks on India’s no first use policy
September 7, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
Defence minister Rajnath Singh’s musing remark on reconsidering India’s no first use (NFU) posture on nuclear weapons has caught attention. The implication of his utterance is that India may have to use nuclear weapons first….
September 7, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Integrating Kashmir? Nullifying Articles 370 and 35A can have effects opposite to those intended
August 10, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
The nullification of Article 370 of the Constitution resides somewhere between the comic and the tragic. Ironically, the heroes of this government, Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Sardar Patel, sticklers for scrupulous proceduralism, would be appalled…
August 10, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Coolly and wisely: India needs a package targeting Pakistan’s and the Pakistani army’s finances
February 23, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
What should India do after Pulwama? India’s options are limited but a package of responses targeting Pakistan’s and the Pakistani army’s finances are the most plausible. India has taken two steps after Pulwana: massively hiking…
February 23, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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The challenge For India: Middle class doesn’t get it, ordinary Indians in small towns and villages do
January 26, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
We are weeks away from notification of general elections in India. Unofficial campaigning is well under way. Listening to the lead campaigners, it is clear that none of them is dealing with the real challenges…
January 26, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Mocking us citizens: Three airports of ‘Incredible India’ are symptomatic of public facilities everywhere
December 29, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
Good airports are not a luxury in India any more. Millions of Indians take to the air, and they deserve first-rate facilities. India does not do good airports, any more than it does good railway…
December 29, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Beyond shibboleths: How and why to deal differently with Pakistan in the future
December 1, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
On this tenth anniversary of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, let’s think about how we have dealt with Pakistan over the decades and how we might act differently in the future. Since 1947, Indian policy has…
December 1, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Our real ranking: Highest statue in the world – and other sad tales of rising India
November 3, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
Apparently, we should be proud that India has the highest statue in the world – taller than anything the US and China possess. Poor Sardar Patel – his memory invoked in such a schoolboy way….
November 3, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Modi meets Putin: And discovers non-alignment, which would have saved us the somersault over China
October 6, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power, he was going to change everything. In trying to do so, he made a mess of most things, including foreign policy. As President Vladimir Putin comes calling,…
October 6, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Law and order crisis: Despite Supreme Court judgment decriminalising homosexuality, injustices and travesties abound
September 8, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
Let’s not be fooled by the Supreme Court judgment on Section 377 which decriminalises homosexuality and is a tonic for decency. The law and order system is in deep crisis. Our investigatory agencies including the…
September 8, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Modicare’s fate: It could be healthcare boon or disaster, depending on governance
August 11, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
India needs universal health coverage. Is “Modicare”, due to begin politically conveniently on Independence Day, in an election year, the way to provide it? Putting more money into healthcare is vital given India’s disgraceful record….
August 11, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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We Were All Thais: Wild Boars rescue and World Cup have raised a loud hurrah for internationalism
July 14, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
At a time of narrow, nasty nationalism everywhere, the football World Cup and rescue of the Wild Boars boys’ soccer team in Thailand has raised the spirits. The relentless pursuit of national interest is supposedly…
July 14, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Behind Korea Summit: If someone deserves a peace prize for the Trump-Kim summit, it’s South Korea’s Moon Jae-in
June 16, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
Of the two leaders who came to Singapore to discuss the denuclearisation of North Korea, one is a ruthless dictator with blood on his hands while the other is widely regarded as a serial liar….
June 16, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Congress reset needed: Here’s a list of things the party must work on if it wants to win elections
May 19, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
The Congress party must have thought it had Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP on the backfoot going into Karnataka state elections. The results indicate even if this was the case at the start of…
May 19, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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For real change: To improve civic decency in India, focus on raising education levels
April 21, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
While our security analysts ponder the China “reset” and India’s new “leadership” role in the Commonwealth, let’s consider something far more real and strategic about our society. No, not our internal day-to-day politics, which are…
April 21, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Switching sides? Kim Jong-un could be exploring the possibility of becoming an American ally
March 24, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
The announcement that General Secretary Kim Jong-un and President Donald Trump will meet at a summit in May 2018 took the world by surprise. Trump had hinted at a possible meeting in May 2016 when…
March 24, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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India’s Asean embrace: Unlike China, Southeast Asian countries do not have a problem with India’s rise
January 27, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
India hosted 10 leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) for its Republic Day. This is in celebration of 25 years of India’s dialogue status with the group and comes just days after…
January 27, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Can ‘Make in India’ work? Why India is not going to be the next China – or anything like China ever
December 30, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised he would promote a ‘Make in India’ revolution. Nearly four years later, a manufacturing revolution is nowhere in sight. Make in India was supposed to not just boost manufacturing, it…
December 30, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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Dealing with North Korea: The only way out of Korean crisis is to recognise Pyongyang as a nuclear power
December 2, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
North Korea’s missile tests and the war of words between Pyongyang and Washington have made East Asia the most dangerous place on earth. Washington is worried that North Korean missiles could reach the US homeland….
December 2, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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