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Grandma Europe: Pope Francis justly chides EU leadership for being elderly and haggard
November 27, 2014, 12:02 AM IST
If it had expected this guest speaker to flatter and play nice, as is the usual form, the European parliament was in for a rude shock. Pope Francis laid out a trenchant critique instead. Once…
November 27, 2014, 12:02 AM IST
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South Asia’s rise: Saarc remains a talking shop but Modi outlines a positive vision
November 27, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
Fears loom at Kathmandu of another unproductive Saarc summit. Three showpiece agreements concerning road, rail and power connectivity had been slated to be signed during this summit, but Islamabad has raised objections on the ground…
November 27, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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Parliament interruptus: Reform ambivalent rules from Raj era to reduce House disruptions
November 26, 2014, 12:06 AM IST
There are moments in a nation’s history when its leaders are able to make decisive turns that can have long-lasting effects. Examples include India’s lurch leftwards with bank nationalisation in 1969, China’s sharp turn towards…
November 26, 2014, 12:06 AM IST
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Great leap forward: As India’s special representative, Doval should now resolve the boundary dispute with China
November 26, 2014, 12:02 AM IST
The appointment of national security adviser Ajit Doval as India’s special representative for boundary talks with China comes after this important post lay empty for a while. But overall, the PMO has been bringing dynamism…
November 26, 2014, 12:02 AM IST
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Ballot over bullet: Brisk voting in J&K and Jharkhand showcases faith in democracy
November 26, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
Votes are now in for 15 assembly constituencies in Jammu & Kashmir and 13 in Jharkhand and high turnouts in militancy-torn regions in this first phase suggest that the silent majority has opted for the…
November 26, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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Debate don’t disrupt: Next parliament sessions are crucial for economy, transcend acrimony of 15th Lok Sabha
November 25, 2014, 12:08 AM IST
Parliament resumes business today after both houses were adjourned on the first day of its winter session to honour deceased senior parliamentarians. The 15th Lok Sabha was marked by frequent disruptions and unseemly wrangles which…
November 25, 2014, 12:08 AM IST
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Integrate South Asia: Big idea for Kathmandu Saarc Summit will be to connect up a sundered subcontinent
November 25, 2014, 12:06 AM IST
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi setting off for the 18th Saarc Summit in Kathmandu, one key issue for the regional grouping is physical connectivity. In this regard, the Saarc Motor Vehicles Agreement is an important…
November 25, 2014, 12:06 AM IST
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Convictions in Machil fake encounter underline that Army must hold itself to high standards
November 25, 2014, 12:01 AM IST
Following the conviction of five army personnel in the Machil fake encounter case, my inbox was flooded with self-laudatory messages by retired army officers. The language differed, but the tenor was identical — Didn’t we…
November 25, 2014, 12:01 AM IST
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Hosting Obama: Successful R-Day invite caps transformative foreign policy of Narendra Modi government
November 24, 2014, 12:08 AM IST
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s NDA government completes 6 months at the Centre, its record on the economic front has been equivocal. Inflation is down, but that is more due to crashing global commodity prices…
November 24, 2014, 12:08 AM IST
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A Muslim party: Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM is shaking up conventional secular politics but so what?
November 24, 2014, 12:06 AM IST
Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) has represented Hyderabad in Lok Sabha since 1984 but it was not even a recognised state-level political party till June this year. Yet, it is now expanding fast enough…
November 24, 2014, 12:06 AM IST
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Strictures on CBI chief prove placing agency under Lokpal is only way out
November 22, 2014, 12:08 AM IST
The Supreme Court’s direction ordering CBI chief Ranjit Sinha to recuse himself from the 2G scam cases has come like a thunderbolt, casting doubt in people’s mind on CBI’s independence. Repeated warnings in various other…
November 22, 2014, 12:08 AM IST
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How to perk up pampered netas
November 22, 2014, 12:05 AM IST
What is the one topic on which government and opposition MPs eschew fisticuffs, speak in one voice, form a cosy club and present a beguiling picture of national unity? If you’re racking your brains on…
November 22, 2014, 12:05 AM IST
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Making a tryst with Nehru
November 22, 2014, 12:03 AM IST
History gives people the privilege of hindsight. Hindsight is often over generous or unfairly dismissive. The ‘curious’ case of Jawaharlal Nehru’s legacy on his 125th birth anniversary, which some wish to celebrate and others don’t,…
November 22, 2014, 12:03 AM IST
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The China syndrome: Delhi should learn from Beijing that complacency on climate change is disastrous
November 22, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
India was silent earlier this month when the world hailed China’s announcement about taking drastic measures to cut its greenhouse gas emission. It is not that India doubts that the planet’s health will benefit from…
November 22, 2014, 12:00 AM IST
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RPF’s train groups: It’s an innovative idea, but comes with its share of misgivings
November 21, 2014, 7:17 AM IST
It’s an innovative idea but, like all experiments, it comes with its share of misgivings. Frequent travellers, especially those who travel as part of large groups, know the “terrain“ and often go out of their…
November 21, 2014, 7:17 AM IST
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Freedom to love: Honour killings are the grisly holdout of a dying social order
November 21, 2014, 12:08 AM IST
The illusion that so-called honour killings are archaic holdouts only in India’s rural hinterlands has been precipitously shattered by the grisly murder of 21-year-old Bhavna. It was in a densely populated urban neighbourhood in the…
November 21, 2014, 12:08 AM IST
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Reform CBI: SC ordering director to recuse himself from 2G case shames the agency
November 21, 2014, 12:06 AM IST
The Supreme Court’s brief but succinct order forbidding CBI director Ranjit Sinha from acting in a supervisory capacity over cases related to the 2G telecom spectrum scam has in effect questioned his integrity. Passing orders…
November 21, 2014, 12:06 AM IST
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The world according to Gita: Millennia before European thinkers, Gita and Arthashastra embodied Indian tradition of realpolitik
November 21, 2014, 12:04 AM IST
World order in Hindu cosmology was governed by immutable cycles of an almost inconceivably vast scale — millions of years long. Kingdoms would fall, and the universe would be destroyed, but it would be re-created,…
November 21, 2014, 12:04 AM IST
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A flailing state: Inept Haryana policemen turn on journalists as Khattar’s new government fails Baba Rampal test
November 20, 2014, 12:05 AM IST
The tragic stand-off in Hisar, which has already claimed the lives of five innocent women and an 18-month-old child besides injuring another 200, shows up the Haryana police for being woefully unprepared and chief minister…
November 20, 2014, 12:05 AM IST
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Has Ebola landed? India must enhance monitoring, testing and treatment facilities to ward off the disease
November 20, 2014, 12:03 AM IST
With a 26-year-old man returning from Liberia testing positive for ebola, questions about India’s level of preparedness to fight the deadly disease are no longer theoretical. Although the man has now been quarantined at the…
November 20, 2014, 12:03 AM IST
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