Category: Commentary

Crisis of confidence in banking system provides an opportunity to unleash reforms

By Amit Kapoor & Chirag Yadav India's banking sector has been hogging the headlines for all the wrong reasons. It…

6 years ago

Can yoga make the cut for Olympics?

By M. Rajaque Rahman On a day when yoga is having to jostle for mind space with a hugely popular…

6 years ago

A view through an infrastructure investor’s prism

By Taponeel Mukherjee Perspectives on infrastructure assets vary widely: While investors focus on investment returns, policymakers analyse both financial and…

6 years ago

International Yoga Day: India’s new global narrative

By Bhaswati Mukherjee India's soft power and its new global outreach became apparent after the United Nations General Assembly in…

6 years ago

Here’s why the 90-day ‘golden period’ in post-stroke rehabilitation is vital

By Dr Vijay Janagama A stroke can hit anyone at any age. India reports more than 1.8 million cases every…

6 years ago

In an era of productivity slowdown, India has entered AI arena at perfect time

By Amit Kapoor The current global economy is caught in a major paradox. We live in a world where systems…

6 years ago

Renewable energy-based desalination could resolve India’s perennial water woes

By Suhas Bannur The ever-increasing demand for potable water is exerting tremendous stress on our existing consumable water resources. Water…

6 years ago

Two Muslims near the very top in British politics’

By Saeed Naqvi The three column, six inch-deep headline on page 1 of the Daily Telegraph caught my eye: "Doors…

6 years ago

Modi’s strategic vision: Gap between aspiration and reality

By C. Uday Bhaskar Global disorder appears to be the leitmotif of mid-2018, with the US and China embarking upon…

6 years ago

Laughter: A diagnosis, and some personal prescriptions

By Vikas Datta Laughter is our audible reaction, usually involuntary, to something that amuses us -- yet, it is a…

6 years ago

Mid-term poll will call Kejriwal’s bluff

By Amulya Ganguli The biggest argument against granting full statehood to Delhi is Arvind Kejriwal himself. If an election leads…

6 years ago

Back in Goa, Parrikar will have to prove himself again, win back confidence

By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Panaji, June 15 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar is back at the helm in the state…

6 years ago

You could have lived to keep that promise, Shujaat

By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, June 15 (IANS) "We shall meet when you come here," Shujaat Bukhari told me over phone…

6 years ago

Amazing-but-true reports from North Korea

By Nury Vittachi Pity us poor reporters. This columnist covered a North Korean election in the 1990s. There was only…

6 years ago

Global policy trends that should interest Indian infrastructure sector

By Taponeel Mukherjee In a world where trade wars dominate news headlines, trade in goods is interesting, but trade in…

6 years ago

Saudi Arabia and India: Global partners against terrorism

By Ayalur K. Balakrishnan Saudi Arabia has faced more than 60 attacks by terror groups Al-Qaeda and Daesh, about half…

6 years ago

Pranab’s Mission Nagpur: Striking a blow for democracy

By Tarun Basu The images from Nagpur were, in the words of a Congressman, hard to digest. Here was Pranab…

6 years ago

Quebec, Qingdao and the new age of multilateralism

By Amit Kapoor The contrasting events that transpired in the cities of Quebec and Qingdao over the weekend signalled the…

6 years ago

Users are no guinea pigs, Mr Facebook

By Nishant Arora New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) A couple of months back, when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was asked…

6 years ago

When an ignorant wild herd killed my friend

By Karishma Saurabh Kalita I still can't believe that one of my friends has been beaten to death on suspicion…

6 years ago



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