Category: Opinion

Rise of a maverick: Mixed signals and troubling implications

By Bhaswati Mukherjee On November 9 the unthinkable happened after the most polarised election in US history. With the so-called…

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The Soviet spy who foxed the Nazis – and inspired a hundred jokes

By Vikas Datta Spy fiction we have been used to for years had Soviet/Russian agents as the bad, ruthless guys.…

8 years ago

Currency demonetisation to shake up real estate for sustainable growth

By Vinod Behl The landmark move by the Modi government to demonetise high-value currency notes to stamp out black money…

8 years ago

Modi cuts the Gordian’s knot of black money

By Amulya Ganguli After several half-hearted and unsuccessful attempts by various governments over the years to untangle the Gordian's knot…

8 years ago

The view from a New York loft: The Devil’s Own Choice

By Saeed Naqvi The certainty of a Hillary Clinton victory had given way to anxiety as soon as the TV…

8 years ago

The ascent Of Manipur’s women – and their descent into drugs

By Sarita Santoshini Imphal: Boinu was about 21 when she fell in love and decided to get married. It seemed…

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Underlying MP jailbreak: 34% prison positions vacant nationwide

By Devanik Saha An underlying issue of the controversial killing of eight Muslim undertrials after they killed a police officer…

8 years ago

Trump’s triumph: Thumbs up for being politically incorrect

By Amulya Ganguli The American voter has turned President Barack Obama's expectation of a preference for wisdom and decency in…

8 years ago

Rs 14 lakh crore cash junked — what that means for black money

By Abhishek Waghmare Rs 14 lakh crore -- or $217 billion, 86 per cent of the value of Indian currency…

8 years ago

World’s hottest start-up out of the incubator in Marrakech

By Rajendra Shende In December 2015, undeterred by the miserable failure of the Kyoto Protocol, world negotiators had come together…

8 years ago

Shia persecution in Pakistan: Handiwork of a militant troika

By Dr. Anurag Tripathi On October 29, 2016, at least five Shia persons were killed and many injured in a…

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Pollution, productivity and prosperity in South Asian cities

By Amit Kapoor That the environment in cities in India and the broader South Asian region in general is in…

8 years ago

What Shivaji statue, world’s tallest, can do for Maharashtra — if not built

By IndiaSpend Team It could pay for a micro-irrigation programme to bring water to thousands of farmers over two years;…

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Average Indian consumes 119% more salt per day than WHO limit

By Devanik Saha An average Indian consumes 10.98 grams of salt per day -- 119 per cent more than the…

8 years ago

Despite setbacks, Indians keep Australian dream alive

By Rekha Bhattacharjee The Indian community in Australia is growing rapidly. The increase in numbers is complemented by an increase…

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Donald Trump’s legacy: Making racism, xenophobia chic

By Ashok Easwaran Chicago, Nov 7 (IANS) In a 2008 interview with Barack Obama, two weeks before he was elected…

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Making our futile but necessary lives meaningful Camus’ Absurd way

By Vikas Datta All religions are based on fate, or some divine design and control over humans, and so are…

8 years ago

The world is a learning oyster: Using the US election as a learning tool

By Lina Ashar Every moment can be a learning and mind expansion moment if parents and educators put their minds…

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New strand of fundamentalism surfaces in Kashmir

By Amulya Ganguli With no sign of the unrest in Kashmir subsiding, the state is passing through one of the…

8 years ago

Success of TB treatment in India could be lower than reported – Why that matters

By Shreya Shah Only 73 per cent of one kind of tuberculosis (TB) cases registered for treatment were successfully treated,…

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