India’s power sector paradox
Problems surrounding India’s energy sector are so complex and voluminous that the immediate need is for a policy environment that can push the country ahead on the innovation curve. Hopefully, this can help the nation seize leadership of an industry segment in the future, says Saurabh Biswas The energy sector, electricity...
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Congress has to tread carefully
19 December 2018 | Kalyani Shankar -
Small businesses, big contribution
19 December 2018 | Hima Bindu Kota -
A policy on MSP will be fiscally suicidal
18 December 2018 | Uttam Gupta -
Resurrect Indian economy
18 December 2018 | Shivaji Sarkar -
No salvation in shooting the reformist
18 December 2018 | Bindu Dalmia -
A healthcare safety net for all
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Congo’s struggle for democracy
17 December 2018 | Gwynne Dyer
Takeaways for the big two
With the Congress regaining control and the BJP having a brush with trouble, there are lessons for all national parties. It’s time to focus more on policies and less on hollow sloganeering The Assembly election results of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh have not only set the template for the Lok...
When democracy is not enough
If we do not stand up and reclaim the space we have conceded to criminals and other low-life who now sit in judgment over us, it will be our children who will pay the price in the coming years The Preamble to the Constitution of India clearly states that India is...
Quest for a future on our terms
Investing in children’s growth will help advance their health and overall development. Doing so must be a priority so as to secure their future Childhood is inarguably the most crucial stage of life. During this phase, brains develop, bodies grow, social skills are learnt and character is built. So important are...
State results: BJP downing BJP
The recent Assembly polls have given the party time to learn crucial lessons. Voters have sent a strong message that they know how to halt the juggernaut if leaders do not listen to them The results of the Assembly elections held in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram must have...
Writing for the regimes
Ashfaq Ahmed’s name provokes two distinct responses — reverence or repulsion. While his admirers see him as a sage, his detractors decry that he was an opportunist who had no qualms about using his writings to serve the ideological inclinations of the Governments of the day Early this year, a clip...
Draw lessons from defeat
Never mind the loss, the BJP must course-correct itself. Instead of launching barbs, it must articulate its policies better and study the voting patterns Every cloud has a silver lining and, therefore, results of the Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram need not be seen as a...
Literary legend of native tradition
Kunwar Narain expresses a cultural confidence that distinguishes him from all those who harboured serious misgivings about the distinctiveness of indigenous traditions and nativist tendencies Kunwar Narain was a literary icon, who with his exceptionally refined literary sensibility, stylistic as well as linguistic sophistication, and a tremendous sense of humanism embedded...
