Modi’s chance to retain power high
The past week has been exhilarating for the Opposition that hopes to upstage Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP in this summer’s general election. First, the Samajwadi Party and the BSP have managed to craft a seat-sharing arrangement that will lead to both parties contesting 38 seats each in Uttar...
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A glimmer amid chaos
20 January 2019 | Pramod Pathak -
Mistake to exclude Congress from SP-BSP alliance in UP?
20 January 2019 | Hari shankar vyas -
The evolution of mohajir consciousness
19 January 2019 | Nadeem Paracha -
New paradigm for prosperity
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Roots of a divided past
19 January 2019 | Prafull Goradia -
A morality play
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Thali to the rescue
19 January 2019 | Pioneer
Endgame in Afghanistan
India must force its way into the peace process. It must show its willingness to support the Kabul regime with military hardware, other than financial and technological aid One has heard the question before: “What is going to happen in Afghanistan?” There are two reasons for revisiting it. The first...
The SUV conundrum
Once upon a time car companies clearly defined line-ups of products but nowadays everything is a bit more confusing So you want to buy a luxury Sports Utility Vehicle? It might never go off-road in its life. Heck, it might never leave metaled roads all its life but you like the...
Essentials for a progressive alliance
Given their recent experiment during the by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, where the SP and BSP registered a combined victory, they are confident that their alliance at the national level will be a success. But both elections are different and the deal needs some fine-tuning to emerge victorious After the demolition of...
Hidden yet impending risk
Greater corporate leverage means firms are less able to withstand negative shocks to income or asset values, say MEGHA JAIN and Aishwarya Nagpal One of the underlying problems faced by firms is to finance assets. As per key principles of financial management, a proper mix of debt and equity capital is...
Unsung human rights for women
It is imperative that access to quality family planning information and services is easy and women are given the power of choice and decision-making When 17-year-old Suguna Devi, a resident of Khagaria district of Bihar, had her first child within a year of her marriage, celebrations were short-lived. Born prematurely...
Let justice prevail
The swift elevation of two Supreme Court judges is raising more questions about probity If last year’s press conference by four senior-most judges of the Supreme Court, including current CJI Ranjan Gogoi, had compromised the pristine institutional worth of the judiciary over its capacity to be transparent and neutral, the latest...
Cyber problems
Lax data protection norms and callous understanding of security are making India a prime target for cyber criminals Data has been declared as the new oil. Much like the early days of oil exploration by companies, there is a rush to secure the most valuable data as soon as possible and...
