Business of crying for media freedom
Earlier this month, along with two other journalists, I attended a conference on Media Freedom convened by the Foreign Ministers of Canada and the United Kingdom. It was a non-official delegation and was in no way representative of the diversity of India’s media — and I don’t think anyone claimed...
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Hong Kong extradition Bill: What lies ahead?
21 July 2019 | Makhan Saikia -
Living in a stressful world
21 July 2019 | Pramod Pathak -
Is AI the new super lawyer?
20 July 2019 | Pulkit Mogra -
Fifty years on
20 July 2019 | Pioneer -
Un-Islamic intentions
20 July 2019 | Markandey Katju -
Financing urban projects
20 July 2019 | Soumyadip Chattopadhyay/Arjun kumar -
Karnataka imbroglio
20 July 2019 | Pioneer
Annual trial by water
Floods are nothing new in India and are caused by both natural and human-made causes. Even if they cannot be prevented, devastation can be reduced As of Wednesday, July 17, floods had claimed 67 lives and, according to official figures, affected 46.83 lakh people and 16 districts in Bihar. Thirty of...
The rise of SUVs
Most of the major car launches in 2019 have been Sports Utility Vehicles. What explains the love for them? Over the past few months, there have been quite a few major vehicle launches by the Indian automotive industry despite the dramatic decline in sales. Some of these new car models have...
Twenty years on
Many lessons have been learnt from Kargil but the deep distrust of Pakistan remains The news that Pakistani Army regulars had infiltrated into India from across the Line of Control (LoC) didn’t just take our civilians by shock, it took the political and military establishment by complete surprise as well. It...
Breather for Jadhav
The ICJ ruling favours India but much depends on what Pakistan intends to do, hit back or negotiate a release Now that the euphoria over the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on Kulbhushan Jadhav, the man condemned by Pakistan to death for being a spy, granting him a breather has...
Rising maritime tension
Amid the Chinese calculus of geo-strategic manoeuvres, the most vulnerable ‘choke point’ lurks near Indian waters — the ultra narrow and practically unavoidable Malacca Straits The US-China vitriol has shifted back from the trade tables to its more familiar turf of the South China Sea, where China has provocatively tested anti-ship...
Hidden crisis of an ageing population
Challenges of an ageing population are now real. Figures reveal it may be difficult to alter India’s demographic trend. While policy efforts to ensure income security must continue, the Government must create mechanisms that can help seniors improve their quality of life So much has been said and written about India’s...
Ukraine: The third revolution
Volodymyr Zelensky will once again stand the test of Parliament. Right or wrong, most Ukrainians believe that he is the real thing No promises, so no disappointments,” said Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky during the election campaign that made him the President last May. It was a daring, even cynical thing for a...
