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A more perfect reunion
5 Aug 2014 5:56 AM ISTAn Indian prime minister visited Nepal after a hiatus of nearly 17 years. During this intervening period, six head of states and nine prime...
Cutting through defence red tape
9 July 2014 3:28 AM ISTAs the budget is awaited, the defence allotment is patiently awaited too. The Modi-led government has for the first time shown firm resolve; and...
Distress Call of the Hour
25 Jun 2014 2:44 AM ISTAs far as national defence is concerned, the Modi-led government is maneuvering all the right moves yet it unexplainably and unfortunately lacks a...
Bravest of brave Gorkhas
9 Jun 2014 11:14 PM ISTThe international draw down from Afghanistan of 2014 is upon the Indian subcontinent and 9,600 American residual forces will be left there. This will...
Electoral drubbing in Uttarakhand
27 May 2014 12:23 AM ISTThe Modi wave has swept the nation and events are unfolding quickly at the state level too. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has resigned from the...
Uttarakhand: Stiff battle ahead
5 May 2014 11:33 PM ISTThe state of Uttarakhand has five parliamentary constituencies of which three are in Garhwal and two in Kumaon region respectively. The constituencies...
Who will have the last laugh?
22 April 2014 5:03 AM ISTWith the advent of summer and the progress of the polls, the political heat is increasing. Amidst intellectually stimulating debates, dirty tricks,...
Notes on the neighbourhood
2 April 2014 4:13 AM ISTEvents in India’s neighbourhood demand greater attention and analysis but pre disposition and mental involvement with elections, a lack of strategic...
Of martyrs and war memorials
11 March 2014 5:52 AM ISTRecently the BJP prime ministerial designate, Narendra Modi, declared that the nation lacked a war memorial and a large number of people have pointed...
How to measure a soldier’s worth
4 March 2014 6:02 AM ISTThe resignation of Indian Navy Chief D K Joshi shows the simmering discontent between political bureaucracy and the forces. Military matters should be...
Barren beauty at its best
4 Feb 2014 6:11 AM ISTThe breathtaking region of Ladakh, situated at an altitude of 11,500 feet above sea level, offers unique geographical profile that is not found...
Politics of Gorkha identity
17 Jan 2014 5:28 AM ISTThe Gorkhaland movement is within the ambit of the Indian Constitution but somehow always tends to send wrong signals. Thus, it is important to...