Opinion - Page 700

There is only less than a week left for Afghanistan to undergo first of its two hugely important transitions. On 5 April, the country will hold the...

The gap between the on-ground election campaign and the election campaign debates makes one wonder what actually is the right campaign strategy in...

It is interesting to note the timely intervention of the Supreme Court into the serious allegations of match/spot fixing, betting and allied...

I was in Washington and my deputy editor at Reader’s Digest took me to a dinner party. He did not mention to the hosts who he was bringing along....

Is a generational shift taking place in various political parties? The 2014 election scenario shows that it has already begun. The year 2013 was very...

Fifth estate constituencies seem balkanised in India. People with disruptive political convictions tend to choose websites and discussion groups that...

Would three ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops and many major attempts to smuggle heroin worth Rs 415 crores seized  by BSF be significant...

When young nations are ruled by old men who can’t communicate with the youth and do not understand them, we have situations where self-proclaimed...

Kejriwal has announced his candidature in his own style, but he could not attract the crowd he expected, when he was making his announcement to fight...

MILLIONS visit Haridwar and Rishikesh every year to take a dip in the Ganga. This leads to an overlaoding of waste treatment facilities and causes the...

‘Be what you would seem to be – or, if you’d like it put more simply – Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others...

Indian campaigners trying to keep GM (genetically modified) food crops out of the country seem to be waging a losing battle. The government is moving...