Opinion - Page 881

One of the major paradigm shifts one sees of late in India’s political economy is a focus on states. With terms like competitive and cooperative...

The extension of Sonia Gandhi’s term as Congress President by another year in her 17th year in the position is an admission of the party’s failure to...

The title Mahasangrama (the great war) is taken from the public broadcaster Doordarshan, with due acknowledgment. Unsurprisingly, the objectives for...

Monkeys are our closest relatives in the animal kingdom, and we have always peacefully coexisted and benefitted from each other. In fact, they are the...

United States President Barack Obama will host leaders from the international coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria later this...

One day, Syrians fleeing their country will find their feet in the European countries that have opened their doors to them. When they have settled in...

M. Govind Rao, a member of the 14th Finance Commission, had referred to the long-awaited implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) as a...

A preliminary but subtle shift appears to have occurred in India’s handling of Pakistan with New Delhi seeking to couple a direct armed defence...

For the first time in nearly two <g data-gr-id="47">decades</g> the Indian National Congress can hope to touch 20 plus seats in the Bihar...

The death of Kannada rationalist and literary scholar M.M. Kalburgi has sparked protests among people of all spheres in Karnataka. Many political...

Among other things, Moradabad is known for its e-waste recycling industry. The city stands on the banks of the Ramganga, an important tributary of the...

For centuries, following Descartes’ ‘I-think-therefore-I-am’ moment, western science looked upon animals as witless creatures given to pure instinct,...