Speed and Quality mark the Growth of SE Asia's Infrastructure. Why are we...
IMPRESSIONSOnly a few years ago Bangkok was South-East Asia's most notorious city for traffic jams. It was common for parents to pick up their kids from school and, while the family vehicle tried to...
View ArticleBeyond Populism
From N.C.'s WritingsTwo events marking the beginning of the long Budget session of Parliament fitted in neatly to highlight the realities of the present-day Indian politics.On Parliament's opening day...
View ArticleLearning from the Chinese Experience
BOOK REVIEW1. Ideology Matters—China from Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping by Manoranjan Mohanty; AAKAR Books, Delhi; pages: 208; price: Rs 295.2. China's Success Trap : Lessons for Development Theory by...
View ArticleIn-laws and Outlaws: Travails of Bihar CM Jitanram Manjhi
The righteous hype in the print and electronic media in the first week of November 2014 targeting Jitanram Manjhi, the Bihar Chief Minister, seemed a little out of proportion, if not unprecedented. The...
View ArticleIn-Laws and Outlaws: Travails of Bihar CM Jitanram Manjhi
The righteous hype in the print and electronic media in the first week of November 2014 targeting Jitanram Manjhi, the Bihar Chief Minister, seemed a little out of proportion, if not unprecedented. The...
View ArticleRussia Signs Military Pact with Pakistan
When a Russian Defence Minister comes to Pakistan after a gap of fortyfive years, it becomes a landmark event both in the bilateral relations between the two countries and in regional politics. And on...
View ArticleTwo Contributions by P.N. Haksar: Relevance of Gandhi-Nehru Nexus ;...
ON P.N. HAKSAR'S SIXTEENTH DEATH ANNIVERSARYNovember 27 this year marks P.N. Haksar's sixteenth death anniversary. On this occasion we offer our sincere homage to one of the country's foremost thinkers...
View ArticleBlack Diwali for Rural Daily Wage Earners
by Arun SrivastavaWhile economists Jagdish Bhagwati and Arvind Panagariya have been supporting the Modi Government's initiative to squeeze out the operational area of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural...
View ArticleOn the Brink of Collapse: Nuclear Agreement with Iran
There was great expectation that the majestuc Coburg Palace Hotel in Vienna would witness the signing of an epoch-making agreement heralding dramatic changes in international relations, especially in...
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2014 Assembly Elections in Haryana: A Paradigm Shift in State Politics
by Ranbir SinghThe 2014 Assembly elections in Haryana have brought about a paradigm shift in the politics of the State. The BJP, which had won only four seats in a House of 90 in the 2005 elections,...
View ArticleGandhi amidst Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?
by Dev PathakBeneath the shadow of the grand announcement of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, there is a hotbed of questions. They deserve due...
View ArticlePositive News from Kathmandu, Kashmir
EDITORIALThe 18th SAARC Summit concluded in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, on a positive note today. Its most significant outcome was that of the three agreements on rail, motor vehicles and power...
View ArticleWhatever happened to Netaji?
BOOK REVIEWThe Search for Netaji: New Findings by Purabi Roy; Purple Peacock Books and Arts Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata; Rs 430.00.One enquiry committee and two commissions have so far probed the reported death...
View ArticleBaritone Voice is Silent—Values Remain
TRIBUTEArun Roy Choudhury, veteran journalist and social activist, who passed away at 87 in Mumbai on November 24 after prolonged illness, would be remembered by friends and well-wishers for the good...
View ArticleValue of Toleration in these Intolerant Times
by Shruti SharmaThe recent controversy of Shankracharya versus Shirdi Sai Baba has led to various actions and reactions. The controversy has been that the Dwarka Shankaracharya, Swami Swaroopanand...
View ArticleMaster Raconteur
by Shahid AminBorn into a landed family in present-day Bangladesh, Tapan Raychauduri, one of the top historians of modern South Asia, succumbed to a second cerebral stroke in Oxford, the English...
View ArticlePresident's Message
The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, has condoled the passing away of leading historian, Prof Tapan Raychaudhuri. In a condolence message to his wife, Pratima Raychaudhuri, he said:“I am extremely...
View ArticleTapan Raychaudhuri (1926-2014)
TRIBUTESTwo of his students offer their tributes to the distinguished historian, Tapan Raychaudhuri.by Rudrangshu MukherjeeTapan Raychaudhuri died peacefully in Oxford on the night of Wednesday,...
View ArticleRoad to Dhaka ; Bright or Ugly?
From N.C.'s WritingsThe PM has returned after attending the 18th SAARC Summit in Kathmandu. Against this backdrop it is worthwhile to recall the past. In this context we reproduce two pieces by...
View ArticleState Terrorism
by Shahnawaz MantooTerrorism is not new and it has been used since the beginning of recorded history. Terrorism is the most hated and feared term with its different manifestations. It is very difficult...
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