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By Pavitra Mohan |
September 23 in many senses is a landmark day in the context of India’s long and winding road to treating healthcare as…
By Ajit Ranade |
Three years ago, India abruptly walked out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a free trade…
By GN Bajpai |
Narendra Modi has been commanding his entourage well. But the commands must turn into inspiration and lead to action…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
It is true that Gandhi emphasised duties over rights but he also showed us how it was a duty to stand up when rights…
By Ajit Ranade |
Measured in dollar terms, the size of the Indian economy surpassed that of the Unit-ed Kingdom, as per data from the…
By Ajit Ranade |
There was an extraordinary heat wave in March in northern India which caused wheat yields to go down. The heat wave in…
By Ishan Chauhan |
In today’s uncomfortable situation, tough calls will have to be made for the cause of the environment. This will,…
By Ajit Ranade |
In the past eight months, foreign portfolio investors have moved out nearly 40 billion dollars out of India, by selling…
By Vidyadhar Date |
The BJP exploits Indian history, sings its glory but has no real understanding of Indian culture. As Rabindranath…
By Ajit Ranade |
Germany is the current chair of the group of seven richest nations called G7. This group is meeting in the Bavarian…
By Ajit Ranade |
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretariat, “condemned and de-nounced” statements made by two…
By Ganesh N Devy |
Like Janus, the RSS and the BJP have two faces, one face has marks of the actions of the past on it. Some of these…
India’s ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) as well as the Indian media appear to be pleased that the nation’…
By Ishan Chauhan |
Large sections of the Indian subcontinent starting from Balochistan and Sindh in Pakistan all the way to Odisha and…
By Lekha Rattanani |
It was only last week that the US State department added the option of a gender ‘X’ on its passport forms, giving…