2007 debacle spurred India
I think the journey began in 2007 when Team India lost to Bangladesh and crashed out of the World Cup. It was a dark day for Indian cricket and one of the saddest for the seniors in the team. The nation mourned as India made a premature exit. The coach was Greg Chappell and he was promptly sacked. The players were not comfortable with him.
Marching on against odds
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Bangladesh and YunusGate
The Bangladesh Government recently ‘sacked’ Nobel laureate Prof. Md Yunus from Grameen Bank, the bank he founded nearly 30 years ago. The “banker to the poorâ€, whose microcredit system has been replicated all over the world, is estimated to have given credit to more than eight million of the world’s poor, a majority of whom are women. At home he is recognised for founding the only financial institute completely centered around women.
Provide a helping hand
The governance of Waqf properties has remained an important area of concern in this country mainly due to large-scale encroachment, mismanagement and under-utilisation.
An old culture of pliancy
Can a state-owned media be independent? Well, in case of BBC and a few others, we can say yes. However, in developing countries where the government’s control over the media is strong, such examples are hard to come by.
Anti-graft laws lack teeth
The continuing explosion of scams since mid-2010 covering every sector of governance has made corruption the central issue of public debate.
A contradictory judgment
Godhra is a sort of turning point in Hindu-Muslim relations in the post-independence era in India. Ironically, it is a landmark for a rupture rather than bonding of the two major communities of the country.
Quality Education For All
Ever since Goldman Sachs published the now famous BRICS Report which predicts that India could become the second largest economy in the world by 2050
Dissecting the underbelly
The rapid expansion of mobile telephony in India has been accompanied by a series of scandals that have caused huge losses to the exch-equer. The scams have been largely a consequence of poor regulatory oversight and deliberate
A post-Wikileaks world
After Wikileaks announced the release of 250,000 American diplomatic cables, classified as secret documents, the world in general and diplomatic corps in particular were left stunned
Rich are benefiting more
Manmohan Singh is one of the most successful politicians of our times. As the Prime Minister of India, he has been able to bring stability to the country’s politics and economy
Strategically weak, are we?
Strategic thinking and military planning stem from political unity and coherence. Kautilya was the first to realise the need for unity and a powerful state to protect India from external invaders
Mahatma Gandhi @ 2050
The relevance of Gandhi is still a relevant topic. Even in Gandhi’s own lifetime, people made fantastic conjectures as to how he would be judged by posterity. One such contemporary of the Mahatma
End this culture rightaway
The sporadic but widespread bloodshed in West Bengal today is causing genuine worries among commoners as most of the victims or casualties are youths, bubbling with energy
Seeds of discontent
The third draft of the Seeds Bill has been presented in the Parliament for consideration. The bill was first drafted in 2004. Prior to this, after much criticism and protest from several farmer groups
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
