Writing out the non-han
The conflict between the Philippines and China over the Scarborough Shoal may appear at first sight a minor dispute over an uninhabitable rock and surrounding shallow waters. But it is hugely important...
View ArticleNo time to lose
It’s swelling into an overwhelming chorus now. Even many Congress Working Committee (CWC) members have come round to the view that the economy is the problem, to which the party’s electoral reverses...
View ArticleAuction no panacea
Governments have rarely lacked ingenuity for raising money and India is no exception. This is reflected in the government’s resolve to not only jack up the reserve prices for auction of the 2G spectrum...
View ArticleHundred years of Indian cinema
Subhash Ghai’s film school in Mumbai has just held a celebration called Cinema 100, inaugurated by A R Rahman, and more celebrations are in order as we move to celebrate a hundred years of Indian...
View ArticleRed tape republic
Passports are a basic citizenship document. Even a minimally decent standard of governance requires that citizens shouldn’t have to undergo a harrowing struggle before being granted such a document....
View ArticleMuddled Thinking
After months of dilly-dallying the main opposition party, the BJP, has finally decided to put up a presidential candidate against Congress-backed nominee Pranab Mukherjee. On Thursday, the BJP...
View ArticleWhy blame doctors?
As i write this piece, there’s talk of a nationwide strike by the medical fraternity. On June 25, doctors, affiliated to the Indian Medical Association, plan to strike work, protesting the central...
View ArticleYour body is God’s palace
Creation has many aspects and among the various beautiful creations of God, the human body stands out prominently as His most wonderful creation. Swami Sivananda calls the body a mysterious moving...
View ArticleHow to turn the tide
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently took over the finance port-folio. One of his first announcements was to re-examine the recently proposed General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) tax provisions. This...
View ArticleConfucian Constitution or convenient confusion?
China’s intellectuals and their sympathisers have begun to peddle a bold new argument. They have started to hit international forums with the claim that China’s system of governance, based as it is on...
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