Editors' Picks
Lessons from Lebanon, Chile: Hard to tell the last straw
The lingua franca of the neoliberal upper crust, however, ‘reform’ all too often implies measures that target the poor at the expense of the rich.
An empty accord won’t usher in Naga peace
The Modi government, reluctant to learn anything from the Nehru regime, may be headed towards a similar misadventure.
Kashmir ‘internationalised’
The leaders of these countries had sharply criticised India on the Kashmir issue from the floor of the UN General Assembly last month.
Fraud whiff: Will Infy go the Satyam way?
Infosys founders, once a byword for financial probity, must clean house.
Mystic mantra: ‘Park & Pray’ and ‘eRosary’: New ways to pray
Incidentally, the Church designates the month of October as Rosary month.
National, anti-national and the new politics in Kashmir
The Kashmir police has been “disarmed”, the locals believe.
To reform politics, ensure inner-party democracy
Having periodic elections alone doesn’t make a nation democratic. Democracy also means government by discussion.
In Kashmir, the motif is fear
The presence of the armed forces is ubiquitous.
Leave growth to pundits, let’s end poverty instead
Punjab which did poorly on equality and not so good on poverty reduction is a star performer for reducing hunger.
In Haryana, Maha, Opp. fails to show will to fight
The Opposition was dispirited by the shock it received in the last Lok Sabha election and was in disarray.