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Children receive treatments in the Encephalitis Ward at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College Hospital where over 60 children have died over the past one week, in Gorakhpur district on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Who'll protect our kids, India's future?

Our national anthem which is resonating today throughout the land is Jana Gana Mana.

15 Aug 2017 12:39 AM IST

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Reflections: Workers abroad suffer due to India's apathy

Unlike rich professionals in the US, Indian labourers abroad are not of their class.

1 Aug 2017 12:34 AM IST

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Reflections: A stronger India needed to stabilise Chinese ties

It would be illogical of India not to mend fences with its closest neighbour and biggest trading partner.

18 July 2017 12:29 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: AP)

Reflections: PM must be realistic on India's overall interests

Several reasons have been advanced for India's equivocal relations with Israel.

4 July 2017 12:35 AM IST

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters during their protest in Darjeeling on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Reflections: Darjeeling flare-up - We had it coming

The past is important as today's regional dreams are rooted in the memories of yesterday's experience.

20 Jun 2017 12:47 AM IST

Reflections: A setback for May, but she'll battle to carry on

Some Brussels officials are eager to get on with the Brexit negotiations with a Prime Minister in command of her party.

10 Jun 2017 12:39 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Reflections: A puzzling silence, and the way to achche din

A possible explanation for their reticence could lie in the origin of Narendra Modi's winning slogan.

6 Jun 2017 12:46 AM IST

The refusal to have anything to do with Xi Jinpings ambitious One-Belt-One-Road mega-infrastructure project for which nearly 70 countries and international organisations have already signed up and which might cost up to $8 trillion can only be put down to pique.

Reflections: India's OBOR boycott - Was it misjudegment?

Realism demands that we face up to the stark truth that India lags far behind China.

23 May 2017 6:08 AM IST

Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi briefs the media after the hearing on Presidents Rule in Uttarakhand by the Supreme Court, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Let's admit our flaws, work to correct them

We are not yet a developed nation and need not pretend to be one.

9 May 2017 2:17 AM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Photo: AFP)

Reflections: Can Erdogan's Turkey be India's credible ally?

Mr Erdogan did indeed obtain popular endorsement of his ambition to become an all-powerful executive President.

25 April 2017 12:26 AM IST

BJP MP Tarun Vijay. (Photo: PTI)

Reflections: Racism in the land of Gandhi and Buddha

The latest round of atrocities has prompted demands for a law banning race discrimination.

11 April 2017 12:13 AM IST

Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in 2012 in the case, but an appeals court ordered a retrial which dismissed the charges two years later. (Photo: AP)

Reflections: The perils of choosing religion over politics

Hundreds of Brotherhood activists were killed when Mr Morsi was toppled; thousands more are languishing in jail.

28 March 2017 12:23 AM IST