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Death of conscience

Death of conscience

Disasters have a peculiar way of affecting the imagination. First, one has to recognise that disasters are not disasters...

17 Sept 2015 12:14 PM IST

Talking Turkey: Palestine needs a new leadership

Talking Turkey: Palestine needs a new leadership

It is ironic that Palestine’s historic victory in the United Nations General Assembly in having its flag raised at...

14 Sept 2015 5:58 AM IST

The Orban hyperbole

The Orban hyperbole

“This paradox of space and timeWith which our consciousness is cursed:Though sky is the endless paradigmThe tide...

12 Sept 2015 11:53 AM IST

How serious is Mr Modi about reforms?

How serious is Mr Modi about reforms?

How serious is the Narendra Modi government about reforms? I am asking this question as neither someone in favour of...

12 Sept 2015 10:24 AM IST

Syrian refugees’ new ‘ummah’

Syrian refugees’ new ‘ummah’

‘The right to political asylum has no limits on the number of asylum seekers’

9 Sept 2015 11:56 AM IST

The food dharma

The food dharma

Dharma” is a unique Indian concept, a gift of Indian civilisation to humanity. It has provided the compass for...

9 Sept 2015 11:40 AM IST

Cornered at Mint Street

Cornered at Mint Street

India’s foreign exchange reserves have jumped by 30 per cent over the two years

8 Sept 2015 10:39 AM IST

Europe’s bout of sympathy

Europe’s bout of sympathy

It is this spontaneous outpouring of sympathy that makes UK unique

7 Sept 2015 11:18 AM IST

Stuck in idolatry

Stuck in idolatry

So has the Aam Aadmi Party also climbed on the “rewriting history” bandwagon? You would think so because the...

7 Sept 2015 10:43 AM IST

Names people play

Names people play

Generally speaking, this writer does not support name changes for streets and cities. Yet, this principle is not...

6 Sept 2015 11:21 AM IST

Patel agitation and bad education

Patel agitation and bad education

I have two questions for those of you who have been observing the agitation of the Patels in Gujarat. First: Why is this...

5 Sept 2015 6:40 AM IST

The power of Buddha

The power of Buddha

Civilisational concerns and cultural diplomacy are unlikely to captivate the popular imagination at the time of...

4 Sept 2015 10:29 AM IST