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On Tuesday Feb 28 night, President Trump made his first address to Congress, touching on his goals for immigration, jobs, education and national security

Measured rhetoric: President Trump’s gaffe-less surprise

Mar 3, 2017 - 12:39 pm EST @theindpanorama 2

US President Donald Trump sounded upbeat as he addressed a joint session of Congress for the first time. He condemned the murder of Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was shot dead in Kansas by a white veteran, […]

THE CONTRADICTIONS WITHIN THIS CLASS WILL NOW SET THE FUTURE COURSE FOR PAKISTAN'S ECONOMY AND ITS POLITICS

IN PAKISTAN, IT’S MIDDLE CLASS RISING

Mar 3, 2017 - 8:52 am EST Guest Author 1

The contradictions within this class will now set the future course for Pakistan’s economy and its politics Attempts to quantify Pakistan’s middle class, largely based on income and the purchase of consumption goods, show that […]

‘Huge blessing in small virtues’

Feb 24, 2017 - 3:39 pm EST I. S. Saluja 1

Sheila Chaman, the one time most admired newsreader on Doordarshan and now a Delhi based freelance journalist sent me, the other day, a piece ‘Huge blessing in small virtues’ by Maj Gen SPS Narang (Retd). […]

The terror Frankenstein: ISI-nurtured terror groups have come to haunt Pakistan

Feb 24, 2017 - 1:26 pm EST Guest Author 1

With Pakistan on the back foot, the time has come for New Delhi to make use of the aversion for jihadi groups in Pakistan over the Sehwan outrage. A carefully crafted approach to relations with Pakistan […]

Mass #Deportation: How Do You Deport 11 Million People?

Mass deportations? The Trump Administration goes after immigrants

Feb 24, 2017 - 1:21 pm EST Agencies | Media Reports 0

Despite judicial rebuffs on his ban on immigrants, President DonaldTrump appears to be intent on waging war on the American society’s most vibrant elements: the immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security is reported to have […]

Media and issues of responsibility

Feb 24, 2017 - 1:15 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

The Indian media display certain defects. These should ideally be addressed and corrected in a democratic manner. But if the media prove incorrigible, harsh measures may be called for. The time has come when some […]

Donald Trump's weird relationship with Russia has been problematic and suspicious from the beginning of his presidential campaign

THE SUM OF ALL FEARS – THE REAL DONALD TRUMP AND RUSSIA’s PUTIN

Feb 24, 2017 - 11:58 am EST Karan Beri 2

The undeserving Donald Trump pretty just keeps on proving to America that his presidency was just going to be a pathetic continuation of his presidential campaign, squashing all hopes that he might suddenly come to […]

Punjab police arrest INLD Leader Abhay Choutala along with other party workers at Shambhu Barrier near Ambala in Haryana on Thursday; and (below) symbolic digging of the SYL Canal by INLD supporters Photo courtesy: HT

SYL standoff: INLD bid to dig canal foiled; Abhay Chautala, 72 other leaders jailed

Feb 24, 2017 - 11:47 am EST Agencies | Media Reports 1

PATIALA (TIP): Top leaders of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), including Abhay Chautala, 18 other MLAs and two MPs, were arrested by Punjab Police at Shambhu barrier on the Punjab-Haryana border on Thursday after […]

Dr. Zafar Iqbal describes here the immense talent of Indian Americans who have made their mark in different fields and have made significant achievements which make them outstanding and an embellishment to the US; at the same time, doing India proud.

Indians in the United States of America: Significant Achievers

Feb 17, 2017 - 2:20 pm EST Guest Author 1

India gained independence from British raj on August 15,1947 and adapted a constitution becoming a Republic on 26th January 1950. On this occasion of 68th Republic Day, we can very proudly say that Indians have […]

Modi’s war on civil society; Minority NGOs are specially targeted

Feb 17, 2017 - 1:39 pm EST George Abraham 132

Indian law stipulates that non-governmental groups register under the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA) to operate while receiving foreign donations. Increasingly this provision is being used by this government as a political tool to stifle […]

AVI DANDIYA: A Crusader for environmentally and socially clean India

Feb 17, 2017 - 12:00 am EST @theindpanorama 0

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President Donald Trump speaks to Russia''s President Vladimir Putin at the White House, Washington. Chief of Staff Reince Priebus is seen standing (Right).

AMERICAN DEMOCRACY & CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS

Feb 10, 2017 - 3:45 pm EST Guest Author 1

President Donald Trump’s executive orders are ill-conceived and deeply flawed. They speak volumes of the style of governing of a man who won his race to the White House more as a populist that as […]

Why not talk to each other?: From right: G Parthasarathy, Anatol Lieven, Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri & Ahmed Rashid, at a session on Pakistan moderated by (extreme left) Suhasini Haider at iconic Jaipur literary festival. Photo courtesy/ PTI

India-Pak amity is the only way to thrive

Feb 10, 2017 - 2:58 pm EST Guest Author 2

Mutual hostility between two nations that have in the past shared a common heritage, culture and history is self-defeating. A united subcontinent can be a formidable force. Can two poor nations so situated afford to be […]

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Trump terror stalks Europe

Feb 10, 2017 - 2:37 pm EST Guest Author 1

His hardline policies go against the West’s political, economic philosophy Phobia: There is a mix of anger, frustration, and a sense of foreboding “The areas of particular concern include his protectionist economic agenda; threat to […]

US Industry commends India’s Union Budget 2017: Says It Seeks to Simplify Ease of Doing Business for Foreign Investors

Feb 3, 2017 - 7:55 pm EST George Abraham 1

The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) commended the 2017 Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, saying the budget has a forward-looking outlook and builds off the economic reforms enacted over the last three years […]

American Carnage: Trump’s Road to Ruin

Feb 3, 2017 - 4:23 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

The Trump presidency in the U.S. is less than two weeks old, but it is already clear that it represents an unusually fierce assault on civic, political, and moral values “President Trump is not an […]

Funding a clean polity: Crony capitalism needs a dirty political arena

Feb 3, 2017 - 4:13 pm EST Agencies | Media Reports 1

“Today, our politics has become so divisive and toxic that any ‘reform’ becomes suspect. There is no ‘JRD’ today who would be able to tell the Prime Minister that he would be funding his political rivals. […]

An incremental budget: welcome thrust on rural infrastructure

Feb 3, 2017 - 4:04 pm EST Agencies | Media Reports 1

The Union Budget for 2017-18 is in line with the BJP’s changed political stance of wooing the poor and shedding its “suit-boot-ki-sarkar” image. The Modi government has changed track and turned to the side where […]

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley holding a briefcase of budget papers, with his colleagues and staff before going in to the Parliament to present the budget

Indian Union Budget 2017 Presented – Finance Minister unveils series of post-demonetization digital reforms

Feb 3, 2017 - 11:02 am EST @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): In a pre-election Budget aimed at softening the demonetization blow, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on February 1 halved the basic income tax rate to 5 per cent and lowered the rate for […]

Setback to Climate Action Plans

Jan 29, 2017 - 7:48 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

That Donald Trump’s skepticism about climate change will adversely impact policies to address global warming became abundantly clear minutes after his swearing-in as U.S. President. The White House website quickly deleted all mention of climate change. […]