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The Albatross Around Pakistan’s Neck
The problem with religious laws is that they are easy to enact but difficult to amend or repeal “This is the problem with religious laws. They are easy to enact but very difficult to amend […]
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Where Goes the Rupee?
“There are several moderate but effective instruments available to the government to help the rupee find an equilibrium”, says the author. The travails of the rupee have dominated newspaper headlines over the last fortnight. Its […]
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Much must change in Kerala
After the devastating floods, Kerala society as a whole now needs to reorient its relationship with nature “Kerala society as a whole now needs to reorient its relationship with nature. However inclusive this development may […]
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Why These Trade Talks with Canada are getting so Tough
“By far, the biggest contributor to its export income has been the USA. Seventy-five percent of its exports are to America. Because of this enormity of its exports to America that bring in many billion […]
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PRIME MINISTER MODI’S PERFORMANCE AND POTENTIAL IN THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
“Modi has failed so far. It is possible that between now and the election, Modi will wake up and execute political skills of Kautilya. I must say it is too early to make any predictions. […]
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Pride and foreign aid
By Happymon Jacob “Whichever way one plays it, New Delhi’s unwillingness to accept foreign aid reflects poor judgment, is bad optics, and goes against the spirit of cooperative federalism. Moreover, this decision, when read with […]
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Rebooting the system for a skills upgrade
There needs to be a road map to rescue private Industrial Training Institutes from their weak state The only way to mobilize adequate resources the right way is to do skills training and have equipment […]
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HINDUISM & OTHER RELIGIONS ARE THE TWO WINGS OF THE SAME BIRD CALLED INDIA
It is very unfortunate that misguided, dishonest, corrupt, semi or not educated at all Hindus, Muslims, Christians and Sikhs that do not understand Hinduism or Islam or Christianity or Sikhism or humanity at all have […]
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The house that Naipaul built
It is not his travel writing that makes him one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, it is his fiction Naipaul knew that our house is not perfect and that it is ludicrously […]
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Questions of faith at Ayodhya
We need to carefully understand the issues before the Supreme Court This refers to A. Faizur Rahman’s article “The essentiality of mosques” (The Hindu, August 7, 2018). He says that the Supreme Court needs to […]
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Do sportspersons make good politicians?
“Barring a few exceptions, they were all introduced on the political horizon as “bold and big game-changers”. Finding their wings clipped and sans all powers, they attempted to walk free, only to end up as […]
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Trump should be Impeached. Are there Republicans with spine who will do it?
By M.P. Prabhakaran “Will some Republicans in Congress prove that they have spine by coming forward to initiate the process of impeachment of Trump? Any effort on the part of Democrats will get nowhere, because […]
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On a positive note:Modi-Khan talk of peace and progress
With Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf emerging as the single largest party in the General Assembly, his becoming the Prime Minister of Pakistan is a foregone conclusion. Even as Khan extended an olive branch to the […]
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Prime Minister Imran Khan
Can he mature fast enough for the requirements of his new office or will he need guidance? By S. Akbar Zaidi “Mr. Khan, till now the vitriolic candidate and opposition leader, will have to mature […]
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Prime Minister Imran Khan
Can he mature fast enough for the requirements of his new office or will he need guidance? “Mr. Khan, till now the vitriolic candidate and opposition leader, will have to mature to be a more […]
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Trump’s performance could help Republicans win the mid-term election
“If the U.S. economy grew @ 4%, this will make a big headline not only in the USA but the entire world. U.S. economy is the engine that drives the global economy. President Trump, of course, […]
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Decoding Trump’s attack on Europe
His incendiary tour of the continent seeks to reverse the gains Europe has achieved over the last 70 years. “Mr. Trump’s blistering attack on European states for not meeting their military spending obligations is misplaced. […]
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Deep state, deeper problems: Pakistan
Pakistan has been ill-served with the ‘corruption is the only problem’ oversimplification, as elections beckon “It is ironic that Mr. Sharif faces jail ahead of an election that opinion polls indicate his party would win, […]