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The wilderness of mirrors – The allegations against Donald Trump, and the press conference that followed, will surely affect his presidency.

Jan 13, 2017 - 4:14 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Jim Angleton would have loved this. Angleton, admired and despised in equal measure, was the legendary (or notorious) CIA director of counterintelligence in the 1960s and 1970s, who spent those years in a Captain Ahab-like […]

Agni V with an operational range of 5500 -5800 km is capable of hitting targets in China.

China frets and fumes: The latest Agni V test has not gone down well with the neighbor

Jan 13, 2017 - 4:11 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

When India first tested its three-stage Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Agni V on April 20, 2012, China‘s reaction was remarkably restrained. “China and India are both emerging powers. We are not rivals, but cooperative partners. We […]

Farewell, President Obama: A passionate reminder of US liberal values

Jan 13, 2017 - 4:08 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Soaring oratory and strong emotions marked the farewell speech of the 45th US President, Barack Obama, 10 days before his successor is sworn in. The tradition dates back to President George Washington, reflecting the concerns […]

A Path to College and Careers for all Children

Jan 13, 2017 - 12:15 am EST Carmen Fariña 0

Navigating the college process can be challenging for students and their families. As the first person in my family to go to college, I know how stressful this process can be. As Chancellor, getting every […]

Demonetization was a dishonest promise

Jan 6, 2017 - 4:59 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

A cost-benefit analysis of demonetization needs to take into account the inconvenience caused and the millions of man days lost in queues and lay-offs. The honorable Prime Minister promised the people an India of their […]

TAXING TIMES AHEAD: Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley with Deputy Chief Minister Delhi, Manish Sisodia after the recent GST Council meeting in New Delhi.

GST matters but so does fiscal federalism

Dec 10, 2016 - 1:23 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

As expected, the latest Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meet, headed by the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and with state finance ministers as members, could not arrive at any policy decision as far […]

Another session lost: A timely rebuke from a marg darshak

Dec 10, 2016 - 1:19 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

The continued disruptions of the Lok Sabha provoked a strong reaction from a sidelined BJP veteran, LK Advani. The latter has blamed both Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and his one-time protégé, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar, […]

President-elect Donald Trump at a meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House

A rite of passage: Obama-to-Trump transition will see a new America and changed equations

Dec 2, 2016 - 4:44 pm EST Gauri 0

Never has the US seen a transfer of power in the White House as contentious and controversial as we are now witnessing. One has also rarely seen an electorate as polarized as it was during […]

Misery in rural India: The government should listen to its own bureaucrats

Dec 2, 2016 - 4:19 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

If the government thought media was exaggerating the prevailing “cash chaos” and focusing excessively on urban India, its own officers’ report has confirmed that the situation is far worse in rural India. A team of […]

The implications of demonetization and Trump’s win will be far-reaching

Nov 26, 2016 - 4:09 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Trump’s election as US President and demonetization in India arrived like conjoined twins on November 9. Joseph Schumpeter’s phrase “creative destruction”, used in 1942 to characterize industrial evolution, is the hopeful outcome. Experts are divided […]