Never has the master control switch of the world been so difficult to operate
Ambitious chief ministers have, for now, realised their mistake. The Centre does well at macro tasks while states deliver micro ones
Lifting consumer spirits is the most important intervention needed if spending is to pick up
On evidences that are necessary to charge a person with sedition
Something that has not gone unnoticed in the politically aware community
Increasingly, guerrilla groups and government troops exhibit similar military behaviour
Any system has an upper load-bearing capacity beyond which it breaks down
West Bengal and Assam, important for ideological reasons, are less likely to play a role in BJP’s immediate future
The need is to identify industries that can diversify their product lines for goods necessary in an emergency
In the second wave, the government does not have the option of limiting mobility
CELESTIAL HEROISM IS a bestseller, unless it is badly made. In it merges great survivor dramas and the romance of breaching the boundaries of human…
Pratap Bhanu Mehta is one of India’s most influential columnists and public intellectuals
Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns
Ram Madhav is a member of the National Executive of RSS and a founding member of the governing council of India Foundation. He is the author of, among other titles, Partitioned Freedom and The Hindutva Paradigm
Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.
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