'Focus on ramming through nuclear power is misplaced'

Instead of trying to bulldoze through the stalled project, the establishment's energies could be more efficiently deployed in targeting other sectoral problems, says Devangshu Datta The......

VIEWPOINT: Religious sentiments overtaking rationality

Devangshu Datta analyses three recent unrelated incidents in India to emphasise on the growing trend of religious sentiments trumping rationality In April, there were violent incidents in......

What Rahul Gandhi didn't say to India Inc

The CII meet was ideal for laying out details of concrete policies. But Rahul Gandhi did not choose to speak in concrete terms. Devangshu Datta examinesIf somebody describes herself as "not tall,......

Rape: Advice from Mamata, Khap leaders, Republicans

In Khapistan, where rape is a cottage industry, a local politician paraphrases the Manusmriti and suggests that boys and girls should be married off as soon as possible to prevent rape, says......

'Mahindra Electric Is Getting Free Publicity'

'IndiGo's position in this argument will depend on whether it has registered '6e' as a trademark.' IMAGE: Mahindra & Mahindra's BE 6. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com   The legal......

India's Economic Reality And The Hype

From connectivity woes to infrastructure advancements and the startup boom, there is a gulf between claims and reality in India's economic landscape, points out Devangshu Datta. Illustration:......

The US biologist who rescued India from a severe food crisis

Norman Borlaug transformed India from a famine-stricken nation dependent on food aid into a self-sufficient one, says Devangshu Datta. Gandhi, Nehru, Patel, Ambedkar - there is much......

How election results will impact markets

From here till the next government is installed, political equations will play an increasing role in driving perceptions about India, says Devangshu Datta. Political processes and outcomes......

'Patriotism', 'honour' and Luis Suarez

The way some Uruguayan fans have reacted to the Suarez incident shows how black and white facts can be spun into shades of grey, writes Devangshu Datta.Uruguay's striker Luis Suarez has hogged the......

Are Computers Destroying Chess?

Cheating poses an existential challenge to chess.It's hard to know how it will be mitigated, but it must be, if chess is to continue being a legitimate sport, asserts Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: World......

Was IPL a distraction to hide governance failure?

'It is no accident that politicians strive to control sports bodies, and get their names associated with popular sports, sometimes by renaming stadiums after themselves,' observes Devangshu Datta.......