18 Hour Power Cuts In VIP Kashmir Seat

'I have faced 18 hours of darkness daily all my life.' IMAGE: A bakery functions in the dark in downtown Srinagar. Power cuts are a common feature of life in Kashmir. Photographs: Umar Ganie for......

Two Cheers! India Is In A Good Place

While India should be concerned about disparities, the fact is that whereas three decades ago about half the people had incomes greater than $2.15 a day, today seven out of eight do, notes T N......

'Challenges from Indian govt': Afghan embassy in Delhi shuts down

Afghanistan Embassy on Friday announced its permanent closure, citing 'persistent challenges from the Indian government', even as heads of its Mumbai and Hyderabad missions claimed to have assumed......

How PM Modi Became Saint Modi

The transmogrification of Prime Minister Modi to Saint Modi began with the ground-breaking ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.By identifying himself with Lord Ram, Modi raised himself in popular......

'They are using the pandemic to push their reforms'

'The Modi government is about privatising profits and nationalising losses.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at one of her press conferences last week. Photograph: ANI Photo No sooner......

Forget China, let us be Indonesia instead

'While we may aspire to be a democratic if smaller version of China, we may only manage to become a larger, more accomplished Indonesia,' says T N Ninan. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi and......

If India can't build Chabahar, China will

The Modi government’s appalling inefficiency and lack of purpose stand exposed, says Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. My archives on India-Iran relations include a clipping from DNA newspaper......

Green concerns cloud govt's divestment drive

Some overseas investors refuse to be part of roadshows, citing environment risks   The central government, which is struggling to meet the divestment target, has to surmount one more......