At CPC congress, Xi assures neighbours to resolve disputes through dialogue

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday assured China's jittery neighbours that Beijing is ready to resolve its disputes through dialogue but not at the expense of its strategic interests, as he opened a......

Modi, Indira Gandhi and bad economics

'All of Indira Gandhi's bad economic ideas are being strengthened, from nationalised banks to anti-poverty, handout yojanas,' says Shekhar Gupta. The most fascinating insight notebandi provides is......

Why did Xi meet PLA generals?

Important for India was Xi's meeting with representatives of PLA officers and soldiers stationed in Tibet.The video of the encounter was interesting to watch, especially the large number of......

Mr Xi, what have you gained in Ladakh?

'Why did your generals try to grab a few square kilometres of Indian territory in Ladakh?''And what happened to the hard work that you and Prime Minister Modi put into the Wuhan and Mamallapuram......

Why Nehru had set up the Planning Commission

The 64-year-old Planning Commission, a vestige of the socialist era, will soon become history.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day speech, on Friday announced that the Commission,......

Is replacing the Planning Commission justified?

The Planning Commission needs to be replaced by institutions prescribed under the Constitution for the functions it usurped, feels Indira Rajaraman The Planning Commission was a powerful centre of......

What must replace the Planning Commission

In finally ending the Commission’s long history, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vindicated those who have been yearning for a decisive break from India’s Nehruvian socialist past. An......

Modi to seek CMs' views on budget, infra development

At the first meeting of Governing Council of NITI Aayog on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek views of Chief Ministers and Lt Governors on Budget 2015-16, flagship schemes and......