Disengagement from the LAC will remain a chimera because China has given enough indications that the PLA will not move back any more. China has even deployed drones to monitor and deny any......
'India is respected by both Israel and Palestine.''India can push the international community for the peace process.' IMAGE: Israeli soldiers gather near tanks as violence around the nearby Gaza......
Even as India strives to climb the development mountain, the fact is that the mountaintop is already crowded.If it got there in 2047, India would be very much a late-comer, observes T N Ninan.......
'It would be a huge mistake to think that Gorbachev's reforms did not achieve anything.''We all live in the world, which is in many respects a result of Glasnost and Perestroika.' IMAGE: Russian......
Mikhail Gorbachev died in a Moscow hospital on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 after a long and prolonged illness. The former president and general secretary of the Communist party of the then Union of......
Macroeconomic management is usually a lot more comfortable with lower fiscal deficits. The sooner we get there, the better for the economy, says former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of......
None of the four benchmarks suggested by the RBI is ideal as banks in India create loan assets from their deposits and not borrowings from the regulator or the market, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.......
Cashless transactions need ubiquitous connectivity, which we don't have. And connectivity needs political and administrative convergence, says Shyam Ponappa. Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com......
Housing prices could drop by up to 30% over 6 to 12 months after demonetisation, says T S Ramakrishnan. After demonetisation, a prominent economist tweeted that 19% of India's employment share......
Says insurance-based models should get greater role and government’s recent insurance benefits should be increasedThe NITI Aayog has objected to increasing investments and focusing on......
Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them! With the pandemic done and dusted, people are back to watching films in their neighborhood theaters and......
This Friday, fantasy film Wrath Of The Titans promises to entertain us, and keep us on the edge of our seats. A sequel to the 2010 film Clash Of The Titans, the new film stars Sam Worthington,......
Patcy N thinks it's better to watch Mission Impossible 2 once again instead of watching Aazaan. Post YOUR reviews here!'Mere sar par Allah ka haath hai aur iske sar par Allah ka haath hai,' lead......
'Every Ali obituary I read made the point that he 'transcended his sport' -- a reference to the many battles he fought with America even as he fought in America.''What the obituaries leave out is......