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'Nehru didn't impose secularism'

'His secularism merely declared the equality of all religions in India under fundamental rights.' It took more than five decades and 100 volumes for the Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru......

It's Bharatiyata, not Hindutva!

It is time the current leaders who swear by 'cultural nationalism', that is religion neutral, assert that Bharatiyata is at the core of our nationalism and India was never a 'Hindu Rashtra', argues......

'Nehru was eclectic, and brilliant'

Historian Stanley Wolpert, author of several books on India, passed into the ages recently.We remember Professor Wolpert with Rajeev Srinivasan's March 1997 interview published on the occasion of......

The tripolar world that Modi should plan for

'India should think big: About how in a multi-polar world, India can indeed be one of the poles, rather than being a secondary power that has to worry about 'alignment' with one of the poles. A G3......

A strategic tsunami: Transformation in Indo-Japanese relations

In the media frenzy over inconsequential issues, the visit of the Emperor of Japan to India has been pushed to the margins of public discourse. Colonel (retd) Anil Athale explains the great......

Why the 'sponsorless' mutual funds could be a good idea

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has just released a proposal to alter the regulations pertaining to the sponsor system for mutual funds. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com One......

'Small Caps Look Attractive'

'The potential headwind is that the Indian economy is likely to see a slowdown in growth rates over the next two years.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com When seen along with interest......

India Inc goes slow on rupee bonds, eyes international market

As bonds are costlier for companies and investors are more sceptical than the banks, CFOs say they are looking at other avenues for raising funds. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Indian......

GST: Celebrations, but fingers crossed!

'While the GST is structured to be an all-encompassing tax and to create a vastly expanded digital network of recorded transactions, no one knows how traders long used to avoiding taxes will apply......

Want to 'own a piece of India'?

Tata Mutual Fund's 'own a piece of India' offering is suitable for informed investors. Tata Mutual Fund has launched new funds under an umbrella theme called ‘own a piece of India’ to......

Review: Fantastic Four is substandard fare

Fantastic Four is a disappointing reboot of a disappointing superhero franchise, says Nishi Tiwari. Their massive box office collections notwithstanding, the Fantastic Four films have consistently......

A champion plans to create Indian Olympic medallists

Triple Olympic gold medal winner and five-time World record holder Stephanie Rice reveals how she plans to get an Olympic medal for India in swimming in 2028. IMAGE: Stephanie Rice is launching......

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