World One Step Away From Disaster

A step away from nuclear weapons being used in conflicts, warns Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). Kindly note the images have only been published for representational purposes. All photographs: Kind......

India continues to score self-goals

The pandemic has brutally highlighted the inadequacy of India's administrative systems.And the government has demonstrated its culpable inability to speed up vaccination in a timely manner, argues......

How Nehru could have saved Tibet from China

Claude Arpi deserves to be complimented for the commitment and hard work that have gone into this production.The frustrations of seeking reliable documentation from the catacombs of the Indian......

When a US president wanted Indian minister sacked!

'Galbraith had a powerful ally in Washington -- not as blunt and direct as the ambassador -- but committed to see Krishna Menon go.''This was President Kennedy himself.'A revealing excerpt from......

Will Samvat 2074 be good, bad or ugly?

If GDP growth in Q2FY18 remains below 7%, the outlook for Samvat 2074 would remain uncertain at best, says Nitin Desai. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com October 19 marked the end of Samvat......

How fear factor is haunting the global markets

People today need no reminding about how far and how fast equity markets can fall, rues Kenneth Rogoff The phenomenal market volatility of the past year owes much to genuine risks and uncertainties......

Focus on India's growth, please

The government should mend its ways before weak governance starts impacting India's economic growth.As we come to the end of an eventful year, it is possible to notice an increasing dichotomy......

Obama visit: How trained are Indian policymakers?

When Indian leaders think about the world, they think about the past 5,000 years or least the past 50, Robert Blackwill, the most erudite, witty, opinionated and controversial United States......