What does UNHCR intervention on CAA mean?

'It may serve the interests of the rule of law if the Supreme Court were to appoint the UNHCR as amicus curiae in the CAA case,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar. IMAGE: Rioters mercilessly beat......

His Master's Voice: Pavlovian Comrades

Sherlock Holmes in one of his pithier stories remarks on the singular incident of the dog in the night time:which was that the dog did not bark when a crime was committed. Holmes concluded that the......

Time for reshaping India's neighbourhood policy

Abstaining from voting on a UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka was dictated as much by necessity and self-preservation as by a desire to place bilateralism at the front and centre of New Delhi’s......

Sino-India ties: Dr Singh has 2 clear choices

Indian policymakers have always been better at formulating strategy than at moving on after it has served its purpose. In so many of our engagements -- non-alignment, nuclear non-proliferation,......

Best ways to motivate employees to perform well

The assumption that money drives performance is dated.  Image: A reward programme creates positivism and encourages others to emulate the best performers. Photograph: Reuters    ......

G20, Manmohan, and the 'only good news'

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has returned from Washington after attending the G-20 conference summoned by the lame duck US President George W Bush on November 15 to discuss the current economic......

Test poised for keen finish

Scorecard| ImagesI've never watched paint dry, so can't tell you with any authority that the evening session, piled on top of the one preceding it, was akin.But one of these days, I will watch......

Inzy, Afridi make India toil

Scorecard| ImagesThey say the trick to winning Tests is to play it session by session. India on the day realized that it was possible to work hard and stay competitive through an entire day -- and......

The Great Indian Selection Trick

Time was when a team announcement by the national selectors would cause my blood pressure to shoot sky high. Since coming to New York, though, I find that such selectorial exercises are no longer......