In 2017, a retired R&AW officer conveyed that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was keen to get monarchy restored in Nepal and suggested that I support these efforts. A fascinating......
Despite missteps, Arvind Kejriwal and his party could move beyond an attacking strategy to improve our polity, says Shyam Ponappa The turn of events that catapulted Arvind......
A number of younger diplomats have begun to search for the soul of the foreign service, to give its members a sense of belonging and pride, observes former ambassador T P Sreenivasan. Every......
Despite the daunting tasks ahead the prospects are solidly encouraging, because of a clearly mandated government, says Shyam Ponappa. The National Democratic Alliance government has made a terrific......
Shyam Ponappa examines whether government levies on these critical inputs are beneficial or detrimental. A spectrum auction last month ended with over Rs 61,000 crore (about $10 billion) bid......
'The telecom companies are our lifeline now, despite having nearly collapsed under debt because of ill-advised policies.''Perhaps our obvious dependence on telecom services will spark......
India and China have the opportunity to develop strategic commercial interests that are mutually beneficial, believes Shyam Ponappa. The opportunities and threats relating to China are an......
For stressed loans, the need is to prevent disruption in cash flows from a systemic perspective, conserving employment and assets in untainted enterprises with the potential for recovery, says......
A 13-member team, comprising seven men and six women, was on Wednesday selected by the Badminton Association of India to participate in the Li Ning China Masters Super Series tournament to be held......