Modi Knows How To Deal With Dissanayake

For India to view the new Sri Lankan leadership only through the prism of the past or through their narrow view on China is fraught with possibilities that should be avoided, asserts N Sathiya......

A Neat Tragedy Called NEET

NEET is a court-ordered examination, supposedly aimed at meritocracy. However, over the past years when the Modi government at the Centre began implementing it, it took on political and casteist......

When Can Speaker Expunge MPs' Remarks?

'Expunging remarks is within the powers of the Speaker.''Nobody can question or challenge the Speaker's decision.' IMAGE: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi speaks in the House on......

Pak Prez calls for 'one-state solution' to Palestine, retracts later

Pakistan President Arif Alvi has stirred a controversy by proposing a 'one-state solution' to the Palestine problem in a significant departure from established policy, prompting the caretaker......

Why is the government reacting in fits and starts to Paris agreement

India promised that 40 per cent of its installed power capacity would come from non-fossil fuel energy resources by 2030 Three months after India committed to an ambitious set of targets under the......

When a typo saved Climate Change summit from the brink of collapse

And the US won the evening Hundreds of people in Paris formed a message about how to confront climate change. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/Reuters The US did not like one particular word in the......

Climate negotiations: Few things at stake and what India must do

What should be the priorities for India, as the climate treaty is being redefined in Paris with a new framework? There are four outstanding political issues which must be dealt with says Mukul......

Climate deal needed if Bill Gates' billions are to help poor nations

During the Paris talks, experts said, negotiators must map out ways for rich countries to provide funds poor countries need to prepare to receive new technology. Heads of state and big-name......