'Civil society has taken on the White man's burden'

'When England colonised us they took on the White man's burden. They took upon the burden to educate us. Civil society is doing the same thing by the Right to Food...' says Professor Pradeep......

Pakistan can't defeat terrorists if it doesn't kill extremism, says US scholar

As long as Pakistan fails to "kill" the extremist ideology that presents Islam under siege and India and the US being responsible for its afflictions, Islamabad can not defeat terrorism, a top US......

New SAYA! chief aims to target poor youth

As a Cornell University undergraduate majoring in chemistry and Asian studies, Udai Tambar spent many weeks studying ethnic identity issues among Indians in New York City. "I also studied how......

What the Modi Sarkar needs to do for Indians' health

'Make sure your public hospitals work.''Don't allow people to go shopping for expensive services; provide them yourself as the government and then charge them very little or nothing at all.'  ......

Money really can't buy happiness

A study of the mental state of the modern American woman has found that financial security might not be enough to ensure happiness or satisfaction with one's life. Women who concentrate much of......

Karan Bhatia lands top job in GE

Former senior Bush administration official Karan Bhatia has landed a top job with General Electric. He has beennamed vice president and senior counsel in the conglomerate's international law and......

Demographic dividend or impending catastrophe?

No country has grown without educating its people. India's shameful lag in primary and secondary education has persisted for several decades, and the crisis in higher education is now threatening a......

Multiple crisis and what lies ahead for the global economy

The world economy is in worse shape than since the United States tremors initially rolled across the globe in 2008, says Ashoka Mody. Pedestrians walk towards the (L-R) Irish, Greek, Spanish and......