Nijjar-Pannun effect: RAW downs shutters in North America 1st time since inception in 1968
One of two officers moved out was head of RAW station in San Francisco & another was second-in-command of its operations in London, it is learnt. RAW was founded in 1968, reports Praveen Swami.
Indian researchers paid $17mn to publish in open access journals in 2020
Researchers from IIM Ahmedabad, IMU Kolkata & Berhampur University behind the study also emphasised the need for the development of national open-access repository for Indian researchers, reports Mohana Basu.
Data on fugitives shows many more were brought back from Middle East. This year’s tally marks increase of 340% from that of 2017, when CBI intensified efforts to repatriate fugitives, reports Ananya Bharadwaj.
A war-torn Europe needs military supplies to modernise itself. India can fill the gap
While there has been considerable improvement in Europe’s inertia to send heavy weaponry to Ukraine, it is still not enough, writes Swasti Rao.
Indian Railways only chugging along, a new business plan could put it on superfast track
Railways’ profitable business is losing ground to road competition, while it’s losing money on passenger travel. By not raising fares, it’s not really sparing the public, writes TN Ninan.
The Archies is Nepo Grand Central. Zoya Akhtar’s defence is paper thin
Zoya Akhtar blames the media for ‘focusing’ on just the star kids in her film. But at no point has she acknowledged her own casting choice, writes Tina Das.
There’s a straight line from Modi govt misreading Punjab farmers’ protests to the Pannun saga
Situation calls for bringing focus back on Punjab. Working with credible political forces, even adversaries, would serve national interest better than fighting in New York courtrooms, writes Shekhar Gupta in this week’s ‘National Interest.’