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It’s agriculture, stupid

Agriculture's share in economic GDP may be below 15 per cent. In the electoral and political equivalent of GDP, it is about 60 per cent. 

Council of newsmakers

Counting the 12 who count, and never mind some missing zeroes because a captain is ultimately as good as his team, whether his name is Mahi or Modi.

The idea of Pakistan

Power structure of Pakistan entirely lies with its Army.

Rahul’s yankee rap

Congress vice president's anti-America attack on Modi flies in the face of his family's and world history. It'll find few takers outside of JNU.

Makeover at 44

Whatever Rahul Gandhi was doing during his sabbatical, he has rid himself of fatal flaws for a mass politician: shying from eye contact and building an image of flightiness.

Silence and surround sound

Will Modi seize the reality check that a majority of Indians, including his 2014 voters, do not approve of a majoritarian agenda?

Why didn’t you want to resign, Dr Singh?

Let's ask why our former PM let Congress undermine his authority and that of his office.

A storyline for economic right

For the Right, it's not that its economics is more flawed than that of the Left. It's just that it has inadequate salesmen of their new ideas. These include Modi.

Modi’s next test: The ‘other’ minority issue

In a democracy, the smallest minority also has a voice and, however much you may detest it, a special right to be heard over the din of the majority.

A new cold war: Money versus Military

Talk of a third world war is simplistic and hasty, but certainly you see indications that a new Cold War is on in Europe, and it is indeed being fought economically.

On Camera

India has enough coal stocks to meet power demand, says govt as war pushes up mining costs

LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.