One of the more striking observations recorded by Megasthenes, the brilliant chronicler and fellow traveller of Alexander the Great, was about this remarkable Indian...
We in our charmed circle can vent our rage in cyberspace. But children of farmers & working classes will vote out bad govts & get into uniforms to risk their lives for our sake.
The victory of the underdog in such an unforgiving society is something that fires your imagination. But there's more behind this elation than merely the colour of Obama's skin.
If this confidence vote becomes a seminal debate on India's foreign policy, just as the 1999 debate became a landmark one on secularism, some good would have come out of this crisis.
Increasingly, numbers & political clout is moving from villages to cities. Being more exposed to media, cities are influencing political agenda more than politicians understand.
With the decline in the might of pan-national parties and vote banks, even a national election has now become just a net result of many state elections.
The region, particularly Arunachal, has been left at least two decades behind the rest of India in basic development. If the disparity continues for too long, China doesn't have to fight any war over territory.
A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.
Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.
The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.
How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?
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