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September 11, February 28

Globalisation & India's quest to be taken seriously as a world power go hand in hand. But India must conform to certain minimum standards of modern ideas of equality & governance.

The Hindutva rate of growth

We now face the prospect of our politics receding into the 1989/90 phase of bankruptcy and stagnation when we kept on fighting over mandir and Mandal.

Pot’s blacker than the kettle

That the Congress has no business complaining about Gujarat given its own role in the 1984 riots is a sound argument. But if you witnessed 1984, you wouldn’t accept this as complete truth.

Kalam’s banana republic

The armed forces wait on forever while the DRDO, a banana republic thriving on 'we have to do it-we will do it' promises, carries on merrily, accountable to none and hailed as a great national reservoir of scientific achievement.

Our hell on wheels

The physically challenged are fated, not by their disability but our insensitivity, to lead an incomplete life.

Chinese checkers

China could be our threat number one, but it is more likely to threaten us with more plastic toys aimed at our markets than Dong Feng missiles zeroing in on Raisina Hill.

To Kashmir, via the world

No nation backs Pakistan’s dream of changing the region's cartography. Implicit in that is the world’s acceptance of India’s sovereignty over Kashmir, at least what lies on our side of LoC.

The wisdom of fools

When was the last time the Congress thought through its strategy? Even if politicians are stupid, the people aren't. They know who really calls the shots.

The shame game

India is now the heart and soul of international cricket. We give it stars and bucks. Unfortunately, we have also given it match-fixing.

Generally speaking

In the post-colonial, post-Cold War world almost no dictator, particularly a military dictator, goes away in peace.

On Camera

Kolkata’s silencing of Javed Akhtar exposes India’s secular vacuum

Even those parties that wear the label of secular and progressive often bow to the pressures of fundamentalist groups within the Muslim community.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Dassault Aviation takes majority control of joint venture with Anil Ambani’s Reliance

Following the transaction which is expected to be completed by November, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd will become an associate company, with Reliance retaining a 49% stake.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.