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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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