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TopicIndian Government

Topic: Indian Government

SubscriberWrites: Looking into the disconnect between real issues & political discourse in India

It is hard to govern such a diverse country if there is constant tension between State & Centre, writes Dhawal Malot.

SubscriberWrites: Political asylum is a privilege. The diaspora must acknowledge, nurture India’s talent

India can build stronger relationships with the diaspora and ensure that the country is viewed positively around the world, writes Achnit Satsangi.

Centre widens ED power, 15 more ministries ordered to share intel with probe agency

National Intelligence Grid, Military Intelligence also required to disclose information to ED, giving the agency widespread access to data involving financial fraud.

Will everything be done by the ‘babus’? How Modi’s outburst demoralised many IAS officers

In 'No More A Civil Servant', Anil Swarup talks about his close brushes with PM Modi in retrospect.

Father of Indian student killed in Ukraine says body moved out of Kharkiv for security reasons

Shekhar Gouda said the mortal remains of his son Naveen, who died on 1 March, are in Vinnytsia. Indian govt is working on bringing them to Poland before repatriation.

Vodafone Idea says govt doesn’t want to run company post bailout

Aiming to reassure investors, Vodafone Idea CEO & MD Ravinder Takkar said the govt wanted three private players in the market and promoters to run the company.

Reader View: Time for govt to fulfill its minimum government, maximum governance promise

YourTurn is our weekly feature in which ThePrint's readers share their views or opinions in response to the question of the week.

Govt to fly raw material from coronavirus-hit China for Cipla as shortage fears continue

There are fears that supply of essential medicines — including for HIV & cancer — may dwindle if supply chains in coronavirus-hit China don’t normalise soon. 

Until 2016, India was on course to break into soft power group of 30 nations. Then it fell

It is systemic issues like corruption, poverty, inequality, gender inequality, and pollution that weigh on global perceptions of India.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.