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Editorial

There is a core belief among some of the most perspicacious analysts of the India Story that notwithstanding recurring positive economic indicators, this...

By the Way

SAIL ad hurts egos

Where three would be considered a crowd, no less than 23 candidates appeared for the chairmanship of Steel Authority of India (SAIL). The...

Bric a Brac

Amarinder in doldrums

no visa for aroosa The former Chief Minister of Punjab, Capt Amarinder Singh, has been left quite disheartened after all his shuttling between...

Tracking

D RAJGOPALAN  The 1974-batch IAS officer of the Gujarat cadre has been appointed Chairman of the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited after retirement.  PRABODH...

Defence

Fourth Generation Warfare on the anvil

Modernization of a million strong Army is a complex and dynamic process impacted by operational challenges, emerging technologies and budgetary support. Review of...

First Stirrings

A life less ordinary

I was in the UK, on an International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) fellowship. One day, Gen Sundarji’s office informed me that the...

Defence

Moving forward… but slowly

During the early 1990s, when the global defence industry, especially the US, was devising strategies to respond to a massive downturn in demands...

Bric a Brac

The Virbhadra regime diligence, prudence and paradox

Every day, the first floor of the Steel Ministry in Udyog Bhawan has an important early arrival – the Minister himself, Virbhadra Singh....

By the Way

Bankers, stockbrokers in CBI cross-hairs

If bankers and professionals dealing with securities and stock markets think nobody is watching, they are hugely mistaken. The big brothers in the...

Defence

State of threat

The events and developments of the past couple of years should leave no doubt in any decision-maker’s mind as to what India’s threats...