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Guest DeskA Gordian knot lies ahead of the Lokpal
The real issue in the Lokpal imbroglio is the manner in which he will carry out his gigantic task. Apart from having power over...
Guest DeskGood, Bad and Ugly
A mixed bag of statistics shows declining population growth, rising literacy and female foeticide I have been a journalist for over four decades....
Guest DeskThe Augean Stables
Since becoming an adult, I have interacted extensively with civil servants. In the milieu that I grew up in, they were considered the...
Guest DeskPutting India first
The dictionary defines prevention as avoidance, deterrence, and anticipation, whereas restraint means self-control, moderation, self-discipline. We, in India, especially those who have the...
Guest DeskIndia’s most organized criminal force: The police
L’affaire Rathore recalls the searing insight of a sagacious judge As a cub reporter in the Lucknow of the early 1970s, I knew...
Guest DeskMilord is above suspicion
Or so the ordinary Indian still believes. But the Supreme Court is not quite living up to it Irrespective of the corruption in...
Cover StoryGovernanceGuest DeskVoting for the lesser devil
The quality of governance derives from the quality of political leaders but the voter has little choice, or does he? The World Bank...
GovernanceGuest DeskBe a doormat, get treated like one
Indian responses to situations like the Australia attacks are reserved when they should be tough Media coverage of repeated attacks on Indian students...
Guest DeskThe ‘D’ factor
The Dawood Ibrahim-led underworld’s role in the Mumbai attack In the aftermath of the Mumbai terrorist attack, two crucial issues have not been...
Guest DeskTeacher in the sky
EDUSAT is an ideal channel to reach proper education to rural schools but lacunae still need ironing out Education, according to Paulo Freire,...
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