sonia-gandhi
First Stirrings

Leaving the past to predict the future

WHEN it comes to unusual retired civil servants, Om Narain Vaid outdoes most. A topper of the 1968 batch of the IAS and...

Fukushima-nuclear
Governance

Strengthening the AERB

RADIATION and radioactive substances have many beneficial applications, ranging from power generation to uses in medicine, industries and agriculture but the risks that...

gurgaon-infra
Governance

Haryana: From Green to Grey State?

SCHOLARs believe that the name ‘Haryana’ came from the words Hari (sanskrit Harit, ‘green’) and Aranya (forest). At its formation in 1966, Haryana...

Aam-Aadmi-Party
Bric a Brac

A party for all

AS politicians of all hues and inclinations queue up to join the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the latter would do well to recall...

Bric a Brac

Rahul’s elitist adviser

DIGVIjAY Singh, Mohan Prakash, Madhusudan Mistry and CP joshi are the top four advisers of Rahul Gandhi. They are now being blamed by...

jignesh-shah
Expose

Shah of good & bad times

IF Rahul Gandhi is to be believed, the role of the government is to maintain the rule of law, book the guilty and...

rahul-gandhi
Cover Story

Diminishing returns from dynasty

DIFFERENT States, different players, different playgrounds, different rules and yet the same result! It is time for the Congress leadership to sit back...

narender-modi
Bric a Brac

Making the gods happy

NARENDRA Modi has managed to get the BJP’s godfathers to declare him the Prime Minister of India. But he is still not sure...

Bhupinder-Singh-Hooda-
Bric a Brac

Hooda keeps the flag flying

HARYANA Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda knows exactly how to keep the Congress party boss- es happy. No job or distance is too...

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From the Editor

From the Editor

WELCOME, 2014. In all probability, this is going to be a landmark year in India’s history. There will be a good deal of...