Governance
EC should use ‘Brahmastra’
ELECTION to the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is in its final leg. Nominations are over and the campaign has peaked. Voting will...
Those who pollute should pay
THE Swachh Bharat Mission is a flagship programme of the government that is associated with the prestige and image of the country and...
A nation sans security?
L’AFFAIRE Pathankot air base—a mess-up by the Punjab Police, Indian Air Force, National Security Guard (NSG), Indian Army and Defence Security Corps, all...
A metropolis in deluge
FOR once, Prakash Javadekar has spoken as a true Union environment minister. Though couched in diplomatic language, he has made one point clear–the...
Climate justice served
FEW things have generated as much interest worldwide as the climate change negotiations in Paris in December 2015. Seldom in the history of...
Pollution politics
NEW Delhi and Beijing are among the most polluted cities of the world. The quality of response that the two political systems have...
The strategy of silence
IN politics, consummate players have to know when to speak and when to be silent. Manmohan Singh lost his gaddi because he maintained...
Civil services: pay, perk and performance?
TEN years ago, when the Sixth Pay Commission gave a hefty hike in pay and perks to civil servants, it also entered a...
The case of the naughty neighbour
THIS is not a whodunit. So no prizes for guessing who the naughty neighbour is. Our problem with Pakistan is that we cannot...
MPs maange more!
STUNG by public criticism over MPs determining their own pay packets, the government is evidently setting up an independent Emoluments Commission. The All...