By Saeed Naqvi, Indira Gandhi declared the Emergency in 1975, plonk in the middle of the most intense phase of the Cold War. Detente was going so badly for the Americans that stand up comedians in Washington were comparing it to a wife swapping party "from where you...
By Ashok Easwaran, Chicago : Few changes in the US Supreme Court have provoked the widespread consternation of the American public, specially women, as the recent exit of Justice Anthony Kennedy. After his retirement, announced in a brief and 'gracious' letter to...
By Frank F. Islam, In this 21st century, democracy is descending and autocracy is ascending in countries around the world. That is the conclusion and argument that Yascha Mounk and Roberto Stefan Foa present in their article titled "The End of the Democratic Century"...
By Amulya Ganguli, The aphorism "know thyself" was explained by Greek philosopher Socrates as a phrase which referred to an "unexamined life". The renewed rumours about Nitish Kumars future plans provoke queries as to whether the Bihar Chief Minister has closely...
By Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd), Indias aviation industry traces its roots to December 1940, when industrialist Walchand Hirachand established Hindustan Aircraft Limited (HAL) in Bangalore (now Bengaluru), with American technical assistance and capital and land...
By Amit Kapoor, Are most nations able to keep up economic progress while ensuring improved standards of living for their citizens? Or vice-versa? Are all productive nations prosperous? The answer is No. Even an advanced nation such as the US, which ranks second in the...
By Saeed Naqvi, Does the stunning victory of a 28-year-old Latino bartender in New York this week over a 10-term Democratic lawmaker bear any resemblance to AAPs victory under a political novice, Arvind Kejriwal in February 2015? He thrashed Narendra Modis resurgent...
By Amulya Ganguli, Even as various formulas are being worked out by the opposition at the national level for taking on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2019, including forming alliances which may not be the same in every state, the first test as to whether such...
By Frank Islam, The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. – Martin Luther King 1968 was a watershed year for the United States of America and us. It appears that 2018 may be so as well. 1968 is the year that Martin Luther King and Robert...
By Taponeel Mukherjee, We are at the midpoint of 2018. The chance to attend an infrastructure conference at this juncture was the perfect opportunity to reflect on, and re-examine, issues confronting the Indian economy. A bevy of distinguished delegates ideated on the...