Beyond Boom-Bust Cycles

We need a body to provide advisories on crops to farmers, based on likely demand and supply conditions, and econometric models.

Modi's European Outreach

Modi has injected much needed pragmatism in a relationship which was adrift for quite some time. Now the ball is in Europe’s court.

The Mind Of Amish

AMISH’S INFLUENCE GOES BEYOND HIS BOOKS, HIS BOOKS GO BEYOND LITERATURE, HIS LITERATURE IS STEEPED IN PHILOSOPHY, WHICH IS ANCHORED IN BHAKTI, WHICH POWERS HIS LOVE FOR INDIA.

It Is'nt Working

THE GOVERNMENT’S CROP INSURANCE SCHEME IS A LAUDABLE EFFORT IN THEORY. BUT OUR ONGROUND INVESTIGATIONS SHOW THAT THERE IS MUCH THAT IS WRONG AND UNFAIR.

Rescuing Padmini

THE SCANTINESS OF THE ARCHIVE, THE OBSCURING EFFECTS OF EUROCENTRISM, PATRIARCHY AND COSMOPOLITANISM, MAKE PADMINI ALMOST IRRETRIEVABLE.

Refuging Progess

There is a well-orchestrated global conspiracy to deny scientific and technological developments from the West to Third World countries.

The Monk Of Science

Vivekananda believed that Religion should be subjected to scientific methods of investigation. The third and concluding part of our series on the Swami and his views on science.

The Next Step

Indian technical manpower can be trained for high-value-added emerging services in the era of mass commoditisation of hardware.

The Threat Of Autarchy

The force of globalisation is an irreversible reality, and it is countries like India and China that will nurture it going forward.

Neanderthals: The Womb Of Caves

Recent discoveries indicate that Neanderthals may have had a rich inner life, including symbolic thought. Indeed, they may have been the progenitors of human religions.

Getting India's World Right

Incremental concessions will get India nowhere with Pakistan and China. What we need is a classically conservative foreign policy, based on realism.

Resolve And Resolution

The Doklam standoff implies that the future of Asia will not be an unipolar one built around China. It will be a multipolar future.

Pakistan At 70 Is A Failed State

PAKISTAN IS IMPLODING. THE TERRORISTS IT BRED TO BLEED INDIA BY A THOUSAND CUTS ARE BLEEDING PAKISTAN INSTEAD.

Partition And The Wily Qaid-I-Azam

IN THE DAYS LEADING UP TO AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PARTITION AND PAKISTAN’S BIRTH, JINNAH KEPT FLIP-FLOPPING IN HIS PUBLIC STATEMENTS, AS IT SUITED HIM.

A Promise Betrayed

THE 70TH INDEPENDENCE DAY SHOULD REMIND US OF OUR DEPARTURE AS A FREE NATION FROM OUR OWN CIVILISATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, IDEALS AND THE FALTERING ON OUR PATH.

The Benefits Of Ride-Sharing

RIDE-SHARING HELPS PEOPLE SAVE TIME AND MONEY, AND LEAD SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER LIVES.

Make It Safe For Women

MOBILITY IN CITIES FOR WOMEN HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED BY TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED SHARING.

Dealing With Pakistan

India Has Been Able to Admirably Achieve Its Objectives on the International Front and Isolate Pakistan. It Is Now Time to Show the Same Deftness, Agility and Unity of Purpose and Intention on the Domestic Front.

'Any Ape Can Reach For A Banana, But Only A Human Can Reach For The Stars'

There is nothing strange in a 12-year-old South Indian boy collecting sea shells as his hobby.

Nuclear Discontents

All doctrines require regular reappraisals and the Indian nuclear doctrine will inevitably have to respond to contemporary challenges.

Techno-Sceptic Thoughts

We are being told every day that technology will solve all our problems. But will it also create more hazards?

Cow Slaughter Ban Industry

Uttar Pradesh’s drive against illegal slaughter of buffaloes and goats has led to widespread corruption and confusion.

The Horror Called RTE

THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION ACT, FAR FROM HELPING REALISE A DREAM, IS A NIGHTMARE. THE GOVERNMENT IS INACTIVE ON THIS AND OUR CHILDREN ARE PAYING THE PRICE. 

Possible Solutions

The RTE Act, in conjunction with the 93rd Constitutional Amendment, is bad for the country, and especially children. So what can be done?

Inimitable

Legendary vocalist Vidushi Kishori Amonkar passed away on April 3, leaving behind the key to many musical mysteries in her experimental singing. 

Mistress Of The G-Spot

To all those men and women who believe in gender equality, it’s time to take equality to bed. In celebration of the female orgasm.

asimov's children

we need self-learning robots to take human civilisation to its next— and inevitable—stage.

where is the brahmin?

is it time that we stop demonising brahmins, vilifying one caste for the ills of the whole system, for which everyone is responsible?

a letter to mr trump

take up a public position that is the opposite of what the nyt/cnn/ bbc/economist pundits support—and you are likely to be doing the right thing for your voters.

Habitats In Space

Our ancestors explored unknown territories and created new civilisations. For us, the next frontier is space.