Politicians and celebrities advised caution while micro-blogging

Times View - Spontaneity suits public figures and fans


Counterview - Promotes superficiality, herd mentality


-The Times of India, January 3, 2012

It's A Mutual Win-Win

Investment-hungry India and capital-rich Japan have good reason to deepen ties

It's A Mutual Win-Win

-The Times of India, January 3, 2012

The Simple Lessons

They can be found in the most unexpected places


The Simple Lessons

-The Times of India, January 3, 2012

Arrest The Ebb

New Delhi must not take Dhaka for granted


Arrest The Ebb

-The Times of India, January 3, 2012

Don't Take Sides

Team Anna should return to its non-partisan roots


Don't Take Sides

-The Times of India, January 3, 2012

Stable, for now

The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : Stable, for now

"The Reserve Bank of India's Financial Stability Reports (FSRs) are half-yearly assessments of the health of the financial sector. Of a comparatively recent origin, the FSR is intended to bring India's financial regulatory practices in line with the best in the world. Its key objective is to monitor and sustain the health of the financial sector. "

Protecting the Western Ghats

The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : Protecting the Western Ghats

"If there is one single reason to protect the whole of the Western Ghats, it is the phenomenon of endemism. According to reliable estimates, they have more than 1,500 endemic species of flowering plants, and at least 500 such species of fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. New species continue to be reported. It is striking that the ghats represent an extraordinary sliver of diverse life in a populous country and have in fact survived with community support. "

Food as people's right

The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : Food as people's right

by M.S. Swaminathan, is a member of the Rajya Sabha and Chairman of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai.

"India is on the threshold of a historic transition from a ship-to-mouth existence to implementing the world's largest social protection programme against hunger with home-grown food."

U.S. primaries promise little

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : U.S. primaries promise little

"Obama has become increasingly vulnerable but the Republican establishment still can't find a decent candidate."

Preoccupation with dieting becomes neurosis

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : Preoccupation with dieting becomes neurosis

"For centuries the dieting industry has exploited our shame."

The case for a new Mullaperiyar dam

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : The case for a new Mullaperiyar dam

"The existing dam is unsafe. There is ample scope for Kerala to invoke the ‘precautionary principle of action' in order to protect its people."