No Hungarian rhapsody

"Hungary's political reforms have sparked angry unrest and are also causing the European Union serious problems. "

The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : No Hungarian rhapsody:

"Mr. Orbán, by exploiting a form of ethno-nationalism with fascist undertones, is exposing the hollowness of triumphalist proclamations of democracy, prosperity, and freedom that were made when the Soviet Union and its allies collapsed. No less than the core values of the European Union are on test and all those Hungarians who resist the Orbán-led onslaught deserve the world's support at this time."

Boosting research in India

Science and Technology Policy of 2003, unveiled by Vajpayee ... declared that the country's investment in S&T would be raised to at least two per cent of GDP by the end of the Tenth Plan (2002-07). In January 2007, Dr. Singh, inaugurating the Science Congress ... pushed the timeline for achieving that goal to “the next five years.” Now that those five years are up, the PM has extended the target date by another five years, with the goal to be met “by the end of the 12th Plan Period.” And so it goes on...!

The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : Boosting research in India:

Death sentences haphazardly meted out, says Connecticut study

"It found that inmates on death row are indistinguishable from equally violent offenders who escape that penalty."

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : Death sentences haphazardly meted out, says Connecticut study

U.S. trump card in the Afghan endgame

"The Obama administration is considering the transfer of Mullah Mohammed Fazl, big-time Taliban and one of Mullah Omar's closest allies detained at the Guantanamo Bay, to Afghan custody."

The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : U.S. trump card in the Afghan endgame

Must not allow the drumbeat of war against Iran to become an inevitability: David Miliband

‘Iraq was above all a tragedy for the loss of life, the loss of trust that came from the absence of WMD.'

The Hindu : Opinion / Interview : Must not allow the drumbeat of war against Iran to become an inevitability: David Miliband

An explosion in weight-loss surgery

"But its long-term effectiveness is still in question."

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : An explosion in weight-loss surgery

'Big Indian publishing houses don't think the northeast will sell'

Q&A


with Easterine Kire Iralu, Nagaland's first novelist in English, who has written books like A Naga Village Remembered, discussing how her state became defined only by conflict, a fine tension vibrating between Naga and Indian identity - and the politics of publishing

Interview - Q&A

-The Times of India, January 9, 2012

Wipe The Slate Clean

For sustaining India's growth story, we must reinvent government and the way it works


Wipe The Slate Clean

-The Times of India, January 9, 2012

It's match play

A way to bridging the golf divide between spouses


It's match play

-The Times of India, January 9, 2012

Out Of Sync

BJP's Hindutva overdrive in Madhya Pradesh


Out Of Sync

-The Times of India, January 9, 2012

In Free Fall

Indian cricket needs to undergo renaissance 


In Free Fall

-The Times of India, January 9, 2012