A leading narrative facing agriculturists in India is the need for market participation or expanding the value chain of their produce. This point, however, ignores the fact that in a country where ove ...
Read moreImagine a high-powered fund manager. They have an MBA from an IIM, a tailored suit, and a Bloomberg Terminal that costs more than your car. Now, imagine a blindfolded chimpanzee with a handful of dart ...
Read moreFew geographical points on earth carry the strategic weight of the Strait of Hormuz. In the ongoing Iran–U.S.-Israel confrontation, this narrow maritime corridor has transformed from a commercial ar ...
Read moreAccession of Lalu Prasad Yadav on the Bihar throne on March 10, 1990 had heralded the end of the Congress rule and beginning of the coalition era with the regional satraps and political outfits taking ...
Read moreIntroduction: The Khalsa as a Resource Centre of Cosmic Moral EnergyGuru Nanak Dev Ji’s four Udaasis were civilizational dialogues that planted the seeds of a universal consciousness. Through succes ...
Read moreBoth Iran and Japan have their imperial histories. The Persian empire covered large parts of Asia during the Pre-Islamic as well the Islamic era and even prevented the Ottomans from extending their fo ...
Read moreGita AcharanA recent debate on offering milk into river has brought two opposing views into focus. One perceives it as a sacred tradition worthy of respect, while the other views it as a misuse of val ...
Read moreRational abdication: the next frontier in good governance, after anti-corruption, training, rule simplification, and portalsIn 2011, Naseem Ahmad walked into my office at the Department of Sports ...
Read moreWhy the constable and the clerk behave the way they do — and what the state can actually do about it.There is a particular kind of humiliation that most Indians have experienced but few can name. Yo ...
Read moreIntroduction: Shabad as Inner Light and Ethical Force Deep-rooted faith, when anchored in the larger good—both of the individuated self and the collective societal consciousness—arises ...
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