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Feeble Memories
On the 50th anniversary of the uprising, Naxalbari shrugs off its gory past.
The Lies And The Truth
The government must be bold enough to up-end the activists who are coming in the way of the nation’s agricultural progress.
Figuring Out China
China’s economic footprint is being followed by its military footprint. To know that is not be belligerent but to prepare oneself adequately.
Management 108
The Upanishads Have A Lot To Teach Today’s Executives When Outcomes Are Unpredictable, Relationships Complex, And Change Is The Name Of The Game.
Sunny Days Ahead
THE NEW GUIDELINES FOR TAXI SERVICES ARE SENSIBLE, RATIONAL, AND MORE THAN WELCOME.
The Cultural World-System
Despite much talk of “soft power”, the fact is that whichever way you slice it, Indian culture fares poorly at seeking or exercising it
The Hard Way Forward
India has been focused on software, but there are large opportunities to be seized in hardware. A primer, and some busting of myths.
Mission 360
THE BJP HAS SET ITSELF A TARGET OF 360 SEATS IN THE 2019 LOK SABHA ELECTIONS. WHICH IS A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY. IS THAT MISSION IMPOSSIBLE?
The Labels I Grew Up With
This was the clever classification — if you did not have a boyfriend, you were dubbed “ugly”; and having one rendered you “characterless”.
The Bipolar Lawyer
AN EXTRACT FROM THE RECENT BOOK ON THE MAKING OF THE CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED AND AWARDWINNING AMITABH BACHCHAN STARRER PINK.
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.
2017 wishlists
2016 began with the terrorist attacks at pathankot, and ended with the demonetising project. it was an eventful year, and to welcome 2017, swarajya asked a range of experts to draw up their wishlists for what can or should be done in the next 12 months. we hope our package provides you with food for thought and discussion.
'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.
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.
Sruti, Smriti, And The Individual
We live in smriti-less times. They offer unhampered freedom to each individual without offering guidelines for the best use of this freedom.
An Ideal Society Is Not A Destination, It's A Journey
To slot AMISH as a writer of mythological thrillers is possibly the worst literary mistake you could make. In this interview with Gautam Chikermane, he reveals his philosophy—from his insights into our ancient texts to his concerns, circa 2017. Excerpts:
Hatred For India
AGAINST ALL REASON, INDIA CONTINUES TO REMAIN PAKISTAN’S REASON FOR EXISTENCE.
The New Great Game
PAKISTAN CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SANCTUARY TO THE TALIBAN. CHINA, RUSSIA AND IRAN WANT TO WOO THEM. INDIA MUST ACT ON ITS OWN.
Who's Afraid Of Deregulation?
A NEW BILL CAN GO A LONG WAY IN DETERMINING HOW URBAN INDIA COMMUTES.
Crime Of Passion
Several aspects of the historic Nanavati case — the murder trial that the Indian media and public obsessed over — still remain shrouded in mystery.
A Whole New Space Age
The possibilities are mind-bending. Isn’t it time India started thinking seriously about being a space-faring nation?
The Deadly Endgame
The failure of Pakistan reverberates throughout the Indian subcontinent and beyond, especially among the Muslims.
Time To Shift The Paradigm
To survive the cognitive revolution sweeping the world, our IT engineers need to move out of their zones of comfort.
It Is All Connected
Cartesian science posits that data is everything. But history is full of examples where intuition created major knowledge breakthroughs.
Purushartha And Parampara
Only a society entirely constituted by enlightened beings can afford to dispense with smriti. All other societies need both sruti and smriti.