Month: October 2017

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From the Editor

From the Editor

CONGRESS’ Rahul Gandhi criticised and justified ‘Dynasty Politics’ in India. He rightly maintained, “Most (political) parties have that problem.” He wrongly assumed, “So...

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Cover Story

Cover Story : King Karti

TWENTY-FIVE years ago, when Palaniappan Chidambaram was the Commerce Minister, he claimed that he was the bigger and better reformer than Manmohan Singh,...

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Governance

Governance : Who’s afraid of RTI Act?

IN the mid-sixties, there was a popular play titled ‘Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf’?’ a parody of the song ‘Who’s Afraid of Big...

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Governance

Governance : Is CSR flawed?

PLACING responsibilities statutorily on companies to undertake socially beneficial activities for the masses out of their profits to the prescribed extent was hailed...

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Governance

Governance : Economy set to bounce back

THE debate on Indian economy has become feverish with top politicians sharing their diverse views. The Modi government is facing allegations of mishandling...

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Governance

Governance : Why the boats don’t sail?

THE National Waterways Act, passed in both Houses of Parliament in March 2016, increased the number of national waterways across the country from...

State Scan

State Scan : Wages of one-man show

SINCE June this year, good news seems to have stopped coming for the Shivraj Singh government in Madhya Pradesh. Worse, frequency and intensity...

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Culture

Culture : Redefining temples

PLACES of worship have special place in our lives. How and why this came about is difficult to say. It may well be...

First Stirrings

Courage of conviction

IT was a taunt and better prospects of growth and emoluments that brought Kamal Krishna Sinha into Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Otherwise Sinha,...

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Silly Point

Silly Point : A new slogan on Kashmir

IT was with a sense of déjà vu that one heard the new slogan coined by Narendra Modi to delineate the future policy...