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Tough on torture
One of the major early decisions of the Obama presidency in America—a decision intended to establish a sharp break with the Bush regime’s way of working—was...
Governing political parties
Civil society has been demanding clean, honest and capable candidates from political parties for a long time. The recent elections in Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal...
In Parliament
Bad habits die hard. The 15th Lok Sabha, which made a good start last session, went back to the practice of walk-outs and disruptions. The winter session started...
Alif
Obama is more of Bush Nawa-i-waqt‘s editorial on President Obama’s Afghanistan review argues that despite running on a platform to bring US troops home...
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US-Pakistan strains STEPHEN P COHEN of the Brookings Institution traces the history of the fluctuating relationship between Pakistan and the U.S. since the inception...
Telangana Liberated
Until the last decade, Andhra Pradesh was a beacon for Left-wing extremism in India. Naxalites showcased it at international fora as a model that could be replicated...
More states, not satrapies
On average, smaller states in India have better governance indicators like infrastructure, law and order, and anti-poverty programmes—according to research done...
Time for the Party
The “quiet talks” between the Union home ministry and the Kashmiri separatists have so rattled the jihadis as to cause them to attack a senior moderate...
Not unpopular in China
India and China have been strategic rivals ever since they fought a brief but fierce war in 1962. Now tensions between them are hotting up again. On land, fourteen...
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