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Better than Hooghly slush
In the winter of 1846-47, Henry David Thoreau looked out of his small self-built house in Walden, Massachusetts and saw a hundred Irishmen with their American bosses...
The murder of Khaled Khawaja
In early April there were reports that Khaled Khawaja, a former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officer and retired Pakistani air force officer had been kidnapped...
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Kasab, denial and conspiracy Jang’s editorial on May 5th reacted to the verdict of the Ajmal Kasab trial by alleging that the manner in which the trial was conducted...
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Revolution in higher education BEN WILDAVSKY, fellow at the Ewing Marion Kauffman foundation states that the globalisation of universities had resulted in a shake-up...
In Parliament
Interruptions, disruptions, adjournments. These words characterise the Budget session of Parliament which ran from the last week of February to the first week of...
Dynamics of the civil-military balance
Are we in or headed for a crisis in civil-military relations in India? Media reports and commentary over the last 18 months indicate signs of turbulence. Tensions...
Rethinking nuclear safety
The recent radioactive contamination case in New Delhi has once again highlighted the need for India to have a comprehensive nuclear safety policy. Even as India’s...
Inching closer to the end of fiat money
The near one-trillion dollar package announced by the European Union brought animal spirits back to financial markets only temporarily. US stocks surged massively...
The jugaad myth
In 2001, Fevicol ran an advertising campaign showing a truck overloaded with people making its way across a rough and barren landscape. Even though the terrain is...
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