'Pakistan is sitting on a powder keg'

'Outrage will take place sooner than later, because it's not only that their mandate has been stolen, but the most important issue right now is the sinking economy in Pakistan.' 'Inflation is......

Ram Temple: Can Congress Surprise Modi?

Modi believes that the Congress leadership does not have the political sagacity to undertake a course correction because of its preoccupation about not losing its current gains in the voter base,......

Is The Congress Doomed?

The Congress needs to reorganise itself at the grassroots, infuse younger blood, and have more boots on the ground.Just offering freebies is not the answer anymore, argues Ramesh Menon. IMAGE: A......

The Perils Of Democracy In Pakistan

Pakistan still has to acquire the patience you need in a democracy.The patience to accept that even if I do not like the government I have, I must wait till the next election to change it, explains......

Trai's norms to fix the sorry state of media sector

With over 135 news channels, about a third owned by politicians and real estate guys, the news TV market is a nightmare, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. Last week the Telecom Regulatory Authority of......

Indian, US generic cos launch 'Coalition for Affordable Care'

Indian and US Companies making high quality, low cost generic pharmaceuticals announced the launch of ‘Coalition for Affordable Care’ in Washington on Wednesday. This is to take head on......

Focus on India's growth, please

The government should mend its ways before weak governance starts impacting India's economic growth.As we come to the end of an eventful year, it is possible to notice an increasing dichotomy......

Of interim Budgets and electoral reverses

When Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee rises in the Lok Sabha on February 16 to present the Interim Budget for 2009-10, he is likely to be troubled by one statistical thought. In the last 18 years,......