In praise of the bureaucrat

Does IAS officers' work go unappreciated, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Just the other day (but before the lockdown) we were at home with several of our......

China: India must hold the line in the north

'Our strategy should be to 'hold the line' in the north on the Sino-Indian land frontier, but maintain and, if possible, enlarge India's current edge in the maritime south.' IMAGE: An Indian Air......

'Mission Shakti will worry China, Pakistan'

Mission Shakti 'shows the development within India's military space programme, its desire to be seen as a global space power and its recognition of the potential dangers of China's counterspace......

Inside the thriving world of India's private detectives

There's a certain amount of drama to the profession.Sample these taglines: 'We can see the unseen'; 'I can plant my detective in your guest bedroom.'One agency has even ensured that all its phone......

The Credila Success Story

Education finance is a complex and dynamic sector.There are too many variables -- the course, the calibre of students, the universities, and the job prospects once the course is over, notes Tamal......

Negligence Of Cybersecurity May Spoil The Party

'As long as businesses do not consider cyber recovery an integral part of their enterprise IT, they remain greatly vulnerable.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for......

Is the worst over for Indian banks?

The banking sector is much better placed to handhold India Inc, but it’s still too early to sing “Happy days are here again!” Abhijit Lele & Raghu Mohan report. Illustration:......

How the Tatas finally brought Maharaja home

Tata Sons' Natarajan Chandrasekaran is an avid marathon runner. But what his firm has achieved recently with Air India takeover is nothing short of a 100-metre sprint. Before Chandra, as he is......