By castigating the reforms themselves because of the remediable and reversible defaults here and there in carrying them out, Yashwant Sinha is throwing out the baby along with the bath water, says B S Raghavan.
The concept of social security is experiencing a renaissance in developing and emerging markets.
'The Indian government has accepted and is a party to international agreements, standards and conventions on religious freedom.' 'We did not force it on them. We are not trying to impose something on them that they haven't already agreed to...' 'India has never allowed us to visit, which is very disappointing for such a wonderful country with such a rich democratic tradition. They seem to be afraid to let us in.'
Though General Naravane's visit will not deal with 'impermanent' issues like the changing stands of politicians, it will certainly reinforce the deeper 'permanent' links between the people of Nepal and India. Time will hopefully tackle the present impermanence of the Sino-Nepalese romance, notes Claude Arpi.
Has the Modi government ensured that the MEA keeps abreast of the times, asks Ambassador Vivek Katju.
At the young age of 15, Wang joined the People's Liberation Army as a guard.
Pak seeks US help to ease tensions with India.
The US has taken the first step to open channels of communications with a leader it had so far refused to engage with, at least openly.
