Danger grows as Xi made 'Chairman of Everything'

The Chinese Communist Party held its Sixth Plenum from 8-11 November, and Chairman Xi Jinping used this choreographed political theater to further cement his status in the pantheon of Chinese......

Rahul calls Modi 'darpok', dares him for 5-min debate

IMAGE: Congress president Rahul Gandhi addresses the national convention of AICC minority department, at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, on Thursday. Photograph: Vijay Verma/PTI Photo......

'We assist to bankrupt ideology of violent extremism everywhere'

In his penultimate State of the Union address, United States President Barack Obama said that the economy is improving and he vowed to dismantle terror networks. He promised equal opportunity for......

Why corruption is even worse than communalism

While corruption destroys the moral fibre of a nation, its society and people, secularism as espoused in this country is cynical secularism, a sham perpetrated during election time and communalism......

'We need to solve Indian problems the Indian way'

'One way of supporting economic growth in the country is by finding solutions on long-term energy.' 'We have to understand the problems in India and how it is different from other countries.' 'I......

Climate change and the unfolding dilemma for Narendra Modi

Some of the World Bank's suggestions to hold back the predicted tide of fresh poverty appear to run counter to the economic policies of Narendra Modi's government Climate change could effectively......

How India Inc can change the lives of others

A new book may help companies in getting corporate social responsibility right, notes Ajit Balakrishnan. Corporate India is girding its loins to get involved more directly into the lives of......

What keeps Indian companies from doing good?

Constantly evolving rules and anomalies over tax treatment have constrained corporate programmes in the first year that the government's CSR mandate has been in force. On the face of it, Maneka......