How India can fight cyber terror

Like China, India needs to encourage 'hacker clubs' in view of the challenges of virtual terrorism, says Lieutenant General Prakash Katoch (retd). The use of the Internet has been a boon to crime......

With Taliban at the door, India has to STOP being the 'nice guy'

India can stay relevant in Afghanistan not by being a bystander but by actively bolstering anti-Taliban forces monetarily, militarily and politically, say Lt Gen R K Sawhney and Sushant Sareen......

Why does Indian intelligence fail?

In August 2006, Maloy Krishna Dhar, a former Joint Director, Intelligence Bureau, revealed the reasons for India's intelligence failures, a still-very-relevant assessment, which we republish today......

Ganeshas from Lagos to Pimpri

We asked rediff readers to write in with their special photographs of Lord Ganesh. Ashish Kulkarni offers his...

Ram Charan on how to lead during a recession

The current global recession is in many ways unprecedented, both in scope and in breadth. If you're a CEO or manager, you've probably never faced such uncertainty, or such a sharp, deep downturn.......

IPL teams may list on the stock market!

Text: Manu A B in Mumbai Like gladiators, cricketing stars from across the globe are battling it out for their respective Indian Premier League teams in the IPL T20 Cricket Tournament. The......

The Government of India's report card

The United Progressive Alliance government headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh came to power in May 2004 with a plethora of promises.It promised to protect the interests of the common man,......