The decision of the BJP to hoist the national flag at Lal Chowk in Srinagar this Republic Day could be an act of political expediency, but it’s not a prudent step in the long run. Maharaj K Pandit writes
Civil society representatives who negotiated with environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh for the last two years on coastal issues are screaming blue murder. KumKum Dasgupta writes.
The proposed amendments to the Copyright Act will spell the end of Indian publishing in English, writes Thomas Abraham. And yes, book buyers will be losers too.
India should make the Dalai Lama postpone his visit to Tawang. This will pacify the Chinese and lower tensions, says Prem Shankar Jha.
Army officers and Tawang residents feel border meetings with China have no benefits and only end up acknowledging Beijing’s superiority feels
Rahul Karmakar.
After two hours down the highway out of Shanghai, there’s a little-known town where farms have transformed into factories that make the world’s nuts and bolts. The China head of Sundram Fasteners, R Premkumar, is proud that the town’s women also man the machines even on the night shift, reports
Reshma Patil.
Open a newspaper in Beijing these days, and chances are you’ll find an opinion about Sino-India relations that sounds nothing like the official statements of both foreign ministries with pictures of diplomatic handshakes, writes
Reshma Patil.
Chinese jaunts into Indian territory are neither new nor shocking, with Indian troops making their share of kabaddi-style incursions into the Middle Kingdom with comparable frequency.