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A new chapter in the Afghan Great Game

Amrullah Saleh, who survived a terror attack, has a major role in preserving the gains of the last two decades
Updated on Jul 30, 2019 13:11 IST

For the Supreme Court, how much is too much?

The courts must respect the autonomy of the political realm, but should it not act at all? There are no easy answers.
Published on Jul 28, 2019 12:35 IST

How to revive job growth in the country

Between 2004-05 and 2011-12, about five million workers per annum left agriculture for non-farm sector jobs. Among these five million, about four (75%) were youth (15 to 29 years). This was a good news because it tightened the rural labour market, which resulted in real wages rising (it had been stagnant between 1996 and 2004 because of a rising number of workers in agriculture)
Updated on Jul 24, 2019 11:32 IST

Kargil redefined Delhi-Washington ties

When the US determined that Pakistan had deliberately violated the Line of Control (LoC) near Kargil, President Clinton did not hesitate to blame Pakistan for risking a broader war
Published on Jul 23, 2019 13:20 IST

Priyanka Gandhi, come back home

AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at Chunar Guest House, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, July 19, 2019
Updated on Jul 23, 2019 10:17 IST

RTI: A bill that may kill a right

Information is a constitutional right.  Parliament must protect it
Updated on Jul 22, 2019 14:34 IST

How India overcame the Kargil challenge

In the initial stages of the war, units which were hurriedly inducted into the battle zone without proper acclimatisation and clothing suffered avoidable heavy casualties. The effect of high altitude, coupled with limited availability of roads and tracks with few laterals, made movement slow, tiresome, tedious and time consuming
Updated on Jul 22, 2019 14:30 IST