The Times of India

Democracy blurs the borders between secularism, religion and politics. Mahatma Gandhi once declared that those who want religion and politics to be kept separate do not understand either religion nor politics. Lal Advani’s Karachi misadventure has added a new twist: […]

India’s merchandise exports have almost doubled in the last three years to $ 80 billion, and exports of software/IT-enabled services have almost tripled to $ 17.2 billion. People the world over suddenly see India as a potential economic superpower. It

A big new opportunity is opening up for Indian companies to take over ailing foreign ones and become global number one in their respective fields. The financial troubles of General Motors and Ford, the two top car producers, are hitting

Since the Left front opposes any increase in oil prices in line with global prices, public sector oil companies lost almost Rs 6,000 crore in the first six weeks of this fiscal year. The Left is unwilling to face the

Since the Left front opposes any increase in oil prices in line with global prices, public sector oil companies lost almost Rs 6,000 crore in the first six weeks of this fiscal year. The Left is unwilling to face the

Journalists galore are pontificating over the first year of Manmohan Singh’s rule. But the issue itself is wrongly phrased. It assumes that Manmohan Singh is the ruler. That is not and cannot be the case in the Congress party. Only

Anti-globalisers and socialists demand special curbs on multinational corporations, saying these are far bigger than entire countries and so have too much power. Well, General Motors has long been the biggest MNC in the world in terms of sheer assets

Dear Mr Chidambaram, Your budget speech promised to create a knowledge centre in every village. I applaud your desire to take information technology to villages. Yet I hear discouraging reports of computers lying unpacked and unused in schools. Why? First,

Talking is always better than shooting. So I welcome the amicable Musharraf-Manmohan summit, and the Srinagar-Muzzafarabad bus service. Yet I believe that both are irrelevant to peace in Kashmir. From 1984 to 1992, terrorism was worse in Punjab than currently

Medical operations are costly, and heart operations cost lakhs. Poor people die or lose limbs because they cannot afford surgery. Some get into the clutches of moneylenders to pay for operations. Medical debt drives millions into poverty. Amazingly, a government