Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. This principle is well known to every world leader in modern times. One would expect that keeping people’s interest in mind, they would not process to...

When Doordarshan decided to air Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayan during the pandemic, millions of kids got to know, for the first time, the valour of Bhagwan Ram. Two years down the line, if you...

Historically, South Asia has proved to be the toughest region to chalk out a foreign policy for. Look, if any country wants to chalk out a policy for Asia, it is easy since...

Happy Birthday Virender Sehwag: White round cherry. Weight is 156 grams. It is crossing through laminar air with the speed of 90 miles an hour. 99 per cent of us would shudder at...

When Israel was established as a state in the 1940s, the biggest problem for it was to gain acceptance. The problem was solved by Harry Trueman, the American President. After that, countries under...

There was a time when India used to occupy the lion's share of the world’s arm imports. Things have changed for the better now. So much so that countries all across the world...

The appointment of a new Chief Justice always offers us an opportunity to look beyond immediate happenings. If used judiciously, the time lag between appointment and taking oath can be used to sort...

RRR re-release in America: The most remarkable aspect of movies is that they represent a change. People go to halls to have a visual spectacle which is something different from their daily lives....

When M S Dhoni sniffed that India will play the 2011 world cup under his captaincy, he started to prepare a lot earlier. The no nonsensical approach towards the future led to India...

Raghuram Rajan lecture: When Raghuram Rajan took charge of India’s banking sector, he was welcomed with absolute adulation. Unlike the government which appointed him was used to getting, praising words for Rajan was...

In a free and open economic system, every entity has incentive to take up any job. Lots of them choose to engage in publishing their assessment of countries on various parameters. Interestingly, most...

If you think about it, there is a certain peace in bankruptcy. No one can take anything away from you. The fear of losing anything is absent now, precisely because you have nothing...