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Food summit let-down (21 November 12:00) |
| The recent World Food Summit in Rome clearly failed to do its job. It did well to focus attention on the risk of food price shocks of the magnitude experienced in mid-2008, which led to civi... |
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Bangladeshs moment (21 November 12:00) |
| It has been a long and agonising wait for Bangladesh. The judicial confirmation of the 1998 conviction of the killers of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country’s founding father, signifies a h... |
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The long road to examination reforms (21 November 12:00) |
| Education is expected to remedy the perpetuation of the beliefs and practices through which patriarchy operates, but it can hardly do this when its own rituals are no less ossified and oppre... |
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Considerations before Commonwealth (21 November 12:00) |
| The Commonwealth may at times act as referee to its mix of young and old member states, but more often it has to provide the services of a coach. |
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Sarah Palin and her double standards (21 November 12:00) |
| She’s ba-ack! Sarah Palin has been making the rounds promoting her new memoir, Going Rogue: An American Life , and reminding Americans why we didn’t vote for her in the first place. Whet... |
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Helping children is “the only thing to do” for future (21 November 12:00) |
| Hollywood actress and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Lucy Liu on Thursday called on the international community to take action to protect children from threats, saying it is “the only thing to... |
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Sugarcane issue (21 November 12:00) |
| The sugar policy followed by successive governments is intrinsically contradictory and distortionary. Sugarcane, the raw material, continues to be regulated whereas the end product, sugar, h... |
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India and Russia (21 November 12:00) |
| The article “Another tryst: Imagining India & Russia” (Nov. 20) bears testimony to the platonic friendship between India and Russia. Since time immemorial Russia has been supporting Indi... |
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Batting for India (20 November 12:00) |
| Nobody expects professional cricketers to be heroic outside the playing field. They have too much of a job coping with the demands and stresses of the game, including the ever-present risk o... |
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Making sense of inflation figures (20 November 12:00) |
| The decision of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs to change the periodicity of releasing the inflation data has been implemented from this month. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-base... |
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Another tryst imagining India Russia (20 November 12:00) |
| The time has come to implement the most daring plans. So dear to us are the flavours, sounds, and stories of the past. However, while cherishing them, we should not miss the wonderful chance... |
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Talent attracts talent (20 November 12:00) |
| India needs more science hubs. It is their inhabitants who will determine the achievements which will make lasting contributions to society. |
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APEC interplay of charm and power (20 November 12:00) |
| America’s charm offensive and Chinese power will be key factors in determining the future shape of the Asia Pacific region. |
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Climate deal dithering threatens Green tech investment (20 November 12:00) |
| Without urgent progress which will stimulate funding for renewables, nations could be locked into high-carbon energy and transport technologies for decades, inflating another unsustainable e... |
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Karzai sounds firm in speech (20 November 12:00) |
| The Afghan President does enough to appease the U.S. and its allies but takes a dig at British presence in the country. |
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Kashmir talks (20 November 12:00) |
| This refers to the editorial “Shaking hands with clenched fist” (Nov. 19). The resumption of talks on the Kashmir issue is more than a welcome step. The government should consider all sh... |
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Real action plan (20 November 12:00) |
| This has reference to the article “An action plan for the future’ (Nov. 19) by Mohan Dharia. No doubt, all natural resources — including manpower — in India can be fully developed as... |
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Pictorial warnings (20 November 12:00) |
| Your editorial on “Make pictures speak” (Nov. 19) should serve as an eye-opener to government agencies engaged in publicising the health hazards of consuming tobacco in any form. They ha... |
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Shaking hands with clenched fist (19 November 12:00) |
| “You cannot shake hands,” Prime Minister Indira Gandhi said famously in a 1982 interview, “with a clenched fist.” Ever since he took office, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has be... |
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Make pictures speak (19 November 12:00) |
| If the objective is to persuade tobacco users to quit the self-destructive habit and to deter new users, emotive pictorial warnings alongside printed text on all tobacco products can be high... |
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The gains from masking reality (19 November 12:00) |
| How can a media hawking editorial space to politicians and their parties for personal use, capture the reality for its readers and analyse it with sensitivity and honesty? |
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An action plan for the future (19 November 12:00) |
| Only a process of reverse migration based on the Gandhian model can save India’s cities, and also rural India. |
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The “M” factor in British politics (19 November 12:00) |
| If there was a modern-day British version of the Faustian pact it would probably resemble the deal that the ruling party of the day (whether Labour or Conservative) does with Rupert Murdoch ... |
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The strange death of illegal downloading (19 November 12:00) |
| Smaller, smarter companies are simply out-competing illegal filesharing. |
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New realities for ancient Timbuktu (19 November 12:00) |
| The Al-Qaeda has mounted a string of attacks in the Islamic Maghreb and there is talk of them moving into southern Sahara. |
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Sachin ivsi Thackeray (19 November 12:00) |
| Sixty two years of freedom, liberty and enfranchisement have not done any good for our country, with disintegrating forces out to ruin it. If it was Raj Thackeray who issued an explicit warn... |
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Legitimising the other (18 November 12:00) |
| The decision of the Election Commission of India to allow eunuchs and transsexuals the choice of registering under a separate sexual identity is a significant step towards mainstreaming an o... |
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The price of upholding the law (18 November 12:00) |
| The Obama administration’s honourable decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed — the self-confessed mastermind behind the attacks in the United States on September 11 — 2001 and terroris... |
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Hindi media and an unreal discourse (18 November 12:00) |
| The Hindi media have seen humongous growth, but seem perilously close to entering a phase of ‘refeudalisation.’ |
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Disqualification by judges interest in litigation (18 November 12:00) |
| Judges should be made of sterner stuff and should not recuse themselves merely to preserve an appearance of non-bias when there is no real possibility of it. |
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Registering the worlds invisible millions (18 November 12:00) |
| There are millions of babies born each year who are never registered, depriving them of vital education and health care and leaving them vulnerable to abuse. |
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Reading the tea leaves in UP (18 November 12:00) |
| It is important not to over-interpret the recent by-election results. |
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Sachin and Thackeray (18 November 12:00) |
| The Shiv Sena leader, Bal Thackeray’s direction to Sachin Tendulkar to stick to cricket and stay off politics for saying he is an Indian first and Mumbai is for all Indians is regrettable.... |
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Coming clean at Copenhagen (17 November 12:00) |
| With less than a month to go for the Copenhagen climate conference, there is great expectation that India, the fourth largest emitter of greenhouse gases, will come up with a clear plan to s... |
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Stimulus-driven recovery (17 November 12:00) |
| As the United States economy continues to battle recessionary conditions, recent months have seen developments that some have hailed as indicators of economic recovery. First, stock markets ... |
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Tory blues for European Union (17 November 12:00) |
| Whether it is Labour or Tory, Brussels will always find itself arguing with London. With the Tories in power, though, it will be more of a slanging match than a civilised argument. |
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On patrol in Mexicos most dangerous city (17 November 12:00) |
| The sun sets early now that winter is approaching. It is nearly 1800 and Ciudad Juarez city in Mexico has already descended into darkness. We drive up to Estacion Delicias police station, wh... |
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French Ambassadors response to report on Arevas reactor (17 November 12:00) |
| In the article, Faulty design in Areva’s reactor, published on November 7th, 2009, The Hindu has reported information derived from a joint statement issued by the Nuclear Safety Authoritie... |
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Investigating terror (17 November 12:00) |
| This refers to the report that the National Investigating Agency has raided several places in Mumbai in a bid to unravel the suspected links of David Headley, a Pakistan-born U.S. citizen wh... |
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Mumbai for all (17 November 12:00) |
| Sachin Tendulkar has made India proud again — this time with his statement that Mumbai is for all Indians. At a time when vested interests are out to inflame passions in the name of langua... |
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Iran hopes President Obama can deliver on his promises (17 November 12:00) |
| If diplomacy continues, it is possible to reach an agreement on the U.S.-led proposal for the exchange of nuclear fuel, says Iran’s Foreign Minister. |
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A deal Iran can work with (16 November 12:00) |
| International diplomatic efforts to resolve the Iranian nuclear question took a promising turn last month when the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany ... |
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Widening capital market access (16 November 12:00) |
| Two recent decisions of the the Securities and Exchange Board of India will have far-reaching consequences for investors and issuers of capital. To make the process of capital-raising easier... |
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US goofs up the Afghan election (16 November 12:00) |
| The West’s claim that there should be a runoff and that Hamid Karzai’s shortfall by 0.3 per cent votes in the first round made him “illegitimate” in the eyes of the Afghan people tur... |
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Prudent prevention and management (16 November 12:00) |
| Why diabetics should beware of silent heart attacks. |
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Seals to stay put (16 November 12:00) |
| A long-running legal battle over whether to evict a colony of harbour seals that inexplicably took over a popular beach in San Diego like a gaggle of tourists overstaying their welcome appe... |
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Portrait of 911 jackal emerges (16 November 12:00) |
| A detailed portrait of the life and worldview of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, most senior leader of the al-Qaeda held to account for the September 11 attacks, has emerged since his capture in 200... |
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Tackling diabetes (16 November 12:00) |
| This has reference to the article on diabetes (Nov. 14) by V. Mohan. The admirable job of building a park points to the fact that community empowerment still exists in the country. Though th... |
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Not economists fault (16 November 12:00) |
| This refers to the article “A Nobel Prize for Political Science” (Nov. 14). The author’s claim for a Nobel Prize for the subject is much appreciated, but not his criticism of Economics... |
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Enjoying childhood (16 November 12:00) |
| The article “I only want to enjoy my childhood, ma” (Nov. 8) was impressive and so was the thought-provoking response article, “Need for creativity in classroom,” by A.P.J. Abdul Kal... |
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