While Gen. Sharif is hard on terrorists who attack Pakistan, he has his uses in continuation of the old India-centric military policy of ‘death by a thousand cuts’… The Army is not on the same page as the civilian leadership that favors talks with India. While Gen. Sharif is hard on
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Pathankot: What went wrong
The delay in closing the anti-terrorism operation inside the airbase has given the impression that there was disarray on the ground; perhaps the operation lacked a single point of authority, or on-the-ground authority was usurped by an over-enthusiastic NSA... Along with the Indian National Investigation Agency (NIA) inquiry into the terrorist
A de facto Emergency?
In the aftermath of the events in JNU, the NDA is forcing every person intervening in the debate to first prove his/her nationalistic commitment. Not agreeing with the BJP discourse means that the person is anti-national. Three months ago, I jocularly argued in these columns (Our ‘liberal’ worries, December 18)
World Bank finds no key reforms by India
At a time when the Indian PM Narendra Modi administration is keen on improving India’s rankings in World Bank’s `Ease of Doing Business’, it has received a setback with the multilateral body finding few instances of “major reforms” undertaken by the government. Team from the World Bank has found that there
The invisible Indian voter
Husband charged with wife’s murder in Ottawa
Critics say Ottawa missing critical opportunity to bolster apprenticeships
Stakeholders are disappointed that the Conservative government has declared its massive new federal-provincial infrastructure project open for business — with nary a mention of apprenticeships. Ottawa kicked off its $14-billion New Building Canada Fund late last month, part of the government’s 10-year, $53-billion plan to build new infrastructure across Canada. The fund
Elections in Quebec – Quebec rejects Mario’s divisive policies
Why Arvind Kejriwal is being attacked regularly
Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal has alleged recently that the attacks are motivated and part of a larger scripted conspiracy. Kejriwal said he apprehended an attack on his life but remained steadfast in his refusal to accept security detail. The latest attack on Kejriwal took place on the last
