Banish the Blues

Banish the Blues

Banish the blues – Why blow a fuse? Happy or morose, The choice is yours.

Donald Trump 2.0: How will it impact India, Pakistan and China

Recall Trump’s televised speech from Fort Myer, Arlington (Virginia) on August 21, 2017, sternly warning Pakistan to stop sheltering and exporting terror. But Pakistan never stopped and America signed a Pakistan-scripted peace deal with the Taliban. 

Sustainability

Sustainability is the “pet” word today
Yet, no one has the faintest clue

The Paradox of Obscurity

Why am I not a known name? 
Does obscurity bring me peace of mind? 

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Sri Lanka should form a national government and stop depending on China

There is this accusation that Sri Lanka is governed like a family concern by the Rajapaksas. This impression should be removed

Missile mishap: India and Pakistan need long term risk-reduction measures

Though India and Pakistan showed great restraint to prevent any escalation, the missile episode has raised eyebrows among those who consider South Asia to be a 'nuclear flashpoint'

The hijab ban in India and the unnatural uniformity it seeks to enforce

The research relied upon by the petitioners, which was unceremoniously sidelined as being unauthentic and without proper credentials of the researchers, showed that head coverings are commonplace for most Hindu, Muslim and Sikh women outside their homes

Pakistan's politics of confrontation: Is it a lost game for Imran Khan?

It is, however, apparent that Imran Khan and his aides have forgotten the norms of political battles a long ago

Beyond borders: A tribute to Sara Suleri

Sara’s name is on Sapan’s Founding Charter calling on South Asian nations to institute soft borders and a visa-free South Asia

How to contain India’s TB pandemic

Unless the national programme for TB is made strong, we may end up well short of the desired impact

Need for bringing India's notorious bureaucracy to account

The BJP government has done better in preparing lists of those officers who are inefficient or corrupt

Gandhis and the TINA factor in India’s Congress party

Within the Congress also, the entire blame cannot be put at the door of the Gandhis

The world should sympathize with the plight of Tibetans too

Tibetans wonder why the world is largely indifferent to their plight at the hands of the Chinese government and has not responded the way it sympathizes with the plight of Ukrainians

50 years of Sri Lanka-Bangladesh ties: Stable ties amid changing global equations

Neutral alliances of smaller countries are again becoming important in the tug of war between the major superpowers in the region

Women in civil service: The price you have to pay

Women in civil service in India are still a small minority. Yet they have achieved so much and broken glass ceilings in their individual journeys

Corporate India needs a new crop of directors

If credibility is to come to corporate governance, the pool of directors must be widened to include people from a variety of fields

US-Bangladesh air exercise reflects a broader strategic understanding

The US has started to consider Bangladesh as an important security partner in the region

What lessons should India learn from Ukraine crisis?

India’s decision to abstain from voting against Russia in UNSC could turn the world opinion against New Delhi if there is a war with China and Pakistan

UP results will define national politics

For the first time in many decades, the Indian electorate is facing a political outfit which believes more in winning polls than governance