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'Foundational Violence': What Really Happens When Kashmiris Join The Civil...
In the Kashmir Valley, a heated debate is on about Kashmiris joining the Indian administrative services. For a people who resist the Indian yoke, every time a Kashmiri qualifies for the Indian or even...
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3 Reasons Why Companies Fail To Deliver The Right Customer Experience
Last week I was at a leading coffee chain at Indira Nagar in Bangalore. I was there to have a quiet meeting with one of my clients. However, from the moment we occupied the table, a server insisted on...
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How 'The Future Of The Nation' Fell By The Wayside In Union Budget 2016
The Union Budget 2016 has received a spate of predictable responses. It has had its fair share of detractors and panegyrists based on wide spectrum of benefits and burdens estimated for the financial...
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Panama Papers: How Nawaz Sharif Keeps Sweeping Polls Without 'Moral Authority'
Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif has again forced political nemesis Imran Khan, chief of Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party, to eat humble pie after the candidate fielded by his Pakistan Muslim...
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The Point About The 'Urban Poor' That EVERYONE Missed
By Titas De Sarkar Let me start with an anecdote. So, this friend of mine comes to Delhi, with an adequately paid job. However what she really likes to do is to write, be creative, and try to make a...
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Why Pakistan Is Doing Nothing About The Danger Called The Haqqani Network
Why has Islamabad repeatedly turned a deaf ear to American calls to target the Haqqani Network? Understanding the complex dynamics surrounding the Haqqani Network, including the extent to which it is...
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Connected Diagnostics: The Path To A Stronger Healthcare System
An open-source solution for the management of data produced as a result of medical diagnostic investigations would be a boon for India. Each time a diagnostic test is performed, important information...
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4 Reasons Why India Needs Raghuram Rajan
One cannot understate the importance of the Chief of the Central Bank. Just look at what Alan Greenspan did to USA and consequently the world. Recently, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, in all his wisdom,...
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India Pins Hope On Generous Rainfall To Revive Growth
Showers in Kerala mark the start of the rainy season. Photo by Tom Olliver Amid searing temperatures across vast swathes of India, the Met Department has predicted that the southwest monsoon will...
View ArticleIndian Women Are Reclaiming Religion, And It's About Time
Some may dub Trupti Desai's symbolic entry to the Haji Ali Dargah, Mumbai, and her attempt to enter the Shani Shingnapur temple, as a well-thought-out publicity stunt to further her political goals....
View ArticleWhy Technology and Thought Leadership Are Inextricably Linked
Humanity has always been guided and shaped by thinkers and thought leaders, such as Emanuel Kant, Adam Smith and Frederic Hayek. However, for the past decade or so, both society and the market have...
View Article'Azhar': An Engaging Sports Film, Biopic And Courtroom Drama Rolled Into One
Azhar, directed by Tony D'Souza and written by Rajat Arora, is a sports biopic based on the life of Indian cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin. Produced by Balaji Motion Pictures and Sony Pictures Networks,...
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In Wake Of Panama Papers, Should All Tax Returns Be Public Information?
"The Panama Papers" is the monicker given to 11.5 million documents leaked to German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung by an anonymous whistle-blower. It is a Pandora's Box of detailed financial...
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'Mah-e-Mir' Is A Much-Needed Ripple In Pakistan's Stagnating Cinema
Cinema in Pakistan seems to be going through a strange turn. To be particular, most films in this new wave of cinema are fundamentally the same, featuring recycled themes of either overt patriotism or...
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Why I 'Boycott' My Married Friends
The above image is a WhatsApp forward. I claim no title or ownership to the same. A major cause of worry for me these days is the rapidly dwindling percentage of unmarried people among my galaxy of...
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Sorry Bollywood, The Truth About Azhar Lies in His Own Confessions
Following tainted former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin's appearance on-air during the IPL this week, the Dutch and Australian fast bowler Dirk Nannes took to Twitter to ask a very pertinent...
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Kerala Compares Better With Sweden Than Somalia, Mr. Prime Minister
The Prime Minister has got into the habit of making adversarial remarks in haste and repenting at leisure during election campaigns. Last week, while campaigning for the BJP in Thiruvananthapuram,...
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Sonam Wangchuk's Ice Stupas Are Firing Up Interest From Ladakh To The Swiss Alps
"The possibilities are endless." Sonam Wangchuk could be talking about any of the many ideas he has thrown at me in the last hour, but in this case he was referring to the "ice stupa", a conical...
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The Indian Man's Tryst With His Wardrobe Is Just Becoming Exciting
A decade, even five years ago, if you happened to chance a peep into the wardrobe of an average Indian man, it would have been a Pandora's Box of stereotypes! A classic white shirt, a black three-piece...
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Britain Should Stop Trying To Pretend That Its Empire Was Benevolent
By Alan Lester, University of Sussex The recent debacle of David Cameron's filmed condemnation of Nigerian and Afghan corruption and the Queen's remark on Chinese officials' rudeness highlights the...
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