Commentary
Strain on Indian secularism
Once citizens begin seeing each other primarily as Hindus and Muslims rather than fellow Indians, constitutional secularism becomes hollowed out from within The most revealing political statement post elections this…
Centre alerts states on Ebola surveillance, preparedness
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has asked all states and Union territories to step…
Pitch for sustainable growth in Goa
It has been a case of rampant degradation and destruction of the state’s environment which…
Give hope a chance Â
As New Year kicks in, government and people must resolve to improve happiness index There…
EDM death: Report points to mix of drugs, alcohol
Panaji: The preliminary report into the death of Delhi youth, who died in a hospital…
Lasted Commentary
Decades of Rohingya persecution
A turning point in their marginalisation was the 1982 Citizenship Law in Myanmar, which excluded them from the definition of…
Rabindranath Tagore on Nation
His views on the nation reflected upon the political, social and metaphysical life of India. Hence, his idea of India…
China in catch-22 situation
The communist country’s policymakers and analysts do not see any problem with Pakistan, nor is much stock placed on democracy,…
Ten take aways from Baisaran Valley
“We don’t want to be defined by conflict..We want to be defined by our capabilities..We don’t want to be disconnected…
Ray of hope in agriculture sector
The Finance Ministry cannot be faulted for its unbounded optimism when it contends in the latest Monthly Economic Review that…
Pahalgam: Bid to derail J&K’s peace
Kashmir is in a climate of crisis, and for the past so many decades at that. By stating so, one…
America stands up against sugar
The wild run of the Donald Trump brigade in the United States is already bringing negative fallouts: The US economy…
How Goa experienced World War II
Throughout the war, Portuguese colonies served as passageways for Axis and Allied agents. The German and Japanese agents transited through…