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
Reality of Indian democracy
India’s credentials as the world’s largest practising democracy were on full display when the Indian Parliament hosted the 28th Conference…
Beware of ‘Goldilocks’ mirage
On February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for the next fiscal year against a macroeconomic…
Steering ‘America First’ world order
When US President Donald Trump assumed office in January 2025, he did so with a singular, unapologetic objective i.e. to…
Audit exposes Goa’s governance gaps
The evidence clearly shows that most of these failures continued well into the post-2019 period, with unresolved inspection reports, recurring…
Real cost of de-globalisation
United States’ President Donald Trump’s renewed threat to impose higher tariffs on India is not an isolated event. It follows…
Preserving fruits of Opinion Poll
Through the only opinion poll held in independent India, Goa secured its geographical and cultural identity on this day in…
India needs refined foreign policy
When social media outrage begins to influence sensitive foreign policy choices, then it enters a very dangerous terrain So who…
Libraries adapt beyond books alone
The argument that waning reading habits are a ‘bane’ to libraries is an oversimplification of a complex issue, as libraries…