Commentary
Decoding CCP poll mandate
Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate lost the Assembly elections from Panaji once, won it twice. Gambling on the calculation that his CCP voter base would see him through, he took on the…
PM orders steps to safeguard citizens from Iran war impact
Assesses critical needs of common people New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called…
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
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…
J&K carnage: India weighing options
The devastating terrorist attack on April 22, 2025, in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, has once again pushed India to the…
Indus at the receiving end
Indus Waters Treaty was designed for a very different world, when India and Pakistan were working to establish themselves amid…
How intelligence ‘gaps’ occur
Sometimes agencies produce incomplete or even conflicting inputs on security related subjects needing an able arbiter to sort out the…
Remembering Rwanda genocide
Survivors teach us that it takes active dedication and ongoing, daily work from individuals and organisations to confront and challenge…
India faces a terror dilemma
Stopping water-flow and trade won’t stop terrorism. Diplomatic, economic and other measures are fine, but we need a much more…
Pursuit of energy security
Adding additional clean energy is not enough. It must ultimately displace fossil fuels entirely. This will require a whole economy…
Lessons from Pahalgam incident
Truth is that the Modi government has not been able to eliminate cross-border terror just as the previous governments also…