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
Anatomy of Pakistan’s duplicity
The suicide bombing at the Khadija Tul Kubra Mosque in Islamabad on February 6, 2026, which killed at least 36…
AI: The double-edged sword
Artificial intelligence is not just a technology race. It is also a meta narrative race. The United States and China…
Saga of ‘unclear’ political orders
A fresh wave of controversy has emerged ahead of the publication of General (Retd) MM Naravane’s book ‘Four Stars of…
Equilibrium in fiscal federalism
India’s fiscal federalism runs on a deceptively simple bargain: the Union collects most broad-based taxes, while the states carry the…
Slowing down in a fast world
Recently, I attended the BITSAA Global Meet -2026 (BGM) at the BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus. It was meant to be…
Himanta Sarma’s politics exposed
Even by the morally vacuous standards of social media, a venomous video put up by the Assam BJP marks a…
Goa’s projects face backlash
While Goa goes about aggressively positioning itself as a premier global event hub, the growing disenchantment among its people who…
Trade deal that diminishes India
Whichever way you spin this, it should be clear that the nation has bowed to the diktats of the United…