Commentary
India’s paradox of progress at 79
On August 15, 1947, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru delivered his immortal “Tryst with Destiny” speech to inaugurate a free India – a nation then grappling with a deeply fractured economy, mass…
The changing frame
As World Photography Day approaches on August 19, photographers talk about changes in their work,…
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
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
Insight into multi-front threats to India
Imagine a speeding passenger train derailing in the dead of night because an electric pole was deliberately placed across the…
New high in Sino-Pak ties
When US President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir for lunch at the White House Cabinet…
Global headwinds from US tariffs
While inflation forecasts, which reveal ‘a more diffusive’ scenario, have been revised in the US, expectations remain little changed in…
Time to outlaw widow discrimination
Responding to rising civil society voices, the Goa government had in March 2023 promised to introduce a related bill. Over…
No room for language wars
Those fighting need to realise that these are losing battles, which may yield temporary political dividend but cannot be sustained…
Unresolved issue of global politics
Israel ought to comply with international law and the United Nations’ resolutions and vacate the occupied Palestinian territories of West…
Stories about crimes and criminals
The rising trend in cybercrimes has the country grappling with a situation where protecting its populace against financial losses is…
Preamble, soul of the Constitution
While it is true that the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ were inserted in the preamble during Emergency, it is not…