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
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…
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…