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…
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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
Goa and the ‘outsider’ syndrome
Many villas and high-rise apartments offering luxurious living spaces have come up along picturesque locales across the state The hostility…
Time is ripe for clean-up at SEBI
The regulator can work only if it is seen as working with independence and integrity, without which its efforts to…
History of changing boundaries of Goa-I
The state suffered significant territorial losses from 1788 and had to settle in 1961 with the map of much-truncated Goa,…
Rising risk of raging urban fires
For centuries, fire was one of the major fears for city-dwellers. Dense cities built largely of wood could – and…
Tracing the evolution of Earth
Imagine floating in space, gazing on a frozen white orb. The ball hangs in the void, lonely and gleaming in…
Soft power use in global politics
India has one of the most influential soft powers abroad in the form of elements such as Bollywood, food, yoga…
Pay heed to World Bank, IMF advice
The twin Bretton Woods institutions, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that largely shaped the global economy’s…
Tharoor at political crossroads
He can’t be slotted easily into any ‘camp’, an intellectual who is perhaps far more comfortable in the rarefied environs…