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
Supreme Court empowers SIR
History will decide how the Supreme Court judgment on the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) that has led to…
‘Foreign hand’ rhetoric in politics
In times of rapid social change or crisis, conspiracy theories provide simple, personified narratives that make sense of chaotic world…
Rethinking Goa’s true future
We can’t save our state without looking into the mirror. True environmental preservation depends on whether citizens are willing to…
Goa tourism, the road ahead
The state’s tourism economy is expanding rapidly, but environmental strain, overcrowding, and infrastructure gaps threaten its long-term sustainability of growth…
RBI as treasurer to government?
A falling rupee is usually treated as a macroeconomic problem. It raises the cost of imports, worsens inflationary pressures, unsettles…
No need to fear the cockroach
The ‘Opinion’ published in The Navhind Times, penned by Rajdeep Sardesai and titled ‘Who Is Afraid of the Cockroach &…
Kulagars, khazan land heritage
Goa’s greatest agricultural advantage is not high productivity—it is that much of its farming landscape remains relatively intact ecologically. Unlike…
Who is afraid of the cockroach & why
Long before the ubiquitous cockroach became part of our political vocabulary, it was part of mine. At journalism lectures, I…