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The Hesitant Orbit
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The Hesitant Orbit

In order to march boldly ahead into the deep space, New Delhi must work towards building a station, boost its techno-economic planning and use the Indian Space Research Organisation smartly.

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December 2017
Nudges And Narratives
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Nudges And Narratives

The debate surrounding Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavati brings India a complex network of portraits within a cultural world-system.

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December 2017
The Spell Of Specialisation
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The Spell Of Specialisation

THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE NEEDS AN URGENT REJIG. THE KEY TO SPEED AND EFFICIENCY LIES IN PUTTING AN END TO A GENERALIST APPROACH AND IN GOING FOR A NEW SERVICE.

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December 2017
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The Great Gamble

With demonetisation, the prime minister has taken a huge risk— both economic and political. He must succeed, because this move could transform both our economy and our society.

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December 2016
The Lies And The Truth
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The Lies And The Truth

The government must be bold enough to up-end the activists who are coming in the way of the nation’s agricultural progress.

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August 2017
Figuring Out China
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Figuring Out China

China’s economic footprint is being followed by its military footprint. To know that is not be belligerent but to prepare oneself adequately.

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August 2017
Management 108
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Management 108

The Upanishads Have A Lot To Teach Today’s Executives When Outcomes Are Unpredictable, Relationships Complex, And Change Is The Name Of The Game. 

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August 2017
Sunny Days Ahead
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Sunny Days Ahead

THE NEW GUIDELINES FOR TAXI SERVICES ARE SENSIBLE, RATIONAL, AND MORE THAN WELCOME.

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August 2017
The Cultural World-System
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The Cultural World-System

Despite much talk of “soft power”, the fact is that whichever way you slice it, Indian culture fares poorly at seeking or exercising it

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October 2017
The Hard Way Forward
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The Hard Way Forward

India has been focused on software, but there are large opportunities to be seized in hardware. A primer, and some busting of myths.

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October 2017
Mission 360
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Mission 360

THE BJP HAS SET ITSELF A TARGET OF 360 SEATS IN THE 2019 LOK SABHA ELECTIONS. WHICH IS A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY. IS THAT MISSION IMPOSSIBLE?

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October 2017
The Labels I Grew Up With
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The Labels I Grew Up With

This was the clever classification — if you did not have a boyfriend, you were dubbed “ugly”; and having one rendered you “characterless”.

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October 2017
The Bipolar Lawyer
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The Bipolar Lawyer

AN EXTRACT FROM THE RECENT BOOK ON THE MAKING OF THE CRITICALLY-ACCLAIMED AND AWARDWINNING AMITABH BACHCHAN STARRER PINK.

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October 2017
Artificial And Natural
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Artificial And Natural

Will quantum computers push man up towards his eventual union with the transcendent omniscience that some refer to as Brahman?

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June 2017
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So Much In Common

Between Hindutva And Zionism, There Exist Some Core Similarities That Shape Their Worldview In Profound Ways.

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June 2017
A Chequered Past
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A Chequered Past

Earlier India had to accommodate the Arab-Islamic opposition to normalisation of relations with Israel, but now it is the other way around. 

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June 2017
Kibbutzim To Capitalism
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Kibbutzim To Capitalism

Israel started with a clear socialistic ideology. How did it then turn itself into a vibrant capitalist economy?

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June 2017
The 95 Percent Factor
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The 95 Percent Factor

The story of Israel’s agricultural sector is near-miraculous. India can—and should—tweak that model to suit our local conditions.

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June 2017
Feeble Memories
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Feeble Memories

On the 50th anniversary of the uprising, Naxalbari shrugs off its gory past.

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June 2017
Back To The Future
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Back To The Future

ICAR is open to collaborative research with agri-biotech MNCs, says Director-General Trilochan Mohapatra

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October 2016
Distribute And Win
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Distribute And Win

From space projects to mundane computing tasks, distributed systems are very often better than a single monolithic design.

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October 2016
Vagina Dentata
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Vagina Dentata

Since time immemorial, men have been afraid of the woman’s most private part. The easiest escape is to just blame it on biology.

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October 2016
The Naked Truth
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The Naked Truth

Josy Joseph takes one through a very flawed India, one that we choose to close our eyes to. But he is also a rather biased author.

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October 2016
Jobs And Jallikattu
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Jobs And Jallikattu

When unemployment among youth is the norm, you are not going to find any shortage of protesters, whatever the cause.

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February 2017
The Problem With Science
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The Problem With Science

The scientific community must train a new generation of communicators who are trained properly in science, but also know how to resonate with the public.

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May 2017
Tradition And Modernity
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Tradition And Modernity

How are we to engage with contemporary reality in a purely traditional idiom? The first of a three-part series.

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May 2017
The Evidence Is Compelling And Conclusive That RTE Has Failed
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The Evidence Is Compelling And Conclusive That RTE Has Failed

DR JAYAPRAKASH NARAYAN is the founder of the LokSatta movement and Foundation for Democratic Reforms.

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May 2017
FB And Your Emotions
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FB And Your Emotions

Knowing the danger that Facebook poses and working on ways to reduce its impact is something that needs urgent action.

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July 2017
Extinction Of Work
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Extinction Of Work

A jobs apocalypse has begun in the West as automation takes over. How long will it be before it arrives in India?

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July 2017
Beyond Boom-Bust Cycles
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Beyond Boom-Bust Cycles

We need a body to provide advisories on crops to farmers, based on likely demand and supply conditions, and econometric models.

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July 2017

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