Remembering reform

Thursday 21 May '09

We lost Rajiv Gandhi on May 21 more than a decade and a half ago; he was in active politics for barely a decade.

Say sorry for being wrong again

Tuesday 19 May '09

Thank you Rahul for following the path Rajiv did in going out there and sticking to the truth.

Limits of freedom: Where do they lie?

Thursday 14 May '09

Two years ago, self-styled moral policemen stormed into an exam of the famous Arts Faculty of the Maharaja Sayaji University at Vadodara.

What India Can Say?

Wednesday 6 May '09

We can be an important part of the nuclear debate, we need to have a position on democracy in Pakistan, and we must have a clearer focus on subcontinental security.

No more vacillation

Wednesday 29 April '09

Anil Kakodkar has again raised the prospect of a fast-expanding nuclear power generating industry in a public-private mould.

Changes under the radar

Wednesday 22 April '09

Why national parties might just do better than expected

On Freedom and License

Tuesday 21 April '09

The courts have in recent months interestingly drawn that thin line between freedom and license. They have supported an artist who was being vandalised.

Chakwal and the Taliban

Friday 10 April '09

YOGINDER K. ALAGH | CHARAWAK The Taliban attacking Chakwal is understandable. A village with a history of co-existence would provoke the worst in fanatics of all kinds.

Beyond two-rupee rice

Friday 10 April '09

Congressmen like Mani Shankar Aiyar, Jairam Ramesh and Arjun Sengupta have bowled a googly in saying that the grand old party...

At home and abroad

Friday 3 April '09

Yoginder k. Alagh | Charawak There are three reasons why there can be nuanced differences in what you say at home and abroad.

Let them float bonds

Saturday 28 March '09

Small countries have all the advantages of being price-takers in trade; yet, in times of crisis, size matters.

Seriously, my vote matters

Wednesday 25 March '09

Yoginder k. Alagh|Charawak Most real problems can in fact, be solved. Well, almost every problem. This man who has come for your vote can be a large part of the solution.

Reminding the world

Tuesday 24 March '09

Why local dynamism needs global coherence

The liberal hour and security

Monday 23 March '09

YOGINDER K. ALAGH | CHARAWAK The territorial integrity of India is priority supreme. The right of each one of us to life is paramount.

Violence - Mindless and Otherwise

Thursday 19 March '09

YOGINDER K. ALAGH | CHARAWAK In India the new air for some, is that you can break the law and get away with it.

Today’s G-20

Tuesday 17 March '09

India’s at tomorrow’s meeting with yesterday’s mindset

Wake up, smell the coffee

Tuesday 10 March '09

Agriculture numbers are bad, but delayed response is worse

The ‘new crop’ problem

Tuesday 3 March '09

Grown on small plots, yes; grown by small farmers, no

Stories on the corner

Monday 23 February '09

The retail sector in India is ripe for reform

Rough-cut responses

Saturday 7 February '09

Surat’s diamond industry is in crisis. Don’t blame it on the diamantaires....

Two pockets of dynamism

Tuesday 27 January '09

Saurashtra, Punjab are doing well, in two different ways

Changing India

Thursday 22 January '09

Yoginder K. Alagh | CHARWAKThere is palpable change in India. The new generation performs and demands better performance. It does well in sports and in the economy.

Old, forgotten values

Monday 19 January '09

Can we set world standards without a public ethics of our own?

Get our factories going

Monday 5 January '09

Stimulus package aside, escaping meltdown requires real reform

Steel freeze frame

Friday 26 December '08

The Administrative Reforms Commission headed by Veerappa Moily has finished its report and expectations are high.