Editorials
Monday May 13 2013
Emerging technologies bring with them new ethical and regulatory challenges
What do automated cars, the “Liberator” gun, assembled largely with a 3D printer, and Google Glass have in common? They are ...
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Monday May 13 2013
Preparations for Li’s visit must factor in the new dynamic on the Sino-Indian border, its impact on bilateral ties
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid travelled to Beijing last week amid visible...
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Monday May 13 2013
Pakistan’s people rejected the anti-politics plank to affirm faith in a deeper democracy
Nawaz Sharif may ultimately win enough of the 272 directly elected constituencies for his Pakistan Muslim Leagu...
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Saturday May 11 2013
How long before airlines understand the potential of preferential seating?
How cheap can airlines get? Awfully cheap. Frequent fliers who appreciate their creature comforts are a bundle of nerves as ...
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Saturday May 11 2013
IIP data shows an upturn, but for UPA, there is no alternative to pushing envelope on policy reform
The gloom on the economy has declined somewhat, thanks to slightly better IIP data. The year-on-year...
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Saturday May 11 2013
Three decisions by the apex court return the power to make policy to the executive
The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to set aside the Orissa high court order against allocation of an iron ore min...
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Friday May 10 2013
BJP must consider costs of disdaining Parliament. And UPA of bypassing it through ordinance
Two days ahead of schedule, the budget session of Parliament was adjourned sine die, to no great surprise. T...
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Friday May 10 2013
By failing to protect him, India's government has become complicit in a callous tit for tat game
Barely a week after Sarabjit Singh was flown home in a coffin, there has been another death, of a Paki...
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Friday May 10 2013
Apart from the trophies, it is the longevity of the last of the old-school managers
When Alex Ferguson was appointed manager of Manchester United in November 1986, he was taking over a club in decline...
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Thursday May 09 2013
A new US report indicates the growing role of cyberspace as an arena of conflict between nations
A US department of defence report to Congress used the strongest language yet to implicate the Chinese ...
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Thursday May 09 2013
UPA has brought the censure of the apex court on itself. It must acknowledge its responsibility
The UPA government’s reputation is being battered in a perfect storm of its own making. On Wednesday, th...
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Thursday May 09 2013
Karnataka’s electorate confirms that people are ahead of politicians, who must junk their old calculus
There is no uncertainty about the mandate in Karnataka. In a multi-cornered contest, and a seemin...
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Wednesday May 08 2013
Bangladesh's violent battle for secularism runs along old faultlines
The collapse of Rana Plaza had seen a temporary truce between Islamist and secular forces in Bangladesh, as the country came to te...
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Wednesday May 08 2013
Food security bill should not be pushed through. A discussion in Parliament is needed to expose its flaws
Amid the acrimony in Parliament, the government tabled its food security bill, a work-in-progr...
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