The draft bill seeks to create an institution that will be independent of those it seeks to police, and will have powers to investigate and prosecute all public servants, and others found guilty of corrupting t
As Asia reemerges on the world stage in this century, its civilizational origins will become a subject of intense study and debate. Asians are rediscovering their own past and deriving inspiration from it for t
Today's subject is considered a controversial one. But I am confident that you have enough brain power to examine the evidence thoughtfully and come to a valid conclusion. My job will be to present the facts. Y
There is no reason why we cannot redefine governance except perhaps the mindset of much of our bureaucracy and political class steeped in socialism.Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed caves
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Frantz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth. Fatin Abbas argues that the uprisings that have erupted across north Africa and the Middle East in recent mon
The most important thing is that protesters are still demonstrating in Egypt, keeping pressure on the interim military council to move toward democracy, says Sherif Mansour. This program officer for the Middle
In his 2011 New Year message, S. Singnya, the President of the ‘Federal Government of Nagaland/ Naga National Council’ (FGN/NNC) declared,After several rounds of reconciliation meets and the declara
It’s a new day in the Arab world — and, let’s hope, in American relations to the Arab world.The truth is that the United States has been behind the curve not only in Tunisia and Egypt for the
Soon after the Fukushima accident last month, I stated publicly that a nuclear event of this size and catastrophic potential could present a medical problem of very large dimensions. Events have proven this obs
In the recently concluded assembly elections in Assam (March-April 2011), one of the issues which was whipped up by BJP was about the Bengali speaking people especially the Muslims of Assam. Most of the Bengali
We are faced with serious obstacle as we strive towards our aim to achieve Independent, and with the demand of “Frontier Nagaland State” by ENPO, now our forefathers aim to achieve Naga Independence
Welcome to SMILE-LESS state – MANIPUR. No one is smiling here. If you smile in this part of India, you could be suspected as abnormal being. ‘But’, you may say: ‘I use to see Chief Minis
• Carry a positive Trigger- OK, we all tend to freak out the second something is not going according to plan, or according to the way we expect it to work out. Its in these situation spe
There was hardly a vacant seat in the Protestant church by the Ping River in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai for the funeral. American veterans of the Indochina war mixed with Thai and foreign residents, m
If information technology has enabled emerging economies such as India to change the commercial equations with the developed world, another speciality is being recognised for its potential: the ‘creative
The spring Navratra currently being underway, devout Hindus throughout North India are flocking to goddess shrines in a bid to secure Mahadevi’s grace. This ostentatious show of devotion is at variance wi
Tamil Nadu shows how freebies given in exchange of votes debilitates the will of the people, says NeelakantanIt is the silly season of election time once again in India. Election times have tended to lean towar
A group of prominent Israelis, including heads of the Army and security services, hope to revive the peace initiative by announcing details of possible treaties with the Palestinians, Syria and Lebanon.The Isra
The role of military defence has been gradually shifted away from its primary role of providing security to enhancing commercial interest. With industrial growth and advancement of science and technology, the d
Easterine Kire has done it again with ‘Mari’ (published by Harper Collins India). The book has been doing the rounds gaining both National and International recognition. Born and brought up in Kohim