Seoul to Delhi, Asia’s new economic axisSouth Korean President Lee Jae-myung's visit to India arrives at a critical juncture for global economic stability. The two Asian powers ar...
16 Apr, 2026, 01.02 PM IST
The unelected guardians of Indian democracyIndia's democracy faces challenges as politicians often prioritize personal gain over public interest. However, the nation's constitution, ...
27 Jan, 2026, 11.03 PM IST
Indian products should become synonymous with top quality: PM Modi in Mann ki BaatPrime Minister Narendra Modi called for enhanced quality in Indian manufacturing. He emphasized the 'zero defect, zero effect' principle fo...
25 Jan, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi is not Pappu, he is a strategist with deep thinking: Congress leader Sam PitrodaOn Monday, U.S. House Republicans will release a report criticizing President Joe Biden's administration for mishandling the chaotic U.S. w...
09 Sep, 2024, 07.25 AM IST
Why forging political and social alliances is no substitute for building basic democracyElections are a necessary condition for democracy, not a sufficient one. Democracy would call for several things that our polity sadly lack...
16 Mar, 2022, 12.00 AM IST
Opposition parties in Parliament have shown worst possible behaviour: Piyush Goyal"They have left nothing to imagination in destroying the very foundation, the very pillar of our Indian democracy, richly earned, richly de...
15 Aug, 2021, 04.10 PM IST
New Parliament building will reflect resplendent Indian ethos: VP Naidu writes to PM Modi"I am delighted to congratulate you for laying the foundation stone of the new Parliament building, a building that will reflect the resple...
10 Dec, 2020, 06.07 PM IST
If you vote, democracy wins: Rahul DravidKarnataka’s chief electoral officer Sanjiv Kumar said Rahul Dravid will be the election icon and ambassador of the Assembly elections due o...
29 Mar, 2018, 01.36 PM IST
Thiruvananthapuram, Pune and Kolkata emerge as best governed citiesThe Annual Survey of India’s City Systems, which examines city systems on the basis of 83 governance parameters, reveals that Indian cities...
01 Mar, 2017, 01.49 AM IST
Concerned with future of country: Gopalkrishna GandhiHailing the Indian election system as an unique one in the world, Gandhi pointed out to its five pillars of pride.
20 Dec, 2014, 11.11 PM IST
Post-2015 development agenda must create inclusive growth: Asoke Mukherji"India attaches a high degree of importance to the post-2015 development agenda with poverty eradication as its overarching objective," Aso...
31 Oct, 2014, 03.26 PM IST
- Dividend of democracy
Democracy has seriously attacked caste inequalities in the south, but in the north, the process has only recently acquired force.
16 May, 2014, 04.39 AM IST
Let parties offer sops, even the moonParties have every right, in theory, to promise the sun and the moon. And it isn’t as if Indian voters are unable to see gaps between promi...
20 Aug, 2013, 04.45 AM IST
- Inconceivable that India not a UNSC member: Mauritius
Ramgoolam said he would like to "assert in no uncertain terms" that his country will continue to support India's legitimate bid for a perma...
12 Mar, 2013, 07.56 PM IST
Elections 2014: Rethinking democracyLeaders in 2014 must have the competence to run government and adapt to more power-sharing with women in Parliament.
26 Jan, 2013, 06.01 AM IST
Elections, politics, money and ideasPolls will soon be history. But the work of democracy will not be over. Nor will role of middle-class professionals in improving governance.
09 Apr, 2009, 01.50 AM IST
- Changing the dynamics of political debate
Recent events in India, in the economic and the political spheres, seem to have an uncanny parallel with events in Thailand.
15 Dec, 2008, 07.30 AM IST