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Back to SearchWhat is the legacy of Pervez Musharraf?
Pakistan’s last military dictator, Pervez Musharraf, has died in Dubai at the age of 79. I was in Islamabad as a correspondent for The Hindu when Gen…
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Decoding India's population conundrum
2023 is set to be a landmark year for India's population trajectory, as the country is predicted to overtake China to become the world's most populou…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Hindenburg effect: Is it a storm that will pass or is a shake-up on the cards?
Hindenburg Research, an American ‘activist’ short-seller, known for going after companies that they believed are excessively overvalued, has unleashe…
2 years, 11 months ago
Will the entry of advanced tanks turn the war in Ukraine’s favour?
The United States, Germany and the UK have pledged to send modern main battle tanks (MBTs) to help Ukraine in the ongoing war with Russia. While the …
2 years, 11 months ago
Tanvi Srivastava on tracing the life of an Indian teenager in Japan during WWII and life in Netaji’s Indian National Army | In Focus podcast bonus episode
In this episode we are joined by Tanvi Srivastava, short story and fiction writer, who explains the experience of translating Asha San’s diary from H…
2 years, 11 months ago
Where does the banking sector stand today? Pre-Budget Analysis
The banking sector in India witnessed a return to relatively good health over the past few years. With more stringent norms set by regulator RBI NPAs…
2 years, 11 months ago
Can the Supreme Court and the Centre resolve their differences over judicial appointments?
The appointment of judges to the higher judiciary continues to be mired in controversy. So much so, there have been some sharp, public comments by La…
2 years, 11 months ago
What are the private sector investment levels in India? Pre-Budget Analysis Part 2
Private capital expenditure has been anaemic for a few years now, a state of affairs that has only been exacerbated by the pandemic and the war in Uk…
2 years, 11 months ago
Are remote voting machines (RVMs) the best way to enable migrants to vote?
The Election Commission, on December 28th, wrote to political parties asking them to attend a demo of a remote Electronic Voting Machine or RVM, whic…
2 years, 11 months ago
What India needs to improve its education system post-pandemic
It was only in 2022, after the third wave of COVID-19, that schools in India finally reopened fully, after two plus years of pandemic-related disrupt…
2 years, 11 months ago