Praful Bidwai

Congress seems to have lost its instincts

NEW DELHI: Last Sunday, an Indian National Congress rally celebrated the United Progressive Alliance (UPA)'s decision to open up multi-brand retail to foreign investment. Thus the Congress, which seems to have lost its basic instincts, openly defended a R Published 13 Nov, 2012 07:35pm

India must seek honourable reconciliation with China

INDIAN Air Force (IAF) chief N.A.K. Browne has made the astounding claim that use of “offensive airpower” would have averted India’s humiliating defeat in the 1962 China War. The government however restricted the IAF to provide transportation support to t Published 16 Oct, 2012 12:15am

India must listen to anti-nuclear protesters

NEW DELHI: Even zealous supporters of nuclear power should logically concede three things to their opponents. First, after Fukushima, it’s natural for people everywhere to be deeply sceptical of the claimed safety of nuclear power, and for governments to Published 04 Oct, 2012 08:14pm

Indians speak out against N-power

NEW DELHI: If the Indian government thought it could politically isolate the growing nationwide anti-nuclear power struggle, it’s manifestly mistaken. Three important developments have put the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Nuclear Power Corporatio Published 04 Sep, 2012 09:22pm

India: atrocities to further fuel Naxalism

NEW DELHI: The killing of 20 civilians by the Central Reserve Police Force (CPRF) in Bijapur in Central Indian state of Chhattisgarh will go down as a black mark in the history of Indian counter-insurgency. All evidence suggests Published 10 Jul, 2012 10:11pm

Durban and the deniers

AS crucial climate talks begin in Durban, attention is focused on the likely role of the major country groupings. Published 30 Nov, 2011 12:00am

A complicated election

INDIA`S general election, which began last week, is as full of variety and dauntingly complicated as the country... Published 22 Apr, 2009 12:00am

US-India N-deal runs out of steam

NEW DELHI: Has the controversial United States-India nuclear cooperation deal finally run out of steam after tough,... Published 26 Jan, 2008 12:00am

US-India N-deal runs out of steam

NEW DELHI Has the controversial United States-India nuclear cooperation deal finally run out of steam after tough,... Published 26 Jan, 2008 12:00am