Expressing views not in consonance with the ruling dispensation’s thinking is increasingly becoming harmful across Asia

Expectations from the Budget of a higher growth trajectory are off and it will be a miracle if the growth rate remains even at 6.5%

The Army should be used only as the last resort and the present situation does not warrant its deployment

Mourning and memories in the digital world ensure there remains a social life of the dead minus the material ‘body’

Consumed by the blinkered vision of the digital, we are getting sidetracked from the fundamentals of survival strategies

Along with regulatory changes, correspondingly raising institutional capability will put the sector on growth path.

Fiscal arithmetic and growth assumptions are optimistic but strategy and tactics to turn a $5 trillion economy missing

Bring in norms, processes and best practices and update them regularly to remain secure and ahead of curve

The Centre should adopt Telangana’s schemes like Rythu Bandhu and agri insurance while firming up Finance Bill

A community’s fear is transformed into a national obsession and projected as the ‘will of the people’ and a national concern

Maoists’ strength is rapidly declining and so they have been making frantic attempts to recruit cadres, including children

Rather than going for such ideas, the govt should initiate concerted policy action to make farming globally competitive

Probity of bureaucracy also rests upon the robust character of the ministers under whom it works

Public private partnership is not an abdication of government responsibility but a tool for augmenting the services

Convergent efforts between departments, influencers and civil society can help achieve safe sanitation for all in the State

Consider the many socio-economic and environmental benefits of Kaleshwaram for a meaningful cost-benefit analysis

Better household savings rate, removing long-term capital gains tax and job creation are critical to reviving the system

Poems do not rectify a wrong, what they do often is to teach us that what we are seeing is wrong

Music therapy can come in handy while treating mental disorders, hypertension, neurological and psychological issues