Kangra Valley Railway, an instance of strategic neglect
byBritish rulers had unveiled a technical revolution in bulk transport system during eighteenth century with the invention of Railways which was soon rolled out…
Opinion
Kashmir’s rock band storm
byDisbanded after curious controversies, Pragaash was not the only rock band in Kashmir. It was one of 42 such groups that mushroomed in Srinagar…
Powerful Fiction – a linear link to economic systems
byYes, “In Communism, you’d threaten a dog into compliance, while in capitalism obedience is obtained through bribes.” This is how Adam Johnson describes the…
Vishwaroop: the narrative thrills (Film Review)
byVishwaroop, the Hindi version of the controversial Tamil movie Vishwaroopam is another war-packed movie that portrays the protagonist leading the war against Islamic terror….
Case for Indo-Pak backchannel
byAs indicated by improved situation on the Line of Control, the India-Pakistan relations are limping back to normalcy but stability still remains far fetched….
Cultural terrorism: Idea of India threatened
byShah Rukh Khan one day and Kamal Haasan the next. Is it mere coincidence or a sign of an increasingly knee-jerk, reactionary India that…
India’s K-15 launch: Defence scientists do nation proud (Comment)
byThe reason why nations place a significant part of their nuclear arsenals on board nuclear-propelled ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) is because of their invulnerability,…
The conflict in Mali: Time India spoke, acted (Comment)
by“Going to Timbuktu”. This bit of a statement, made often in jest in metropolitan India, refers to some distant, exotic place on a corner…
Republic Day – Who is killing the patriotic fervour?
byAre these the mounting security concerns which have reduced our national days of pride to protected affairs of the privileged lot or there is…
Can Himachal become the next New Zealand?
byWhen I called back home to tell dad about my upcoming week long holiday in New Zealand, he dismissed it, saying “What new are…