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A bet on tomorrow

There was a time when financial markets valued companies on the basis of what they produced, what they earned and what they could reasonably be expected to achieve.

Constitutional Alchemy

The anti-defection law was meant to end the era of the “Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram” politician. Four decades later, it has produced constitutional alchemists seeking ever newer ways to turn defection into legality.

Securing our Borders ~ I

India is determined to have secure borders and will not compromise national security at any cost. Speeches of the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister during the recently concluded elections have highlighted this determination and resolve.

Tariff Mirage

The recent decline in US imports — a stunning 20 per cent plunge in a single month — has handed the Trump administration an apparent victory.

Beyond the Battle…

In Udaipur’s City Palace Museum is the grand oil painting on canvas titled ‘Depicting the Battle of Haldighati fought on 18th June 1576 CE between Maharana Pratap and the Mughal Forces of Akbar led by Kanwar Man Singh of Amber’.

Aiming High

When Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla takes flight aboard Axiom Mission 4 this June, he will not just be piloting a spacecraft to the International Space Station — he will be piloting India into a new era of space exploration.

A Policy Refined

US President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban for nationals of 12 countries is a textbook example of how a controversial policy can be reintroduced under a new guise — more polished, more calculated, and far more difficult to challenge in court.