The writer is a former chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities.
May 15,2019 00:05:04 AM
And Lakshadweep today has no poor. This was Rajiv’s enduring gift to the islanders.
May 31,2018 00:08:08 AM
Recruitment to the civil service needs to be modernised. But it will require a complete overhaul of the system — not piecemeal initiatives.
July 18,2017 00:00:47 AM
A generation has grown up amid violence. Yet, the state can fall back on its heritage of tolerance, confluence
April 18,2017 00:58:24 AM
Suspending democracy, imposing governor’s rule, would undo political progress in Kashmir
August 25,2015 00:00:11 AM
How will the India-Pak stakeholders pick up the pieces now? Even back-channel talks will only work if the political leaderships of both countries are prepared to give clear direction
November 26,2014 00:07:09 AM
Could the army’s decision in the case open a new chapter in the poll-bound state?
November 02,2011 03:27:13 AM
RTI was designed to expand access to information,by training citizens and the government
November 01,2011 23:32:40 PM
Right to information admittedly presents large challenges for public authorities,but it is crucial for a complex nation like ours
October 15,2010 03:40:59 AM
The authorities need to use the lull to allow the people of the state to become participants in governance
December 30,2004 00:00:00 AM
In October ’04, I called on Narasimha Rao of an evening. We met at his home on Delhi’s Motilal Nehru Marg and I was struck by the ...
