Watch pakodanomics in action as the government ignores that malnutrition in India is severe and people need a diet rich in ‘coarse’ grain and protein at affordable prices. Get ready to pay GST on your jhalmuri and bhujiya because amid rising fuel prices, global food inflation...
People who live along the gypsum mountains in remote areas say that unlike the small-scale mining of the past, big (and illegal) miners are spreading illness and pollution. As you cross the bridge over the Jhelum river towards Bijhama village in the Baramulla district, you will...
In Kashmir, cultivation of olive is done in Uri owing to favourable weather conditions and soil quality there Can your next bottle of extra virgin olive oil come from Kashmir? Hidden in the mountainous region of Uri, Kashmir has a tree that can help end India’s...
Most of the Muslims lie dead, in graves and in numbness, questioning how many more innocent lives will be lost before justice is delivered As July 11 passes, my heart bleeds for Srebrenica. I remember the attack on the UN-protected safe area at Srebrenica and the...
It was around 10:30 am when our ambassadorial white sedan entered the Turkish embassy at 22 Prithviraj Road. My partner-in-crime was Muhamed Cengic, the Bosnian and Herzegovinian ambassador to India. He was wearing a sky blue kurta and had invited me to the Turkish breakfast...
The silver lining is the bumper mustard crop in India, but that is insufficient to take care of the rising food inflation. On 22 April, Indonesia announced a ban on palm oil exports to check domestic prices of this crucial edible oil. The ban is likely...
It had been a harrowing 18-hour cab ride from Delhi to Parvati Valley. Half twisted and drained, the Manikaran hot springs welcomed me. I wanted a ritual purification. After all, I was about to visit a God. A little dizzy and relaxed, I stepped out. The...
There is a way to increase the supply of water in the region of the two rivers without spending Rs 44,000 crore, destroying the biodiversity of the area and displacing hundreds of people from their homes. But the government seems blind to it. As the palash...
Walter Lindner also cautioned against rising fuel prices and inflation. ‘Democracy and freedom have a price, and we are ready to pay it,’ he said. Usually diplomatic sessions are boring, filled with platitudes and full of words like “world peace, rule of law, and co-operation”. So...
The evolving crisis in Ukraine forces us to rethink the Bosnia-Herzegovina war, which led to redrawing of maps and untold misery on people It was another grey day; heavy artillery had been pounding unarmed and hungry people. The cities were besieged and genocides were being furtively...