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A wide range of initiatives is necessary if India is to tackle the growing problem of drug resistant tuberculosis. Photo: Kommuri Srinivas
THE HINDU A wide range of initiatives is necessary if India is to tackle the growing problem of drug resistant tuberculosis. Photo: Kommuri Srinivas

Drug resistant Tuberculosis (TB): Where do we go from here?

The emergence of drug resistant forms of TB and their growing incidence is worrying and represents a public health challenge not only in India but also globally. »

Two Italian Marines Latorre Massimiliano and Salvatore Girone. File photo

Diplomatic immunity not absolute

The criticism of the orders of the Supreme Court interdicting the Italian Ambassador from leaving India, (“Diplomatic immunity in Peril” by Anup Surendranath and Shreya Rastogi - The Hindu OP-Ed,... »      1 comment
(From left) DMK president M. Karunanidhi with union ministers A K Antony, P. Chidambaram and Ghulam Nabi Azad at his residence in Chennai.

Modi, Mamata, Karuna — who next?

Or what's next? Will the Ministry of External Affairs set up a new States division so that the States’ views can be ascertained before major foreign policy decisions are taken? »

Drug resistant Tuberculosis (TB): Where do we go from here?

Diplomatic immunity not absolute

Modi, Mamata, Karuna — who next?

Sustainable Development: Only a Buzzword?

The elusive search for research excellence

Engaging Sri Lanka is the best way forward

UPSC is taking a step in the right direction

Ploughing through the retail revolution – learnings from other countries

‘Lawful responses’ to the Italians: which law are we talking about?

Does our budget care about children?

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The government's bias towards conventional growth at the cost of the environment and sustainability is obvious in the Economic Survey document. This file photo shows the clogged Kadambrayar, one of the few freshwater sources in Kochi district of Kerala, which faces ecological threats due to rampant pollution and illicit discharge. Photo:H.Vibhu.
March 22, 2013

Sustainable Development: Only a Buzzword?

For the second year running, the Government of India’s Economic Survey has a chapter on ‘Sustainable Development and Climate... »
Students in Puducherryform a human chain against the central government's indifferent attitude towards the suffering of Sri Lankan Tamils on Thursday. Photo G. Krishnaswamy
March 21, 2013

Engaging Sri Lanka is the best way forward

Buddhist monks getting attacked in Chennai; film personalities and college students going on strike; Sri Lankan airlines reducing its flights to Chennai by half; uncertainty over IPL matches in Ch... »
Actor Jennifer Kotwal, at the inauguration of first 'Peter England People', a unique family retail brand store, on Bennerghatta road at J P Nagar 2nd phase in Bangalore in May 2008.
March 21, 2013

Ploughing through the retail revolution – learnings from other countries

The latest Economic Survey expressed optimism about the decision to allow foreign retailers in the multi-brand segment. In this context, it would be meaningful to discuss the rationale and the con... »
Street children in Mysore.
March 14, 2013

Does our budget care about children?

A seven-year old girl was raped outside her NDMC school on 28 February, the same day that Finance Minister P. Chidambaram announced the union budget for 2013-14. The rape was a timely -- though gri... »
March 12, 2013

'Long live the Bolivarian revolution!'

Hugo Chavez’s life came to an end on March 5, 2013. One hopes that the same will not be said about the Bolivarian Revolution which Chavez had inaugurated. In November 2011, when I was in Ven... »
March 21, 2013

The elusive search for research excellence

In an effort to improve teaching and research standards, higher education in India has been subject to several changes in the recent past, mostly modelled on patterns from the west; this includes t... »
Kannada activists demonstrating against scrapping of regional languages from Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exams in Mandya last week.
March 21, 2013

UPSC is taking a step in the right direction

 I am afraid Kankipati Rajesh, IAS has got his arguments about the changes the Union Publ... »
Ambassadors of foreign States in India enjoy diplomatic immunity. This immunity has foundations both in Indian law and international law, feels Deepak Raju. File photo.
March 19, 2013

‘Lawful responses’ to the Italians: which law are we talking about?

Italy’s decision that the marines accused of killing Indian fishermen will not return to stand trial in India is in breach of assurances given to the Supreme Court of India and may justify the pre... »
March 13, 2013

Ensuring witness safety central to rule of law

A group of street children recently told the Verma Committee, which was set up to recommend reforms to India’s sexual assault laws, that they had witnessed police in Delhi gang-rape a girl in a po... »
March 1, 2013

When law is blind

Its hard to ignore Arindam Chaudhuri of the IIPM. It has got nothing to do with his pony tail or sense of dressing but has got everything to do with his full page advertisements for his Indian Ins... »
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