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March 13, 2018
Dr. Navodita Pande
Economy, Industry

Aviation Industry: Challenges Ahead

The aviation industry is currently without a mission and more make-believe. In the absence of an overarching subordinate goal that is widely shared, the concerted and sustained efforts of...

February 27, 2018
IPA Service
Films

Death of Sridevi Shrouded in Mystery: UAE Follows Procedures, Not Quite the Indian Way

The Indian media displayed a degree of patience that was commendable. It stood up and took notice only when the autopsy report was released and the world was told...

February 20, 2018
IPA Service
International Relations, Politics, World

India Ought to Adopt Pragmatic Approach towards Neighbours: Policy Flip-Flops Alienate New Delhi

The Maldives action cannot be described as a good neighbourly gesture. This has been the primary reason for neighbourhood hostility. The Maldives knew of India’s reservations about Beijing’s Belt...

February 14, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Islamabad Shaken by Pashtun Resurgence: Traumatised by Terrorism, Racial Profiling

The Pashtun resurgence, hyphenated from political parties, is the expression of a new identity politics. Anger got accumulated out of individual and collective experiences of Pashtuns in the distinct...

February 6, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Turning Pot on Top, Congress Courts Controversy: BJP Gets a Neech-Like Handle for Karnataka

Spandana woke up to PM Modi’s ‘top’ comment and tweeted that question “Is this what happens when you’re on ‘pot’?”, which has now become a top controversy, with the...

December 23, 2017
Devraj Singh Kalsi
Book Extract, Fiction

Grief

Bibi Amrit, fondly called Biji, doubled her thunderous output on realising that she had an opportunity to overpower Nasib, to show the train of mourners that a mother’s grief...

December 3, 2017
Preeyan Abraham
Cover Story, Education & Career, Photo Feature, Travel & Food

Ethiopia: Panoramic Beauty and a Primitive State Untouched by Colonialism

Very little is written about Ethiopia and online research does not give a true picture of someone who is looking at taking up an assignment here. Ethiopia is the...

November 11, 2017
Maj Gen Raj Singh Mehta
Defence, People

Against all Odds: Showing Light Became the Mission of Jojo Blinded by a Missile

Cavalry officer Jojo was blinded by Cobra missile splinters in the 1965 Indo-Pak War. He overcame his challenges and devoted his life to empowering the differently abled people, says...

November 3, 2017
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
History & Culture, Travel & Food

Dazzling Dubai: A Travel Paradise

Ruchira takes us on a tour of Dubai, in her weekly column, exclusively in Different Truths. On a pleasant December afternoon, I saw Dubai for the first time. It...

October 27, 2017
Ruchira Adhikari Ghosh
People, Place, Travel & Food

Sultanate of Oman: Pristine Beauty Blended with Modernity

Ruchira takes us on a tour of the Sultanate of Oman, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. I am footloose by nature. My fondest dream is to...

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