Dispelling the myth of Akbar the Great
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India’s Sri Lanka policy must include caution
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Israel, our media moghuls inform us, is a bully in the Middle East that kills babies in Gaza. Supported by the West, the Jewish state continues to bomb targets, regardless of the civilian casualties. Palestinians More...
Rending the veil of historical negationism in India
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The strength of Sanatana Dharma
1 August 2014 witnessed the annual celebration of the Naga Panchami (or Nagara Panchami) festival across India and the world. It is also celebrated as Bhratru Panchami, an occasion where brothers are honoured More...
A Primer on Economics: the disastrous impact of the Nehru Rate of Growth
Counterfactuals are generally instructive and entertaining. But in some cases, it can be deeply distressing to consider them. Those leave us sadder although wiser. And at times they provoke us to anger and outrage More...
The St. Thomas myth as historical fact in Pax Indica
Page 280 of former Minister and current Member of Parliament, Shashi Tharoor’s book Pax Indica contains an interesting assertion. Christianity arrived on Indian soil with St. Thomas the Apostle (‘Doubting More...
A Primer on Economics: Counterfactual exercise in India’s GDP
There comes a time in every endeavour when it becomes imperative that one does a bit of arithmetic. One of the co-founders of the field of artificial intelligence, the late John McCarthy of Stanford University used More...
IndiaFacts Interview with Suresh Prabhu
One of the key appointments made by the Narendra Modi-led NDA Government has been that of former Power Minister, Suresh Prabhu, who now heads the advisory panel on the integrated power, coal, and renewable energy More...
Was Narendra Modi the real target of MH 17 shooters?
New information has emerged in the aftermath of the shooting down of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH 17 which was on its way from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. According to reports in the media, Prime Minister Narendra More...