Articles by Nagesh Narayana

Are we moving towards Presidential form of Government?

India has moved away from the spirit of collective leadership in the past to individual glory of a leader in the present that the presidential form may soon become a reality

9 days ago

Is Congress Manifesto reflecting subaltern approach?

Congress has emerged as a pro-rural party but the message may find it difficult to reach the last voter at the bottom of the pyramid since the media is strongly divided in the country

21 days ago

Remembering Netaji: The man who crossed oceans to free his nation

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's determination might have left him blurred to the ideological divide that the world was going through then but he retained the human touch throughout his war campaign in Southeast Asia.

Jan 23, 2019

Will Sabarimala row disappear from national agenda now?

Now that two women entered Sabarimala temple, what's there for political parties, especially BJP, to harp on? Their agenda in Kerala is empty again.

Jan 2, 2019

Ball drop at Times Square Tonight: A tribute to Khashoggi and journalism's fight on fakenews

Ball drop at New York City's Times Square is being dedicated to free press and journalism as a mark of respect to Khashoggi and the media's constant war against fakenews and onslaught on media world wide.

Dec 31, 2018

Despite surge in fake news, 2018 saw reversal in electoral outcome; Will 2019 change it?

Those in power should remember the simple Machiavellian advice: "A man may forgive the killer of his father but never the person who snatched away his property."

Dec 28, 2018

Telangana poll: KCR wins on positive campaign this time

Unlike the regional feeling, the campaign strategy of TRS this time was on accomplishments and the grass-roots level work by the party.

Dec 11, 2018

Was Modi illogical in pitching for Kartarpur?

If Radcliffe had not changed the boundaries to allot the Muslim-majority district of Gurdaspur to India, we would have lost Amritsar and the only road link to Kashmir.

Dec 5, 2018

Has Pakistan bought Chinese SH-15 Howitzer for its 'miniaturized' nuclear shells?

Termed as a game-changer against India's 'Cold Start' doctrine, the move has triggered a new debate over the nuclear capability between India and Pakistan.

Dec 3, 2018

Meet Madhumala Chattopadhyay, first to contact Sentinelese tribe in Andamans and return alive

A young Indian anthropologist Madhumala Chattopadhyay visited the Sentinelese in January 1991 and missed an arrow attack narrowly though she was able to establish a friendly contact with them.

Nov 29, 2018

#MeToo row: Need for introspection in newsrooms

Now that social media is being widely used by journalists themselves, the government can easily move a new media control Bill muting the channels of information, whether twitter, Facebook or even the mainstream print and TV channels.

Oct 15, 2018

UPSC, CBSE abetting suicides? Colonial mindset still pervades Dholpur House

UPSC should either scrap this rule of denial of admission to exam hall for being late or admit that it has no humane face while recruiting the future civil servants.

Jun 5, 2018

UPSC Overhaul: Rahul Gandhi warns on Saffronisation of IAS

Rahul Gandhi said the proposed amendment to overhaul UPSC will result in saffronisation of IAS and facilitate more RSS or like-minded people in future job recruitments.

May 24, 2018

Move over merit, sycophancy to rule selection of IAS, IPS cadres soon?

Despite the reforms made to the recruitment process in 1978, the UPSC has maintained it essentially as a merit-based system with a no-nonsense approach.

May 21, 2018

Google News rolls out new 'Power' Shift, riding high on AI, Machine Learning

Publishers who have already participated in Google Play Newsstand, the original Google News, or videos on YouTube, will see their content automatically flow into the new product.

May 9, 2018

Why India should not send troops to Maldives?

India is under pressure once again after the Tamil Tiger fiasco in Sri Lanka in the 1980s to intervene in the Maldives. But the China factor looms large now.

Feb 10, 2018

Descendants Seek US Soldiers' Remains From Arunachal Pradesh

First Lt. Irwin Zaetz, 26, known as Zipper, was piloting a World War II B-24 bomber nicknamed "Hot As Hell" that went down untraceable in January 1944, with seven others. His nephew Gary seeks Indian government's help to find "unburied" remains of the crew.

Nov 9, 2013

Remember 1991? Is Chidambaram's Anti-Gold Policy Right?

Despite Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram's oft-repeated appeal to desist from buying gold, there is hardly any decline in gold sales across the country and the minister should realise that it was sine-qua-non to his budget beset with huge increase in daily taxes that had hit the country's massive middle class.

Jun 14, 2013

Why China's Incursion in Ladakh Preceded Khurshid's Visit?

Ever since 1959 when the Tibetan Religious leader Dalai Lama crossed the mountains and sought refuge in Dharmashala, India's relations with China were on a rollercoaster and the 1962 war was a decisive factor that can never revert an unequal relationship set between the two giants.

May 3, 2013

Saradha Chit Fund Scam: Why Mamata Reacts, not RBI?

The chit fund company has, no doubt, defrauded thousands of investors, including the poor and to portray herself as pro-poor, Mamata reacted rather abruptly creating a ₹500-crore fund to help these investors. More than helping the poor, the CM's move brings into question how such frauds should be dealt with in future, both by the government and the regulator, here the RBI.

Apr 25, 2013