Why India
Should Worry
With political turmoil and violent clashes gripping the neighbourhood,
concerns grow in India about the fallout, including influx of
migrants, rising extremism and havens being formed for insurgent
groups. Also at stake is India’s economic growth and its
ambition to be a major global power.
Decadent Western values force a growing number of
expatriates of Punjabi origin to send their children
back home for study. India Today's Ramesh Vinayak
traces the trend.
The bloodbath in Karachi has turned what had started
as an agitation for the judiciary’s independence
into a political powder keg for President Pervez Musharraf.
The DMK dynasty, that had stuck together for nearly
four decades, finally falls apart. Months of speculation
over mounting rifts between Karunanidhi’s sons
and the Marans ends as the party chief shows Dayanidhi
the door.
Bridge courses give young girls in Rajasthan the means
and the method to get into schools, creating first-generation
students and a new world of opportunities
Charges of rape and murder levelled against a high-profile
Christian spiritual centre in Kerala have brought Congress
and CPI(M) together against the police and BJP
With the ceasefire pact as good as dead and the war
between the Government and the Tigers escalating, there
is fear that the country may slip into anarchy
A year after the surrender of king
Gyanendra, violence and political instability mar the
peace process, which will only move forward with the
constituent assembly elections
Faced with a dwindling fleet, the IAF begins a massive
upgradation of old aircraft, costing billions and
at a scale among the largest of its kind in the world
With the Reserve Bank of India permitting gold ETFs,
the yellow metal gets to play a new role other than
an instrument of adornment. It shines in the investment
portfolio of Indian investors.
Be it commercial property or residential complexes,
real estate is the favoured investment destination of
fashion designers who find stocks and bonds too volatile
but don’t mind putting their money in antiques
and artifacts once in a while
The drive to restore Asia’s largest wetland to
its pristine state as a bird sanctuary is hamstrung
by squabbling government departments and powerful lobbies
pushing for a return to fish-farming
The art world erupts in anger as a final year student
of Maharaja Sayajirao University is jailed for painting
Hindu deities in ‘provocative’ poses. Exams
are disrupted and careers hang in balance as the debate
rages over the limits of artistic freedom.
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STORY: NEIGHBOURS ON FIRE
