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Governance is hard and good governance, meaning efficient and effective governance, is harder. Optics is a poor substitute for outcomes, but when outcomes are hard to come by through governance, then optics can be relied upon rather than admitting failure. When the airline business grinds...

By Dilip Cherian   The IndiGo incident has once again reminded us of something we often overlook: India operates one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets with a regulator that treats expertise as an optional add-on. Sensible? Not particularly. Across the world, aviation regulators are...

  At a crucial juncture when US President Donald Trump seems to be too eager to make Ukraine a sacrificial lamb to the aggrandisement of Russian President Vladimir Putin, three European countries – the UK, France and Germany – made a reassuring gesture by organising...

He has already earned the sobriquet of Nelson Mandela of the Arab world. Like the crusader against apartheid, he has also been inside Israeli jails for long years - over two decades till date. There was hope amidst international pressure for his release when a...

Tens of thousands of Indians had a harrowing experience last week as air travel virtually came to a grinding halt across the country. IndiGo, the country’s largest domestic carrier, suffered its worst-ever operational meltdown, leaving thousands of flights cancelled nationwide. At the root of the...

On yet another 6 December, one feels obliged to write about the most seminal movement in modern India and one that transformed our politics forever. Forty years ago, the BJP had plateaued, winning 7% of the vote in 1984 and only two Lok Sabha seats....

Andhra Pradesh seems to have decided that the safest way to navigate the future is to stop time itself, at least for its top babus. Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand, who was supposed to retire on 30 November, is now set for a comfortable extension. When...

Tensions between the US and Venezuela have reached a seemingly critical level over what the US administration ostensibly calls its war against narco-terrorism. Earlier, US President Donald Trump squarely blamed Venezuela for smuggling into the country fentanyl, synthetic opioid, even though Venezuela does not even...

Despite the newfound bonhomie between China and India in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s tariff war, China is back to its old game of needling India at the slightest op portunity by claiming Arunachal Pradesh as Chinese territory. This time it has raked...

In its latest annual review, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has assigned a ‘C’ grade to India’s national accounts statistics — a category that includes crucial economic indicators such as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the Gross Value Added (GVA). Grade ‘C’ is the...