BUSINESS
IMEEC can mark a new dawn for Indo-European civilisational history
Romantic notions of the ancient Silk Route connecting China to Europe have given much currency to the Belt and Road Initiative. In similar fashion, the India-Middle-East-Europe-Economic-Corridor, if studied effectively by nonpartisan historians, can revive lost legacies of Indian civilisation including that of Greco-Roman-Indian trade, and can have a profound impact on India’s future
BUSINESS
Katchatheevu: An unacknowledged Achilles’ heel of Indian (and Lankan) nationalism
Irritants like the ill-treatment of Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Lankan navy and the Lankans allowing China a foothold in the vicinity are now running into India’s growing geopolitical heft and the Indian government questioning its predecessor’s cession of Katchatheevu in the 1970s
BUSINESS
Odisha Train Tragedy: To heal our national distress, let there be a collective commitment to safety, accountability, equity
We have to find a semblance of healing for the deceased passengers’ families, the algorithms of whose lives and memories lie agonisingly altered. This needs honest inquiry and fixing accountability. But after the sorrow has sobered down, will we raise questions on institutional challenges confronting the railways? Do we want to be the spectators of a green-flag signalling of euphoric railway projects or responsibly vigilant citizens?
