TOP STORIES India opens up Kashmir
to Pakistani journalists The government has given visas to 18 journalists, and invited them to take a first-hand look at Srinagar and other Kashmir areas...
ECONOMY & BUSINESS Foreign experts may exit
from plan panel groups With the Left sticking to its stand, foreign experts may have no choice but to withdraw from the Planning Commission's consultative groups...
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Hindustan Times India's soaring realty market
With Indians earning more than ever before, at home and abroad, the country is experiencing an unprecedented housing boom. And, unlike in the 1990s, it may not be a mere speculative burst as end-users are driving the demand this time, not suppliers, says PRIYANKA BHARADWAJ
India Together Biotech policy : task force report
The Department of Agriculture & Cooperation had appointed a Task Force last year headed by Dr M S Swaminathan to formulate long-term policy on applications of biotechnology in agriculture. SUMAN SAHAI comments on the recently released report of the task force.
Pioneer Uphill the Silk Route
Despite profound changes taking place in China, a country linked to our history by much more than just the Silk Route, Indian foreign policy remains static and reactive, writes CHANDAN MITRA
Tribune Foreign experts — yes or no?
On the Planning Commission's foreign experts controversy, past experience should be the guide, says PARANJOY GUHA THAKURTA
Water and river management
in South Asia Given China's disastrous environmental record, India should join an Asian alliance to pressure its big neighbour into behaving more responsibly, says
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