TOP STORIES India
plans moon, deep
space missions With its maiden lunar venture off the ground, the Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO) plans more missions to
the moon and planets like Venus and Mars in the next two decades.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY Airport
functions likely
to be carved up
The government is pushing plans to
privatise the Delhi and Mumbai airports, and at the same time thinking of
dividing roles. Firms could run pre-boarding
facilities, while the Airport Authority will oversee traffic and security
HERITAGE Perfect,
stately and tall
If a temple were ever built to make a
statement, this is it. USHA KRIS describes the grandeur of the Rajarajeswaram
temple in Tamil Nadu
FEATURE PICKS
Pioneer Requiem
to an Act The hiatus between India's capacity to
pontificate and incapacity to act on its prescriptions continues to grow. Many
in the West are baffled by our pacific pretensions, repeated invocations to the
Gandhian dogma of non-violence on the one hand and acquisition of nuclear
capabilities on the other. It's not the second that's wrong; it's our moralising
to the rest of the world that dilutes our credibility, says CHANDAN MITRA
* * * Asia Times Bar
of democracy for Central Asia
Current events in Central Asia - from Hamid Karzai's swearing-in in Afghanistan
to Ukraine's election debacle - have set tongues wagging about the region's
so-called "democracy deficit". However, the events are indicative of
the high importance regional players place on stability - and their confusion
over US "double standards," says M K BHADRAKUMAR
* * * Outlook RTI
may check Narmada dams
Much debate over the massive dam projects on the Narmada has
been on costs vs benefits as well as poor rehabilitation measures. But one of
the original questions activists raised years ago was over the Right to
Information. The 'RTI' factor may be finally hitting home, reports JAIDEEP
HARDIKAR
* * *
Hindustan Times Sex
And The Politician It’s funny how different countries have different attitudes
to sex and politicians, writes Vir Sanghvi.
* * *
Times of India Continuity, with a populist
tilt
The first six months of Manmohan Singh's rule have produced no significant improvement in the quality of politics. But have they produced improved economic policy? Not
really, says SWAMINATHAN S ANKLESARIA AIYAR
SP
HAS NO REGARD FOR LAW OR TRUTH: HIGH COURT
The policeman running the case against the
Kanchi Shankaracharya was once denounced by the High Court as a barbarian. His
track record is full of dark deeds that would put hardcore criminals to shame
Other editorials War
on the PEoPLE Andhra Pradesh's talks with Naxalite groups is fraught with danger not just for the state but for all of India, writes ARAVIND SITARAMAN
No eulogy for Veerappan No tears will be shed
for the dead bandit, but we must address the causes that created such a monster, says
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