The noises in Indian media about Indo-Pak joint statement are deafening. Indian PM meets Gilani and accepts resuming Indo-Pak peace talks. His rationale is that: we gotta talk unless we are at war.  He quotes Reagan "Trust but verify". The opposition claims it as a blunder,  a foreign policy sell-out. Pak will think that its tactics of drawing ( Read more... )

When Indo-US N deal was made, there were voices: It made India and US closer! India can leverage support from US in case of any Pak overt or covert action! India can counter China with the help of US! US respects India as a responsible Nuclear nation! Really!? All these within no time are changing. The geo-political equations are volatile with US- ( Read more... )

Everyone understands by curbing corruption the whole nation will benefit. What we need to check corruption and allow the targeted people to benefit from budgetary allocations, is a critical analysis of the design of policies by the government and the track of the implementation. The Comptrollers and Auditors General (CAG), a constitutional body, ( Read more... )