Opinion

Friday 29/July/2016 21:38 PM

Social networks are ready to take on TV

After years of explosive growth that killed many a print publication, the online advertising market may be reaching maturity. To keep growing, the biggest...

Friday 29/July/2016 15:36 PM

Time to rethink inflation in India

Any day now, India's government is set to announce an official inflation target for the first time -- a major step in the modernisation of its economic...

Thursday 28/July/2016 09:05 AM

So to speak: The virtues of great people

I just came back from a holiday in Europe and realised that well organised people contribute to a great nation. I saw Arab tourists consistently leave their...

Wednesday 27/July/2016 19:18 PM

Accidental science that can heal or kill

It’s tempting to believe that scientific discoveries can be weighed for their value to society. Then the good ones could be pursued and the bad ones set...

Wednesday 27/July/2016 18:56 PM

Civil society against terrorism

After the terror attacks in Paris last November – a carefully coordinated series of assaults carried out by multiple attackers, resulting in 130 deaths...

Wednesday 27/July/2016 18:37 PM

Clinton should listen to Russian-Americans

The willingness of Hillary Clinton campaign's to suggest that Russia has interfered in the US presidential election -- in the form of President Vladimir...

Tuesday 26/July/2016 20:50 PM

America’s exploding deficit

Two recent pieces of budget news are a grim reminder of the perilous state of fiscal policy in the United States. President Barack Obama’s Office of...