With the Congress putting up a good fight in Gujarat and Rahul Gandhi attracting eyeballs, the Prime Minister finds himself cornered as Assembly elections draw closer Does it behove a Prime Minister to stoop to the level of a street speaker and call his rival names? Certainly not. But Narendra Modi is a class apart […]
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A Pied Piper leading us to the brink?
A year after demonetisation, even the Modi and BJP faithful wonder if it was all a mistake In Japan barely 48 hours after his dramatic announcement of Demonetisation , Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked smug and pleased with himself. Addressing a meeting of the Indian diaspora in Tokyo, he said in Hindi that they must […]
Modi’s reforms have robbed India of its economic prowess
One year ago Narendra Modi bypassed the Reserve Bank of India, locked his cabinet in a room and gave the country just four hours notice before announcing his arbitrary and unilateral demonetisation scheme. Overnight 86 per cent of the value of India’s currency was withdrawn from circulation. The prime minister claimed his decision was aimed […]
15 ways to be more secure online
Welcome to the New World. Email phishing has evolved. Trolls can target your Facebook timeline, and your social security number is probably floating around the internet right now. Even Wi-Fi is no longer completely secure. But it’s not all doom and gloom. There is a shining path you can follow to keep yourself safe. Or, […]
World politics analysis
South Korean police were on high alert in Seoul on Tuesday to monitor protests by both critics and supporters of President Donald Trump as the U.S. leader arrived in the country amid concerns over North Korea’s nuclear threats. Surrounded by thousands of police officers and a tight perimeter created by buses, hundreds of anti-Trump protesters […]