Author: vayuputhra

The Hindu National LAC, PoK issues block full blooming of India-China ties– How far can two great nations progress without resolving their mutual  contentious land border issues – especially when both of them are territorial powers? States unlikely to bridge gap in funding -Greater share in taxes may not compensate for budget cuts in Central…

The Hindu National Make parties’ funding public: petition – Declare political parties “public authorities” under RTI; make them liable to disclose their financial assets for public scrutiny, petition requests SC. Clarity needed on L-G’s discretionary powers – Section 41 says that Lt. Governor can use his discretion only in matters which fall outside the purview of…

The Hindu National Clean Ganga project seeks corporate, NRI participation – The urgent need is to bring down lean season BOD levels in the river to 10 mg/litre/day, the TSS levels to 10 mg/litre/day and TFC to 100 mg/litre/day. Seoul to provide aid for smart cities in India – South Korea will provide $10 billion to India…

The Hindu National SIT cites report of agency funded by Ford Foundation – Global Financial Integrity report has put India among the top five exporters of illicit capital over the past decade. Mongolia gets $1-bn credit gift – India will provide a Line of Credit of $1 billion to support expansion of Mongolia’s economic capacity…

The Hindu National 21 MoUs to bring in $22 billion – Indian and Chinese CEOs have signed 21 agreements or MoUs estimated at a total of $22 billion on the sidelines of PM’s China visit. 10 years after RTI, activists face hurdles, transparency under cloud – If the RTI has to succeed, then the Public…

The Hindu National: PM’s China Visit ‘States will seek bigger role in foreign policy’ – Gujarat CM, accompanying PM to a Chinese forum, says the role of States in foreign policy making will grow  because they will start demanding a bigger role themselves on seeing the benefits. 24 agreements inked by India, China – We…

The Hindu National Free speech is not an absolute right: SC – Poetic licence does not mean having nationally revered figures like Mahatma Gandhi mouth obscene words, observes SC. India keen on Chinese knowhow – The Indian side is looking for a deeper collaboration with China in infrastructure development. Goce gravity boost to geothermal hunt…

The Hindu National Deals for U.S. howitzers, Russian copters approved – The Defence Acquisition Council has cleared pending defence deals, including an Avro replacement programme, M-777 howitzers and Kamov-228 helicopters from Russia. India way behind on WHO health targets – India has met only four of ten health targets under the Millenium Development Goals and has made…

The Hindu National Aftershocks, not fresh quakes: expert – The 7.3 magnitude earth quake that rocked Nepal yesterday are aftershocks; the region was trying to attain equilibrium by expending the remaining energy, says experts. Ahead of PM’s visit, India-China irritants to the fore – MEA protests PoK infrastructure; Chinese daily brings up Arunachal, border issues.…

The Hindu National ‘India-Vietnam ties better than ever’ – There is scope to consolidate  mutual political trust, deepen defence & security cooperation, and expand economic development, says Vietnamese Ambassador Ton Sinh Thanh. Maoists warn of attack against Salwa Judum-2 – Salwa Judum-2 will support Operation Greenhunt, and facilitate the sale of natural resources of the…