Page 27 - Letter To Bs

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a persuader not a crusader, says S Jaipal Reddy

S Jaipal Reddy drew a distinction between former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and BJP's current leadership

Letter to BS: Yogi govt starts ringing the temple bells in Uttar Pradesh

The mosque was just 45-years-old when Tulsidas started writing

Letter to BS: Growth in GDP does not always ensure better living conditions

It is high time India too stops giving undue importance to GDP and instead focus on improving its ranking on indices reflecting human development

Letter to BS: Govt should take leaf out of Sidhu's book, engage with Pak

At a time when both the countries are struggling to strike a rapport, such gestures by Sidhu can go a long way in bridging the divide and restarting the stalled Indo-Pak peace process

Letter to BS: Laud Sidhu for donning the role of 'an ambassador of peace'

Sidhu's gesture coincided with Modi's letter to his Pakistani counterpart expressing a commitment to build good neighbourly relations

Letter to BS: Why 'Kerala flood' is a more man-made calamity than natural

Flooding in Kerala was forecast years ago but officials, in nexus with builders, continued to sanction construction projects without taking the topography into account

Letter to BS: If it wants mileage in polls, Cong should not neglect Rao

Despite heading a minority govt, Narasimha Rao took brave decisions during his first 100 days in power, which changed the face of the Indian economy forever

Letter to BS: Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the leader with a big heart

However, Vajpayee was ambiguous on some crucial issues when he should have taken a firm stand to uphold the Constitution and secularism

Letter to BS: PM Modi should also worry about health of India's soil

There must be a faster way to curb soil erosion

Letter to BS: Imran Khan is a smart package, would do well for Pakistan

The cricket factor would hopefully work to India's advantage

Letter to BS: Karunanidhi's ability to ride his conviction sets him apart

Comfortable with both the National Democratic Alliance and United Progressive Alliance, he was an enviable combination of a rationalist thinker, strategist

Letter to BS: Human action added to climate change, it can slow it down

On our part, we should concentrate on reducing emissions every which way

Letter to BS: Pak flouting norms of responsible nation in global community

What we need is not 'dialogue coterminous with terrorism" but shrewd Chanakya neeti (policy) to deal with Pakistan

Letter to BS: Govt rapidly going ahead with project of inter-linking rivers

By inter-linking the rivers, the natural course of the rivers would be diverted

Letter to BS: Met department cheers, but its track record has been patchy

We must admit that "monsoon" is a natural phenomenon and it will be prudent to prepare ourselves for rainy days

Letter to BS: Imran Khan has opportunity to prove mettle off the field

The socio-economic fabric in Pakistan is crippled and the country is like a ship without a rudder

Letter to BS: GST Council's cashback incentive to promote digital payments

Though this move will make customers and retailers happy, there will be a huge shortfall in the revenue collection for the government

Letter to BS: Why none of our leaders come up with Rozi Roti Yatra yet?

With electronic media in tow, what we see nowadays can be called a yatra in a vanity van to garner votes

Letter to BS: Managing water access faces a different set of problems

Our mind set is still one of taking water for granted and assuming that it will always be there, the ubiquitous tap will for ever keep flowing and this is wrong

Letter to BS: LIC's bailout of debt-laden IL&FS makes little sense

Arguments stating that LIC will benefit in getting IDBI branches as sales outlet for its products doesn't hold good