Opinion
Why Radicalisation in India through Bangladesh is Not a Myth
The relentless action by the Bangladesh security forces against the Islamists have quietened the radicals, only for now.
Digital 3D Rallies, AI-Powered Bots, E-Registration of Voters: Time to Reimagine Indian Elections
The metaverse platform can be a way for elections to be safer for people and the environment. It can also make the entire activity far more interactive, transparent and immersive.
Budget 2022 Must Walk the Talk on Women and Children’s Health, Not Just Pay Lip Service
COVID-19 crisis has led to women bearing the double brunt of economic and social fallout. Budget 2022 must lay the groundwork for inclusive and equitable post-COVID recovery.
Opinion | Pakistan's 'Kashmir Day' is a Fraud
Stop narrating the fake horror bedtime stories to the people of Pakistan and the jihad business will falter.
Despite a Looming Third Wave, Budget 2022 Must Set Stage for Economic Revival
With Omicron fears, 2022 will be crucial for the economy to establish if it has learnt lessons in being pandemic-smart with respect to curbs, lockdowns, or will the situation worsen further.
Opinion: Calling out Bloomberg’s Racist Fusillade against India
The timing of the Bloomberg report is not coincidental: it’s timed to smear India and distract attention from the West’s pandemic woes.
Critics Continue to Shift Economic Goalposts as India Handles Pandemic Situation Well
Every country that went through a lockdown had an adverse economic fallout. Therefore, it was patently obvious that once the lockdown was out of the way, economic growth would recover.
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Writes: Digital Disruption in Healthcare Will Continue in 2022, Can Tackle Access Woes
Greater use of digital technology in the delivery of healthcare can not only provide consistent level of care at a larger scale, it can also make healthcare accessible to all.
Minimum Support Price: Why All That Glitters is Not Gold
An overwhelming percentage of farmers remain outside the ambit of MSP. Only 6 per cent farmers are actually able to sell their crops at MSP.
Bullets in the Wall, No Prasad: Chef Vikas Khanna on a Dark Phase of Golden Temple
I will never forget the time when I saw my grandmother look at the rations. She just had dry pulses, rice, flour and potatoes.
Personal Data Protection Bill: Overbroad Exemptions on Data Processing Dilute Govt’s Own Cause
It is an established principle that states are entitled to exemptions from data protection and privacy laws to discharge certain functions. What remains contentious is scope of activities that are exempted.
A Year after India Won 1971 War, 600 POWs Finally Left Lyallpur Jail in Pakistan for Home
Tears of joy flowed from the eyes of the POWs as the gates of Lyallpur Jail shut behind them. The fact that they were now on the other side of the prison gates finally dawned upon them.
India Should Have Launched Strong Response against Pakistan after 26/11, Not Displayed Restraint
There comes a time when actions must speak louder than words. 26/11 was one such time when it just should have been done.
Aimed at China, Russia, Biden’s Summit for Democracy Must Not Turn into a Moral Class
The political motivation behind this democracy initiative is to forge a front under US leadership against authoritarianism, which essentially means China and Russia.
Time India Looks at Giving a Booster Covid Dose to Frontline Workers and the Vulnerable
The moral and ethical dilemma in a developing country like India is whether a booster dose should be offered when we are yet to finish vaccinating the eligible adult population with two doses.
Mamata Banerjee’s TMC is Doing What BJP Set out to Do in 2014—Wiping out Congress
The spate of inductions has naturally grabbed headlines but a closer look at the list of leaders and celebrities who have joined Trinamool Congress tells a different story.