Opinion

There are serious regional doubts about the depth of the US commitment to this part of the world – it has long pledged a new Indo-Pacific commitment, but this is still to be seen.

My love for cricket dates back to the time when Baba had his theatre company in ‘30s and early ‘40s. We had a cricket team and actors and workers played together, Lata Mangeshkar had said.

In many ways, Subhas Chandra Bose has been like the proverbial elephant to the four blind men.

As part of Budget 2022 proposals, transfer of virtual digital assets shall now be liable to 30 per cent tax.

In the face of the plight of the people of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistani state-sponsored Kashmir Solidarity Day is a cruel joke.

It is strange that economic writers have not given adequate credit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being the most reformist leader since P.V. Narasimha Rao in 1991.

There is little in the Survey that suggests anything about the direction Budget 2022-23 would take; nor are there any policy recommendations for the government.

Maintaining Amar Jawan Jyoti flames at two locations may dilute the impact of the ceremonials and the spirit that form a part of this solemn ritual.

The relentless action by the Bangladesh security forces against the Islamists have quietened the radicals, only for now.

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.

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.

Stop narrating the fake horror bedtime stories to the people of Pakistan and the jihad business will falter.

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.

The timing of the Bloomberg report is not coincidental: it’s timed to smear India and distract attention from the West’s pandemic woes.

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.

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.