Opinion

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.

I will never forget the time when I saw my grandmother look at the rations. She just had dry pulses, rice, flour and potatoes.

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.

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.

There comes a time when actions must speak louder than words. 26/11 was one such time when it just should have been done.

The political motivation behind this democracy initiative is to forge a front under US leadership against authoritarianism, which essentially means China and Russia.

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.

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.

India’s West Asia balancing policy had a ‘three poles of power’ approach between Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iran, and with thaw between Arab states and Israel, this change adds a bit more friction with Iran.

The core regulatory problem concerning winter air pollution caused because of stubble burning in neighbouring states of NCR region is of the behavioural stubbornness of stakeholders involved.

In the process of repeal of three farm laws, democracy grew slowly and steadily in which the state listened to the assertive voices of public.

Throughout the protests, interests of farmers who do not own vast tracts of land were missing. With the U-turn, Modi has condemned them to another quarter century of economic subjugation.

As the United States became the 101st country to sign up for the International Solar Alliance on the sidelines of COP26, India’s vision is bearing fruit.

A country of India’s size and importance with multiple porous and sensitive international borders in a region as volatile as South Asia needs to be cautious about its border security.

The Pakistani Punjabi Muslim is no one’s friend. They betrayed their own Bengali Muslim brothers and sisters from East Pakistan in 1971.

PM's net-zero commitment kills several birds with one stone. Not only is this a step towards combating climate change but can also ensure greater energy access for Indians.