Opinion

Sources say he has had at least two meetings with the Gandhis and several with other Congress leaders.

Rahul Gandhi only needs to revisit the story of a BJP politician who defeated him in his den – who incidentally happens to be a woman.

Afghanistan is likely to once again emerge as the core centre of terrorist forces, with reluctance of all powers to seek any form of physical intervention.

India is well on its way to becoming one of the top three air travel markets. In the coming years, bilaterals will become even more important to the country.

The philosophy of step-down care is to ensure a gradual recovery once patients leave ICUs, surgery wards and other high-intensity care environments.

Taliban’s official stand is Kashmir is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan and Taliban have no role in it whatsoever.

Classrooms are also sites of conflict, where the ugliness of social division manifests itself in both subtle and obvious ways.

For India to resume cooperative activities in Afghanistan, a prerequisite is that the Taliban enable Indian Embassy and its Consulates to function effectively.

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s emphasis on developmental opportunities for small groups makes BJP an attractive opportunity for the tribes.

Be it Hamid Karzai or Ashraf Ghani, none of them had any grassroots connect with Afghan society, beyond their own tribes.

Having left Afghanistan, the way they did, the US is not likely to be in a hurry to make fresh commitments in the Indo-Pacific region.

India’s outlook on Afghanistan will not always coincide with others, but it must try to build a limited security agenda to safeguard its interests, a role where Moscow can step in.

Each Taliban offensive is a grim reminder that the longest war in American history has failed to achieve objectives of nation-building and creating a robust Afghan military force.

It is important for India to have a presence in Afghanistan but it is not crucial to our security.

The hesitation of small businesses to register under GSTN is not to evade tax but to avoid the cumbersome and time-consuming registration and returns filing process.

Changes are difficult to implement in a government when the system resists change and delays anything that incumbent administrators see as threat to their job profiles.