Opinion
Bengal Elections: With Once-Trusted Lieutenants Training Guns At Mamata Banerjee, TMC is Hit By Desertions
The TMC has so far tried to put up a brave face whenever its leaders switched camps, maintaining that the desertions would not hurt the party.
Padma Awards, A Reflection of PM Modi's Statesmanship
Gone are the days when getting a Padma Award was a far fetched dream for the common man.
Union Budget 2021: Enhanced Budgetary Allocation at All Levels of Education Should Be Top Priority
India's much-awaited 'demographic dividend' will not materialise unless our youth is not just literate but equipped with adequate skill sets to grab the opportunities presented in front of it.
Union Budget 2021: Atmanirbhar Bharat Has to Battle the Twin Challenges of Covid-19 and China
Union Budget 2021, in many ways, will be inward-looking with the government preoccupied with reviving the economy and meeting internal and external challenges.
Republic Day Violence: Farm Laws a Mere Smokescreen, Time to Unravel the Real Plot and Those Behind It
If it were not the farm laws, there would be some other excuse for creating similar anarchy. Remember, there can be no victory without winning the narrative.
Keeping Good Company: New CSGR Rules Should End Nefarious Activities by Some Firms and NGOs Under Garb of Charity
NGOs must adhere to the laws of the land and changes made in CSR rules are a welcome step. Government officials should go beyond merely making amendments and verify that CSR schemes are yielding results in line with the legislative intent.
India is Integral to US Foreign Policy. President Biden Will Seek Closer Ties with Narendra Modi Govt
US President Joe Biden has shown that he takes a broader view on issues such as foreign trade as compared to Donald Trump, known for his infamous ‘America First’ policy.
Covid, Cyclones, Migrants' Crisis: India Must Update Risk Management Strategy to Deal with Multiple Threats
The current disaster management mechanisms, while having started to focus on risk preparedness, still have a long way to go in terms of managing compounding risks.
Tejas: The Inside Story of How India Designed the Light Combat Aircraft
Today, LCA Tejas is recognized for its state-of-the-art flight controls, which offer excellent and safe handling
OPINION | Kashmir’s Third Dimension of Terrorism
When one does a root cause analysis, one finds that the first step of correcting a historical blunder was taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 5, 2019 by abrogating Articles 370 and 35 A, which has fertilised the ground for development and exp...
OPINION | Why Farmer Protests Look Like 'Manufactured Dissent'
These protests are far too small compared to the sheer size of the constituency they claim to represent. All we have is a little over ten thousand protesters, mostly from one state. They could not possibly represent farmers from across India.
Rhetoric, Reality or Reforms? The Big Picture of Farm Bills That’s Got Lost in Noise
Passing of the laws is only the first step. A common minimum agenda needs to be built across all state governments irrespective of their political affiliation.
Much Changed for India in Annus Horribilis 2020, but Its Rabble-Rousing Politics Didn’t
The country's annus horribilis draws to a close and 2021 dawns with the promise of sweeping reconfigurations.
Will Farmers, Govt Find Middle Ground on Agri Laws? Roots to Today's Protests Can be Traced Back to the 90s
In the last few decades, these peasant groups evolved new generation of modern peasant leaders, capable of using new knowledge, technologies, and effective strategies to stage protest against dominant power. Due to education, exposure, cyber capacity, int...
Hope vs Solution: Will Vaccines Be Able to Control Worst Pandemic World Has Ever Seen?
In India, nearly 10 million people have been hit by the pandemic, which in terms of number, is the second highest in the world. Efforts are on war footing to develop vaccine.
Plagued by Desertions, Infighting, Can Mumbai Congress Reclaim Lost Glory in BMC Polls Under 'Bhai' Jagtap?
As the man in the saddle, Jagtap will have to take on a dilemma confronting the party—that of whether the Congress should contest the BMC polls as part of the MVA with the Shiv Sena and NCP, or go it alone.