Opinion
Right Word | Pakistan Refuses to Learn from the Past, Nurturing Daesh to Counter Afghan Taliban
Pakistan continues to rely on its much-tested policy of using non-state actors to achieve its regional objectives
Opinion | Financial Times Joins Legions of Media Houses Feeding into Anti-Growth Biases Against India
The Financial Times article is more staff commentary than Prime Minister Modi’s interview. While one need not preach to a choir, it is futile to expect partisan publications such as the FT to offer balanced perspectives
Opinion | Roadmap for a Life Under Water or Above It?
The tacit concern of the world’s coal-bed-owning countries to look at climate change and not at fossil fuels is futile, because the argument ignores the inherent connect of the two basics: fossil fuels and climate change challenge
Opinion | Hindutva as a Response to the Nehruvian State
The teaching of history has predominantly followed the language of invaders. It’s time for the political and civil classes to confront the rising wave of ‘wokeness’ and take the necessary steps to revitalise our society and education systems
Opinion | Decoding Modi 3.0 – People Trust The ‘Modi Guarantee’
While Modi’s Vikas-centric model is not merely about promises but about last-mile delivery of those promises, the Opposition’s promises have simply remained empty. The 2023 assembly election results largely reflect rock-solid appeal of BJP and its mascot,...
Opinion | India’s Journey: From Mother of Chess to Chess Superpower
Indians took to modern chess as a serious discipline only after Independence, but the country now looks poised to emerge as the next chess superpower
Opinion | The Agneepath Expedition of Big B: From an Angry Young Man to Shahenshah of Bollywood
From the struggler who gave 12 super flops to the angry young man of the silver screen to being a bankable star, Amitabh Bachchan has seen it all and done it all
Opinion | Towards A Modernised, Technology-Driven, Forensics-Enabled Criminal Justice System
The government is making a concerted effort to reform our criminal justice system. The inclusion of forensic evidence and technological advancements will be a key component in this transformation
Opinion | How Amit Shah is Leading from the Front to Bring Peace to Northeast
Shah’s efforts as a union minister have started to bear fruits with many parts of the Northeast becoming free from the AFSPA. If this happens, it would be a big development highlighting how insurgency has been weakened in the region
Opinion | Cervical Cancer: The One Preventable Cancer
Cervical cancer is the only cancer that can be eliminated in a short time by seamlessly integrating vaccination, screening, and treatment. When we prevent ten cervical cancers, we save eight lives
Opinion | Road to Blue Economy: India is Witnessing an Inland Waterways Revolution
In a big boost to cargo movement on Indian waterways, a memorandum of understanding has been signed between Inland Waterways Authority of India and Amazon Seller Services Private Limited
Opinion | Yogi Sarkar Is Right. The Sale of 'Shariah-Compliant' Product Stamps Have No Place in A Secular Democracy
How can any secular state allow an organisation governed by religious laws to override a certification process that derives its sanctity from a secular constitution?
Opinion | Better Late Than Never: Public Libraries in India Need Urgent Attention
India has not fully recognised the crucial role that libraries play in nation-building. Inadequate funding has left them struggling to stay updated and well-maintained
Opinion | From Ukraine to Gaza: Are We on the Brink of World War III?
Hamas’ act of terrorism in Israel has pushed the polarising Ukraine discourse forward. The world today is far more divided between the American and Chinese camps than it was before Ukraine
Opinion | Comparing Hamas Leaders with India’s Freedom Fighters is Dangerous and Disturbing
Very crude analogies have been drawn between the heroes of the Indian freedom struggle as well as the Hamas terrorists, citing terms like ‘self-determination’ and ‘sovereignty’
Opinion | Why Sir Ganga Ram Must Not Be Forgotten: The Practice of Dana, Ishta And Purta
Sir Ganga Ram is gone. It doesn’t matter to him what we remember him for. But it does matter to us. It matters because we shouldn’t forget our legacy and our heritage and that amnesia is a real danger