Opinion
Opinion | How Nephew Ajit’s Betrayal Would Hurt Sharad Pawar For The Rest Of His Life
Sharad Pawar had several opportunities to cut nephew Ajit Pawar to size but the illusion of grandeur and family pressure from his wife and sister-in-law forced Pawar’s hands
Global Watch | Violence in France: An Inevitable Clash of Civilisations
The experience on the ground and the present developments in France and some other Western countries indicate the ‘clear and present’ danger to their very existence from Muslim fundamentalism
Opinion | Rethinking The G20 Health Agenda
G20 Health Working Group needs to set an agenda that is inclusive and will help address the basics with a five-point agenda focusing on One Health, Mental Health, Children's Health, Primary Care and Digital Health
Opinion | France Riots: Time For The World To Rejig Refugee Policies
How long does a liberal democracy, in the name of communal amity, tolerate the tampering of their society’s secular and indigenous perspective, basic principles, and values?
India’s Deft Diplomacy on Ukraine Continues, But Challenges Remain
Our basic position of separating our friendly ties with Russia from our friendly ties with the West, as we do not see these ties as mutually exclusive, has not changed
Unfortunately, No Politician in India Vouches for Absolute Free Speech. Here's Why
Even in Islamic states, one dares not to criticise Islam or say a word against the Prophet though Freedom of Expression is absolute if you target dharmik faiths
The Growing Threat of Intolerance: How to Fix It
The cycle of intolerance, hate, and bigotry needs a full-stop, and the responsibility lies on each one of us
Syama Prasad Mukherjee: The Man Who Foresaw Kashmir’s Total Integration With India
The Modi government has fulfilled the long-cherished desire of Syama Prasad Mukherjee to see Kashmir’s complete integration with India, when on August 5, 2019 it revoked the state’s special status by abolishing Articles 35A and 370
Udaipur Beheading: Understanding the Mindset that Kills in the Name of Religion
Whatever has happened in Udaipur is the handiwork of an exclusivist Islamist ideology that finds coexistence with people of other faiths a detestable idea.
Pakistan Snubbed, Pro-Russia Diplomat Demoted: China's Wolf-Warrior Diplomacy Takes a Backseat
The demotion of Le Yucheng, China's first vice foreign minister is being seen as a step in the direction of China temporarily recalibrating its ties with both Russia as well as the US
Political Matrix: How Cooperative Movement Has Shaped Up States and Influenced Power Structures
When Modi was Gujarat CM, he gave importance to the cooperative sector, and formed the Ministry of Cooperation, raised its budget, removed some taxes in the sugar sector, reduced MAT. This helped BJP deepen its influence in the cooperative sector of Gujar...
Dr V Krishnamurthy -- The Ultimate Turnaround Man Behind India’s Public Sector
At the age of 74, Dr V Krishnamurthy had remembered a 10-minute conversation four years ago with a 21-year-old-novice-in-his-first job. Not just on account of his elephantine memory, but because he cared to remember, writes Rajen Garabadu
India’s Steel Sector Needs Independent Regulator, Dynamic Policy to Plug Loopholes in Export Taxation
There is a need to examine the entire value chain associated with the steel industry, right from the iron ores to the production of finished products to find out the exact bottlenecks in the sector
The Bengal Conundrum: How Noakhali Riots Set Template for Anti-Hindu Violence in East Bengal
Modern Review, one of the most respected journals of that era, described the anatomy of Noakhali riots an 'orgy of bestiality of murder, slow torture, mass rape in the open and of arson that is difficult to describe'
Modi@8: Scale and Sustainability are the Modi Mantra for India’s Successful Infra Story
In Gujarat, I got a primer on Modi’s infra vision. In 2014, Modi brought the Gujarat Model to Delhi and amplified it manifold
Texas Mass Shooting: In Trigger Happy America, Freedom is Laced With Gunpowder
When it comes to gun ownership, the United States has some seriously abnormal statistics as opposed to the rest of the world