Editorials

The holidays are here, and I know many New Yorkers are making difficult decisions on how to connect with family, friends and loved ones. This is a time of the year we all look forward […]

With the memory of past waves of Covid-19 still fresh along with their devastating effect on lives and livelihoods, the advisory issued by the ICMR to avoid non-essential travel and mass gatherings amid the rise […]

Position untenable after SIT report in Lakhimpur Kheri case Over two months after four farmers and a journalist were mowed down during a peaceful protest in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri district, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) […]

Elected leaders must keep their promises of freedom and equality for their people Since his election campaign last year, U.S. President Joseph Biden had promised to hold a “Summit for Democracy” in order to highlight […]

Scrap the law in states where it has outlived usefulness The 63-year-old Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), which empowers security personnel to act with impunity, has come under sharp scrutiny after the killing of […]

India has lost a capable and experienced military leader in the tragic death of the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat, in a helicopter crash near Coonoor in the Nilgiris on […]

Moscow’s push for Delhi’s Afghanistan role commendable Old allies India and Russia managed to tick all the boxes during an in-person summit meeting between PM Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin, the inaugural ‘2+2’ foreign […]

Suppression of free speech by yielding to threats has become an unfortunate norm The ‘heckler’s veto’ seems to be winning repeatedly against stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui. Bengaluru has joined the list of cities in which […]

Govt to review decision on resuming international flights The Centre has decided to review its move to end the 20-month ban on scheduled international flights — imposed with the first lockdown in March 2020 — […]

On her maiden visit to Asia, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai held bilateral meetings with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and relaunched the U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum (TPF). A lot has transpired in the […]

TMC is encroaching on the Opposition space at the national level as Mamata eyes a larger role West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s national ambitions are intriguing and daring. Soon after she led the Trinamool […]

For the families of victims of the 1997 Uphaar cinema tragedy in Delhi — 59 people lost their lives and more than 100 were injured when a fire broke out during the screening of Hindi […]

By holding the Third Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan, chaired by NSA Ajit Doval this week, New Delhi has sent out three strong messages: one, that it wishes to remain an important and engaged player […]

The results of the October 30 byelections have stung the BJP government in Himachal Pradesh, a year before the hill state goes to the polls. The ruling party drew a blank as the Congress regained […]

Nations must realize they are not in a competitive race but trying to outrun the clock In a surprise move at COP26 in Glasgow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India will commit to ambitious, […]

The denial of entry into India to Darshan Singh Dhaliwal – a well-known Sikh from USA for his support to Farmers’ protest in India, and similar denial to other Sikhs from abroad in recent times […]

Support for the national cricket team or its players is no litmus test for patriotism People who allegedly celebrated the victory of Pakistan against India in a T20 cricket World Cup match on October 24 […]