“India, too, had its share of political assassinations. Two of Indian Prime Ministers, Indira Gandhi, and her son, Rajiv Gandhi, were assassinated while in power. Similarly, Chief Minister Beant Singh was killed outside his fortified […]
There is nothing in Rishi Sunak’s elevation to celebrate for Indians “The takeaway from the hullabaloo over the elevation of a beef-eating-yet-cow-worshipping opportunist as the new PM of Britain is that there is nothing to […]
The upcoming “March For Unity” in Edison township of New Jersey on Oct. 30, 2022 is an insult to the minorities of Indian origin as well as majority Hindus that believe in human rights for […]
The Supreme Court of India must do everything possible to curb the propagation of hate There is good reason for the Supreme Court of India to ask the police to be proactive in dealing with […]
Rishi Sunak has become the UK’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister and also the first person of color to occupy this chair. The Indian diaspora is calling his elevation a watershed in contemporary British history, even […]
Behind the externals of Diwali in the form of lights, firecrackers, sweets, is the message that Good finally prevails over the Evil. Whether it is the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya after vanquishing Ravana […]
Tuesday, November 8, 2022is the day for voting in midterm elections “It is about time Indian Americans consider electing candidates who align with their own values and principles consistent with the oath of allegiance rather […]
“There are contradictory views on what is “objectionable and hateful content”. In times of diminishing tolerance, anything “anti-establishment” quickly gets labelled as “objectionable”, “hate” or even at times “anti-national” content. The authorities do not refrain […]
“Rahul needs to take a leaf out of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair’s New Labour, where he adopted the ideas of another former British PM Margaret Thatcher because he saw clearly that the time […]
The war can either go towards negotiated peace or a nuclear conflict “Russia has lost support and sympathy across Europe. But, it is a country with scientific skills and immense natural resources. It is also […]
Only a compromise through talks can end the hostilities in Ukraine The massive Russian bombing of cities across Ukraine that followed a blast at the Kerch Strait bridge linking the Russian mainland to the Crimean […]
Need to avoid pick-and-choose action against offenders The Supreme Court has acknowledged that a petitioner may be right in claiming that the ‘entire atmosphere is getting sullied’ due to hate speech against minorities, even as […]
Modi regime’s American support base suffers multiple defeats in Summer of 2022 “Hindu nationalists in the US are contributing to the “alarming trend” of anti-Asian hate crimes in the country. “If we are to confront […]
Wars bring together surprising alliances. Today, we have America and its NATO allies backing the brave Ukrainians fighting to save their country from being torn to shreds by Vladimir Putin. And we have Russia, Saudi […]
India must take a stand against Russia’s bombing of civilians and annexation of territory Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s telephone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday, October 4, was a significant marker in the […]
Political parties need to spell out financial ramifications Political parties have no qualms about promising all kinds of freebies to voters in the run-up to elections, even if the state’s coffers are empty or highly […]
The US, which claims to be the prime target of global terrorism and has 67 ‘foreign terrorist organizations’ covered under its laws, has no provision like ours to ban domestic seditious organizations. Like India after […]
There are signs, however faint, that the popularity of PM Modi is fraying at the edges and people are not too happy with the govt indulging in political games, even as they are feeling the […]
“Significantly, a humiliating economic blockade by India in 2015 pushed Nepal to join the BRI in 2016. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh followed suit, all wanting to reduce dependence on India and diversifying their economic options. […]
Inaction against anti-India forces is unacceptable With its advisory for Indians in Canada and those travelling to the country, New Delhi has sent as strong a message as any to the Trudeau government that it […]
Self-destructive Congress triggers needless chaos The political crisis in Rajasthan, one of the mere two states ruled solo by the Congress (the other being Chhattisgarh), has demonstrated yet again the grand old party’s tendency to […]
The rise in Russia’s industrial output in recent months has foxed western analysts. As long as the conflict continues, Russia can continue to sell its massive gas reserves — on which there are no sanctions […]
Since PLA’s multiple intrusions in May 2020, India chose diplomacy to achieve restoration of status quo ante in eastern Ladakh. Disengagement from all friction points except Depsang and Demchok has succeeded in creating buffer zones […]
“The existing freebies and newly committed “guarantees”, including Rs 1,000 per month to every adult woman, by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab will eat up Rs 28,962 crore in 2022-23. It is over […]
“Hopefully, the Supreme Court will soon review the remission granted by the Gujarat Government and offer a legal cure to this terrible injury to our body politic. Along with the Supreme Court, the BJP and […]
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