Opinions – Page 56 – The Indian Panorama

Punjab goes to polls in early 2022. Prabhjot Singh, a former Chief of the Bureau, The Tribune analyses the Punjab political scenario. The US and Canada have a sizeable number of people from Punjab, and […]

Changing the iconography of power

Dec 24, 2021 - 4:53 am EST @theindpanorama 1

The hegemony of Hindutva can be gauged by its confident makeover of structures with a powerful symbolic significance. “The manufacturers of Mr. Modi’s vaunted image seem not to know that Banaras produced both Tulsidas and […]

A bagful of promises

Dec 24, 2021 - 4:47 am EST @theindpanorama 1

There are no big ideas in Uttar Pradesh’s pre-election discourse It’s a pragmatic dilemma before BJP: privileging Hindutva over bread-and-butter issues or doing a balancing act. “Given the huge investments made by PM Modi to […]

Stay Safe and Healthy Over the Holidays

Dec 24, 2021 - 4:41 am EST @theindpanorama 1

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 […]

Omicron threat: Prevention, not travel ban, is required

Dec 24, 2021 - 4:28 am EST @theindpanorama 2

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 […]

Minister must go

Dec 18, 2021 - 12:12 am EST @theindpanorama 1

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) […]

Freedom and power: On Biden’s Summit for Democracy

Dec 18, 2021 - 12:08 am EST @theindpanorama 1

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 […]

Keeping Our Kids Safe with Vaccination

Dec 18, 2021 - 12:07 am EST @theindpanorama 2

As a father of a young child and the City’s doctor, it has been especially meaningful for me to see so many brave children roll up their sleeves to get vaccinated against COVID-19. I have […]

Channi Singh and farmers

Dec 18, 2021 - 12:03 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Moving firmly and steadily towards its goal of getting ploughers of land their due, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), has yet another feather to its cap. With its major demand for the Minimum Support Price […]

Modinomics or Madonomics?

Dec 17, 2021 - 11:57 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

Since May 2014 Narendra Modi government has been in power and we have seen Modinomics for about seven and a half years. Modi government took many big economic decisions as part of its economic policies […]

Coping with democratic slide

Dec 17, 2021 - 11:54 pm EST @theindpanorama 1

Democracies must find a way to address growing inequality and polarization “PM Modi said India’s message to the world was that “democracy can deliver, has delivered and will continue to deliver.” This was an uplifting […]

General Rawat’s rich legacy will live on

Dec 13, 2021 - 7:51 am EST @theindpanorama 1

Here was a Chief who would not hesitate to call a spade a spade and back the reforms needed for eradicating any wrong practices. While a high sense of probity is expected in any person […]

General Rawat’s rich legacy will live on

Dec 10, 2021 - 7:46 am EST @theindpanorama 0

By Lt Gen Pradeep Bali (retd) “Here was a Chief who would not hesitate to call a spade a spade and back the reforms needed for eradicating any wrong practices. While a high sense of […]