The India-Russia relationship stands deeply strained by larger geopolitical realities, but there is scope for improved ties In a sense, the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul and India’s relationship with Moscow have helped New Delhi to […]
The anguish over the Nagaland killings is inadequate, especially as there is no gesture to recommend the end of AFSPA The truth is that long decades of violent insurrections and draconian counterinsurgency laws, in particular […]
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 — […]
To the long and growing list of people that the Bharatiya Janata Party appears to be intolerant or perhaps scared of, which includes students, activists, journalists, academics and human rights defenders, a new category can […]
“About two decades ago, as the country ushered into an era of coalition politics at the center, this political tool gained extra significance. Since the concept of minority governments has never been experimented in the […]
True agricultural reform rests with local governments, and States need to go back to the basics and expert suggestions “The central national challenge is that different States have different regulations and a different pace of […]
Propaganda claims PM doing everything for the good of country and its people Our existence should not depend on the mercy or compassion of the messiah. Instead, it requires the spirit of a creatively nuanced […]
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 […]
“Though the agitation had nothing to do with Sikhs or Sikhism, yet the larger participation of Punjab farmers, who are mostly Sikhs, and the whole hearted support from various democratic organizations the world over, provided […]
“There is an urgent need for honest journalism to speak the truth to power in India and within the Diaspora. The primary function of journalism is to connect, inform and educate the public. Unless the […]
Amid burning social issues, the farm laws repeal may not aid the BJP, while the Congress and AAP are in a tight contest “Electorally, the Congress and AAP are in a tight contest, with a […]
Modi obviously calculated that advantage lay in taking a step back on farm laws The BJP can live with defeats in smaller states, but winning Uttar Pradesh in 2022 is essential for the party, or […]
That each day, Indians govern themselves in a pluralist democracy is testimony to his deeds and words. It is the edifice of democracy that Nehru constructed that remains the most indispensable pillar of his contributions […]
As the Sikhs across the world get ready to celebrate the 552nd birth anniversary of their First Master Guru Nanak Dev Ji, it is pertinent to ask if the Great Master’s message is kept in […]
On Prime Minister Narendra’s Announcement of repeal of farm laws After remaining adamant for more than a year on not repealing the farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged in his address to the nation […]
Addition of local agrarian demands into the call for the repeal of the farm laws may have forced the Government’s hand “The Union government’s response to the protests were appalling and marked by hubris. Its […]
On Prime Minister Narendra’s Announcement of repeal of farm laws After remaining adamant for more than a year on not repealing the farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged in his address to the […]
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 […]
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