Just consider this scenario. A 23-year-old man is being shifted from court to court and incarcerated for a crime which has not even been proved. He has been treated like a hard-core criminal, a history […]
“The Kashmiri Pandit tragedy has continued for 30 years now, and like all compounded tragedies requires a range of actions, from security to justice to reconciliation. Beginning with security, which is the first requirement to […]
Notwithstanding some temporary setbacks, the broad contours of terrorism remain much the same “Two decades of the Global war on terror did not, however, eradicate terrorism. Notwithstanding leadership losses, including that of leaders like bin […]
“The strategic shift must involve a reordering of the institutional structures of the party. But very little has been done in the realm of organizational restructuring to broad base the party and revive intra-party democracy. […]
Coming on the eve of the first in-person Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) summit in Washington DC, the new Australia-U.K.-U.S. (AUKUS) trilateral security partnership appears to be sending a subtle message to the Quad: shape up […]
AUKUS: Yet another anti-China grouping created by the US “We Indians, instead of sorting out our disputes with China on our own on the basis of equality and fairness, have chosen to join the US-led […]
“One form of the vigilante, in the United States, is the ‘citizen arrester’ who enjoys legal status and whose actions are protected by a law that permits him or her to pursue and arrest a […]
Its retrieval of the old secular political language openly counters the BJP’s divisive and communal politics “The SKM has spectacularly reasserted the secular language particularly in the post-2014 socio-political environment. Its act of courage in […]
The country will need to take a stand on climate change action or risk being cast globally as an outlier “The transition of the global economy to net zero emissions is the biggest commercial opportunity […]
The post-American power vacuum in the region will aid China and shape India’s strategic choices and behavior “The return of the Taliban to Kabul has effectively laid India’s ‘mission Central Asia’ to rest. If New […]
“Many of these bureaucrats in Washington who are the true architects of these infamous wars have little in common with the folks who are sent to these godforsaken places to fight these unseen enemies. They […]
What is happening to the soul of Indian democracy? ‘The basis for democracy is Liberty,’ said Aristotle. However, today, the Institutions that were built to safeguard that principle are under duress. Laws like UAPA were […]
“While the economy maintained some growth momentum till 2015, the monumental blunder of demonetization followed by a poorly planned and hurriedly introduced Goods and Services Tax, both delivered body blows to the unorganized sector and […]
“The farmers are a force that can shape an alternative path to India’s development. Again, it is not that farmers believe in alternatives more than anyone else. It is just that their livelihood concerns and […]
‘In 2013, India’s current Home Minister was embroiled in a controversy dubbed “Snoopgate”, with phone recordings alleged to be of him speaking to the head of an anti-terrorism unit to conduct covert surveillance on a […]
The centenary speech an exercise in self aggrandizement and promotion of CCP “Xi Jinping asserting full reunification indicates that he will remain unyielding on issues of sovereignty. It is relevant for those with whom China […]
As the reality of the U.S. withdrawal takes hold, the future will depend on Taliban-Kabul dynamics and Pakistan’s role In coming months, as uncertainties mount, there will be increasing Taliban presence in the countryside as […]
Did we survive January 6th’s Wake Up Call? Happy birthday America. May God continue to bless the United States of America, and may our actions cause the word “united,” to go from a useless noun […]
By Yogendra Yadav “What the Opposition needs to demonstrate at this stage is political cohesion. It needs to demonstrate a unity of purpose, a shared agenda (not just a hastily drawn up minimum programme) that […]
Indian Government’s J&K moves may be part of a more complex regional game involving India’s security interests The Government’s repeated assertion that its August 5 decision on J&K was an “internal one” has also been […]
The Delhi court ruling is a way forward in finding a balance between civil rights and the imperatives of anti-terror laws “The Delhi High Court’s judgment indicates a pathway forward in the quest for finding […]
The ‘Pension subject to future good conduct’ rule must be challenged in the courts and in the interim disregarded with contempt. “All major democracies make optimum use of the experience of their retired government officials. […]
It was on June 1 in 1984 that the Indian armed forces launched a military action on the Golden Temple complex, allegedly to neutralize the Sikh militants led by Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. The operation […]
The 1984 Operation Blue Star was the biggest internal security mission ever undertaken by the Indian Army. Operation Blue Star was Indira Gandhi’s solution to the haywire going law and order situation in Punjab. Operation […]
“In the seven years since he took oath, Modi’s government has never looked as shaky as it does today. Its aura of power is melting. For Modi sceptics, the botched-up handling of the second wave […]
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