Shun negativity, it does not get votes

December 5, 2023

After the Bharatiya Janata Party’s electoral sweep through the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, and Congress’ win in Telangana, a new narrative is being built on the so-called North-South divide. The buzz being sought to be created is about how the “illiterate, undeveloped” Hindi heartland in the North...

India becomes voice of Global South during G20 presidency

November 30, 2023

Thursday marks the end of India’s year-long G20 presidency, with Brazil taking over from 1 December. A look back at the year gone by shows the importance that India has given to this global platform for economic cooperation among governments. For India, the presidency served the dual purpose of reorienting...

India should not trust Trudeau

November 23, 2023

India resumed e-visa services for Canadian nationals from Wednesday after two months. The service had been stopped because of “operational reasons” that included threats posed to Indian diplomats by extremist elements operating from Canadian soil. This came in the backdrop of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s charge that Indian government...

Beware of the deepfake technology

November 21, 2023

During an interaction with the media last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged the problem of deepfake. He spoke of a video where he was shown doing garba and how it was being forwarded even by his supporters. Deepfake is a serious problem. Deepfakes are manipulated video and audio recordings...

China’s entropic war against the U.S.

November 16, 2023

Remember Neville Roy Singham, the American born Sri Lankan-Cuban, at the centre of the NewsClick controversy? He is alleged to have funded journalists associated with the aforementioned website to publish pro-China and anti-India propaganda pieces, a charge he denies. A hard-core Marxist millionaire, he lives in Shanghai. Not too long...

Rajnath Singh mentions China at 2+2 meeting

November 14, 2023

One of the most remarkable statements emerging from the just concluded 2+2 meeting between India and US defence and foreign ministers was made by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. He called out China in no uncertain terms by saying, “...The India-US defence relationship has evolved into a strategic partnership characterised by...

China’s message to the Arab-Muslim world

November 9, 2023

A curious case of a distorted map has led to much speculation internationally. It was found last week that Chinese corporate entities Alibaba and Baidu have obliterated Israel from their online maps. Although a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said that the Chinese government had not derecognised Israel, the question is,...

Tackling pollution needs a comprehensive strategy

November 7, 2023

It’s that time of the year when a deadly grey shroud descends on the whole of Delhi-National Capital Region. In this gas chamber of sorts, as residents grapple with deteriorating health conditions, the response from the local authorities is limited to imposing a ban on the entry of different categories...

U.S. needs to step back on Bangladesh

November 2, 2023

The United States under Joe Biden pursues what it calls a “values-based foreign policy”, with the goal being to preserve human rights and spread democracy worldwide. It is just that the values keep shifting according to the geostrategic and geopolitical needs of the US government, with neither human rights nor...

Foreign policy should be above party politics

October 31, 2023

India’s position on terrorism is unequivocal: that terrorism is one of the greatest scourges plaguing the civilised world, that there cannot be any justification for terror, which should be condemned in no uncertain terms. This was at the core of India’s decision to abstain from the UN resolution seeking an...