Opinion

India should hold its ground

10 Sep 2020 07:10 AM IST

As Indian and Chinese troops engage in a tense border stand-off along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, the fear of further escalation gets real. The Chinese have lost the heights on the southern bank of Pangong Tso—Indian territory that they had seized—to the Indian troops and are

We must deal assertively and confidently with Dragon

10 Sep 2020 06:58 AM IST

Post 31 August 2020, India’s armed forces have effectively gone on offensive in territories which China was encroaching on for the last 50 years. The Chinese philosophy to arm Pakistan to hurt India, infiltrate Indian media and peddle false propaganda of their economic invincibility has been crushed by India. India

Responsibility must accompany ‘free speech’

10 Sep 2020 06:58 AM IST

Someone like Prashant Bhushan, who commands respect, has to be extra cautious while using social media platforms for airing views on sensitive topics.

How to navigate a spike of 90,000 fresh Covid-19 cases per day

09 Sep 2020 06:50 AM IST

Despite the rise in cases as India’s brushes past Brazil to clock the second highest number of Covid-19 cases in the world, we have opened up. The statistics are staring at us: 90,000 cases registered over the last two days, with over 4.2 million people having tested positive for the

Guilty until proven otherwise in the era of ‘perpetual digital search warrants’

09 Sep 2020 06:49 AM IST

In the age of ‘digital search warrants’, the principles of natural justice do not apply and there are no set parameters, breaches of which will constitute an inquiry into the data of an individual. The warrants become active as soon as the digital footprint of any individual is established and

Nato-like: India must work towards formalising the Quad

08 Sep 2020 07:21 AM IST

US Deputy Secretary of State, Stephen Biegun made a significant statement recently, that the United States was trying to formalise the Quad into a Nato-like alliance. In the “natural” progress of things, the Quadrilateral dialogue—the informal strategic forum comprising the US, India, Japan and Australia—should evolve from being a mere

When justice is on display

08 Sep 2020 07:14 AM IST

Free and fair criticism of institutions is not only a right guaranteed under Article 19 of the Constitution but is, in fact, a duty under Article 51A(h) which mandates every citizen to develop a scientific temper, humanism and, most importantly, a spirit of enquiry and reform.

India’s GDP is set for a V-shaped recovery under Modi government

07 Sep 2020 07:18 AM IST

In the April-June quarter, the Indian economy saw its worst contraction in the GDP, of 23.9%. In a global economy where the fraction of countries whose GDP per capita will sink is at its highest in 150 years, the contraction of the GDP in India was an expected one. Social

CBI’s credentials are being undermined by sister agencies

07 Sep 2020 07:16 AM IST

The twists and turns the Sushant Singh Rajput case has been taking since the time of his unnatural death, have raised more questions than furnishing answers. The most befuddling aspect of the matter is that when the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing the actor’s demise, both the Narcotics

Post Abraham Accord, UAE finds itself in India’s shoes

07 Sep 2020 07:13 AM IST

India has always been wooing both the Israeli and the Arab sides in what can be called a meticulous Indian balancing act. Now the UAE will have to do the same.

Will Covid-19 epidemic sway India’s political narrative?

05 Sep 2020 07:09 AM IST

Lockdown may have opened but the figures are still rising. Delhi alone is seeing a rise of an average of 2,000 cases daily ranging from 1,800 to 2,800 a day. But as the country opens up, there seems to be a certain devilmay-care attitude prevailing where a population fed up

Building ‘trust’ is a prerequisite for coming out of economic crisis

05 Sep 2020 07:05 AM IST

Some organisations are collecting data and becoming a bridge between jobs and employees. They are doing interesting studies on creating a culture that’s not dependent on migration and an economy that is well distributed.