Opinion

Don’t cry foul, it’s time to perform or perish

24 Jul 2020 07:01 AM IST

The crisis situation of Covid-19 has in a way broken down the glass ceiling that the politicians and administrators have between them in the form of the numerical defence presented in a most articulate manner. Be it any state Covid-19 has brought an opportunity for the voters to examine their

Why India must revive traditional ties with Iran

23 Jul 2020 06:17 AM IST

For India, Iran’s sudden proximity to China is a cause for big concern. Beijing will not leave any stone unturned to widen the chasm in economic and strategic ties between the two nations.

Non alliance not an option

23 Jul 2020 06:16 AM IST

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar must be congratulated for overcoming decades of diffidence ingrained in India’s foreign policy establishment and acknowledging that India needs to take more “risks” on the “big issues” internationally. He is absolutely correct in saying that “the era of great caution, and greater dependence on multi-lateralism”

Just attacking PM Modi won’t do Rahul any good

23 Jul 2020 06:15 AM IST

If Rahul Gandhi is serious about politics, he should first become a full-time politician, and raise issues that matter to the masses.

‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ over couch potatoes

22 Jul 2020 05:57 AM IST

Currently, the self-reliance mission is amputated without considering increase in women workforce in MSMEs and women decision-makers in policies across government institutions as much as the communities at the grassroots of India.

All is not well between Congress and its allies

22 Jul 2020 05:56 AM IST

It’s not just the Congress that seems to be facing an existential crisis but even the rest of the UPA — or whatever name the non-BJP parties want to call itself — hasn’t quite got its act together. Except perhaps Mamata Bannerjee, the feisty Chief Minister of West Bengal, who

Joe Biden: The ‘U-turn’ candidate in American elections

22 Jul 2020 05:55 AM IST

Who is Joe Biden? Let’s evaluate his last eight years in the US Congress. Biden has always taken a radical Left stand against centrist forces. Recently, he spoke about his Muslim agenda and said, “In Kashmir, the Indian government should take all necessary steps to restore rights for all the

Geopolitics in the time of Covid-19

21 Jul 2020 06:06 AM IST

The pandemic has made us realise that we are but a global village that is connected not only by trade and commerce but also shared health policies and common socio-cultural behaviour.

Time for honest and innovative lockdown

21 Jul 2020 06:06 AM IST

Is this the time to go back to strict lockdown again? The argument may sound absurd and unwarranted for many raising the bogey of livelihoods, migrant misery and economic slump. But, this is a harsh reality staring us and for those who are not ready to see the reality, which

The contradiction called communist China

21 Jul 2020 06:04 AM IST

To many, modern China epitomises the “communist dream” of an egalitarian society along with a thriving market economy — something that was never imagined by their ideological forefathers. Socialist leaders, Marxist scholars, political parties and their affiliate groups and institutions around the world celebrate this grand success of their ideological

Custodial deaths are a blot on criminal justice system

20 Jul 2020 05:29 AM IST

While govt and society contemplate long-term reforms, it is imperative that the erosion of legitimacy caused by instances of custodial death and torture be addressed immediately.

Multiple political shades in Pilot’s revolt in Rajasthan

20 Jul 2020 05:29 AM IST

Former Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot is in the midst of fighting the greatest political battle of his career so far. The stakes are very high and the outcome could either propel him to greater heights or lead to a crash-landing from where it would not be easy to