Opinion

New alignment of parties is on the cards in Tamil Nadu

03 Oct 2023 08:41 AM IST

With the announcement of snapping ties with the BJP by AIADMK in TN, a new alignment of parties is on the cards in TN. There is no reason to believe that reproachment would happen between AIADMK and BJP, as both have their own strategies and calculations for the 2024 general

Shun conspiracy theories on India-US relations

03 Oct 2023 08:37 AM IST

The ongoing India-Canada spat and the alleged supplying of intelligence by the US to Canada on Khalistani terrorist Nijjar’s murder have resulted in several US-sceptics in India rearing their head. “We told you so” they say, while asserting that India and the US cannot be partners, that the US cannot

Gandhi: A beacon of Sanatan values amidst modern

02 Oct 2023 08:29 AM IST

Gandhi has given so much to the world that can be and should be remembered as a tribute on his birth anniversary. But in the current scenario of a heated controversy over ‘Sanatan’ it is appropriate and a must to know how Gandhi looked at it. Gandhi was a proud

Is Gandhi today meant for tokenism only?

02 Oct 2023 08:27 AM IST

Ludicrous scenes of multi-hued political parties’ leaders with brooms in their hands, are being seen doing rounds on television commemorating him regarding “swachhta” (cleanliness)! This won’t do unless there’s cleansing of heart followed by the cleanliness of the poor voters’ stinking areas! Tragedy with Mahatama Gandhi is that he is

Indian High Commissioner’s visit to Glasgow Gurdwara was avoidable

02 Oct 2023 08:25 AM IST

Vikram Doraiswami, the Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom was in news, after he and the Consul General, were stopped by pro-Khalistan elements, from entering a Gurdwara in Glasgow on Friday. Sensing the danger, the two diplomats decided to leave the premises, though the incident did lead to the

Canada-India diplomatic clash over Khalistani claims continues

30 Sep 2023 09:52 AM IST

Global affairs keep changing their shape based on the common multilateral objectives of various nations, their national interests and the political will of their leaders. Amid this complex criss-cross of personal political agenda of the leaders, national interests of their respective nations and the bilateral & multilateral developments, this week

Embracing ‘Bharat’: India reclaims its civilisational identity

30 Sep 2023 08:39 AM IST

The external affairs minister of India, opened his address at the UNGA recently with the words, “Namaste, from Bharat”. The social media circles latched onto it quickly and added the clip to the now long enough thread of high offices of the country using the word Bharat, instead of the

Trudeau’s/West’s hypocrisy on human rights and democracy won’t wash with Indians: Cases on Nazism and Khalistan separatism

30 Sep 2023 08:30 AM IST

Is it simply by bad accident that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Canadian Parliament applauded a Nazi while Vladimir Zelenskyy, Ukraine president was also present? The Ukraine leader unfortunately has a lot of neo-Nazi, extreme nationalist and anti-democratic baggage he carries around with him. Some of it seems to

BJP’s High Command likely to propose new leadership in States

30 Sep 2023 08:28 AM IST

It is once again apparent that the Central leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party proposes to look at the possibility of promoting fresh faces, to succeed the current state satraps, in the forthcoming Assembly elections. The move is similar to the one that the party had in 2002 at the

Where have Amar, Akbar, Anthony gone?

29 Sep 2023 08:19 AM IST

In the time gap of forty years two blockbuster films were released. The first one was Coolie in which Amitabh Bachchan played the role of Iqbal, the second one is Jawan in which Shah Rukh Khan plays Vikram Rathore. What does this tell us? That the Indian audience accept film

Revamping healthcare communication in India: From PM Modi’s actions to combatting infodemic

29 Sep 2023 08:16 AM IST

Information dissemination plays a key role in any field; healthcare is no exception. However, this is an area that needs sharper focus in India where the population is diverse, educational levels differ widely and there is a maze of languages to wade through when it comes to communicating healthcare initiatives,

NEPAL NEED NOT BE EUPHORIC OVER XI JINPING’S PROMISES

29 Sep 2023 08:13 AM IST

China and Nepal have this week signed 12 agreements “to enhance bilateral cooperation” in sectors including trade, road connectivity, and information technology. The signing of agreements took place after Chinese Premier Li Qiang and his Nepalese counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ held wide-ranging talks in Beijing. Prachanda, who was on