Opinion

After NATO membership, Sweden will move from isolationist neutrality to allied solidarity

14 Jun 2023 00:49 AM IST

While the likely outcome of Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine remains unclear, Russia’s aggression has already changed the European security order in important ways. The only modern European historical comparison is Hitler’s invasion of Poland in September 1939. Both cases involved large-scale unprovoked attacks on a neighbouring country with the

Fadnavis ensuring all-round progress in Maharashtra

14 Jun 2023 00:48 AM IST

With the reflection of his clean image in the political and public circle, Devendra Fadnavis is a name which has become a household phenomenon in the state for his honesty and development-led image. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading the nation in becoming one of the strongest countries in

Time for India to lead the Global South

13 Jun 2023 00:05 AM IST

At the G20 development ministers’ meeting currently going on in Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that development was a core issue of the Global South and that it was the G20’s collective responsibility to ensure that the sustainable development goals (SDGs) did not fall behind. He also

Time to be aware of the toxic truth of Indian sanitary pads

13 Jun 2023 00:03 AM IST

With modernization and advancement, most Indian women have switched to using sanitary napkins during menstruation, replacing the cotton cloth napkins that our grandmothers used. Approximately 64% of Indian women use sanitary napkins, while the rest still use cotton cloth rags. The Government of India, through Jan Aushadhi stores, sells pads

The benefits of millets go beyond health advantages

13 Jun 2023 00:01 AM IST

Millet grains have been a staple of our diet for ages. Millets, in addition to providing several health benefits, are also beneficial to the environment due to their minimal water and input requirements. The United Nations named 2023 the International Year of Millets at the request of the Government of

Supriya Sule emerges as Sharad Pawar’s possible successor

12 Jun 2023 08:35 AM IST

By appointing his daughter, Supriya Sule as the Working President of the Nationalist Congress Party on the occasion of its 24th foundation day celebrations, Maharashtra strongman, Sharad Pawar, has virtually defined the succession plan, that was eagerly awaited by his colleagues. Although Praful Patel, a staunch Pawar loyalist, has also

Decoding ‘Freebie Culture’ in Indian Politics

12 Jun 2023 08:33 AM IST

It is said that nothing in this world is for free. However, human psychology is such that people tend to get lured towards free gifts, vouchers, etc. offered by marketing companies who are trapping and eventually converting the potential prospects into clients in a way which is legal, permitted and

Come clean on clean economy and clean note policies

12 Jun 2023 08:31 AM IST

The brain has two organs – the nucleus accumbens and the anterior cingulate. These organs illuminate when an activity takes place around us and start searching for possible patterns in the environment. This primal instinct helped humans observe phenomena like changing weather, food distribution, predator behaviour, etc. That was millions

Another Horrific Murder Rocks the Country

10 Jun 2023 00:50 AM IST

In yet another barbaric and savage incident, a 56-year-old man brutally murdered his live-in partner and then disposed parts of her body in the most gruesome manner in Mumbai. The slaying which had certain similarities with the Shraddha Walkar case, that rocked the national capital some months ago, Manoj Sane,

Caste or religion? Caste or class? What is it?

10 Jun 2023 00:48 AM IST

Widely recognised for its traditional village life, India has had a hierarchical social structure which continues to manifest itself more in rural areas than in urban. Despite industrialization and varied other phenomenon, these age-old portrayals persist. In the interim, few centuries of British rule, employed these categories like caste, village,

Indian economy’s Goldilocks moment: External headwinds and EL Nino can be a spoilsport

10 Jun 2023 00:47 AM IST

As expected, the RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.50 per cent on the 8th June 2023 monetary policy, as inflation (CPI) has shown softening trend. The policy has worked in lag effect, nonetheless it is required to monitor whether the Indian economy is

India-US ties in right direction amid China’s growing hegemony

09 Jun 2023 01:04 AM IST

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Washington DC later this month, efforts to take India-US ties to a higher trajectory got a massive boost over the past few days. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin’s visit to New Delhi paved the way for much closer strategy and defence