Opinion

At G20, world looks up to India with hope

17 Nov 2022 00:08 AM IST

Amid the serious challenges posed by Covid-19 followed by the Russia-Ukraine crisis, multilateral efforts are being made to not only solve these challenges comprehensively but also to ensure collaborated economic progress at a global level. The current G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, does not seem to be an exception. However,

G20 PRESIDENCY: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIA TO PLAY PEACE-MAKER

17 Nov 2022 00:07 AM IST

India will assume the G20 Presidency for a year from 1 December this year. For a year, New Delhi will chair over 200 meetings with the focus on securing global economic growth and prosperity. Needless to say, the presidency of this elite group will provide India an opportunity to assume

Democracy vs authoritarianism: Challenges and solutions

17 Nov 2022 00:07 AM IST

Authoritarianism is on the rise as the democratic values seem to be systematically sabotaged with crooked view on profits over people. Most of us are unaware of how our reality is being constructed carefully through perception tracking mechanisms and customized visualization of consumerism at large. Several people train themselves to

The Gujarat campaign and its national fallout

16 Nov 2022 00:15 AM IST

With polling in Himachal Pradesh over, the focus is now on Gujarat where there is a tri-cornered fight between the Congress, BJP and the Aam Admi Party. Given that the BJP has a 27-year anti-incumbency against it, the ruling party still seems poised for a comeback. So in a way

West Asia optics and the emerging geo-economic world order

16 Nov 2022 00:15 AM IST

No region stands to gain more from the upcoming energy crisis in Europe than Asia’s newer partnerships and groupings. As winter is approaching and the end of the Ukraine war nowhere in sight, European countries are scrambling to diversify their energy sources. Perhaps a region that lies in Europe’s short

How India’s varsities can figure among world’s best

16 Nov 2022 00:15 AM IST

Times Higher Education (THE) 2022 regards the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore as the best university in India, but places it in the rank bracket of 301-350. This ranking may have to be ignored in the case of other institutions because the bigger and older IITs presently boycott this

Mr Biden, China will not change its spots

15 Nov 2022 01:21 AM IST

According to the Chinese, Russian President Vladimir Putin did not tell Xi Jinping that he was going to invade Ukraine—presumably during Putin’s Beijing visit for the Winter Olympics—and that the Chinese were in a state of shock when it happened on 24 February 2022. To add some credibility to the

Deal to export rocket launchers to Armenia boosts India’s growing defence exports

15 Nov 2022 01:21 AM IST

According to reports, India would supply the “Pinaka” multi-rocket launcher system, which can fire a salvo of 12 HE rockets in 44 seconds, to Armenia besides anti-tank missiles and a variety of ammunition as part of a package agreement. The complete details of these armaments have not yet been disclosed.

Noida course corrects with rule on pet owners

15 Nov 2022 01:21 AM IST

In India, where dog has found mention in religious texts, none can imagine that people would not love dogs. It is associated with different forms of Lord Shiva. Lord Dattatreya is associated with four dogs that symbolize the four Vedas. It is associated with Kaal Bhairav.The story from The Mahabharat

Major controversy erupts after Rajiv’s killers released

14 Nov 2022 00:05 AM IST

The release from Tamil Nadu prisons of Nalini Sriharan and some others convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case has sparked off a major controversy with the Congress criticising the Apex Court for setting them free. The released prisoners were part of the conspiracy that led to the killing of

Manufacturing success: States hold the key in India

14 Nov 2022 00:04 AM IST

As we approach a new business cycle globally, most developed economies are seeing slowing growth and employment, while India continues to be in a position of relative strength. According to the Reserve Bank of India, private industry’s total capex was up 13.5% year as of August 2022 compared to last

Nehru’s failed socialism vs Modi’s vibrant welfarism

14 Nov 2022 00:04 AM IST

Jawaharlal Nehru, who was India’s Prime Minister from 1947 to 1964, unarguably presided over the most dismal period in India’s economic trajectory, in more ways than one. That is not surprising, given Nehru’s love for regressive socialist policies under the veneer of a supposedly progressive persona. Between 1947 and 1964,