Opinion

Sukhbir Badal emerges stronger after SGPC Polls

12 Nov 2022 02:33 AM IST

The outcome of the just concluded elections to the Sikh Gurdwara Prabandak Committee (SGPC) have given a fresh lease of life to the Shiromani Akali Dal, which had been completely marginalised during the Punjab Assembly elections. In fact, the SAD Chief Sukhbir Singh Badal has emerged stronger from the contest

India’s growing defence exports

12 Nov 2022 02:32 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.

London: A top haven for international fraudsters?

12 Nov 2022 02:30 AM IST

What the devil is happening to Nirav Modi’s extradition case that should have seen him sent back to India years ago from London? A case that is getting even international press coverage. Of course, Nirav Modi is the Indian businessman charged with massive fraud against a well-established Indian bank, PNB.

Uniform Civil Code: A politically confused agenda

11 Nov 2022 00:04 AM IST

Since 1940, the Uniform Civil Code has remained quite sensitive and controversial, which we discussed yesterday in this column. Today we will try to look at the politics on UCC. It seems that there is no consensus on UCC among not only different political parties but the ruling party BJP

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CHAOS-HIT PAKISTAN

11 Nov 2022 00:04 AM IST

There is no denying that the gunfire at former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s rally recently has plunged crisis-ridden Islamabad into fresh chaos, with the political instability staring at the country. Pakistan is already grappling with a range of problems, including an economic downturn, and natural disaster that has left around

FIFA World Cup 2022: Time to test Qatar’s Sports Diplomacy

11 Nov 2022 00:04 AM IST

As the Football World Cup 2022 is starting on the 20 November, Qatar is all geared with its Nation-Branding strategies and all out to flare up its most important soft power tool-Sports. The importance of Qatar in the international sphere lies in its uniqueness. The thumb-shaped spit of sand in

Accepting and celebrating diversity on this International Day of Tolerance

10 Nov 2022 02:13 AM IST

We have so many international days every year, and it is good that we have them, for they draw our collective attention to important issues and themes, but sometimes the themes themselves are ill chosen, or perhaps, it would be better to say that they could have been better chosen.

Don’t let the Ukraine war hijack G20

10 Nov 2022 02:12 AM IST

This month will mark the culmination of Indonesia’s G20 presidency. India takes over the presidency for a year from 1 December. Next week’s G20 leaders’ summit will take place in Bali, Indonesia, where the leaders of the 20 countries—actually 19 and the European Union—that are a part of G20 will

Uniform Civil Code: Its need, reality and politics

10 Nov 2022 02:10 AM IST

The Gujarat government has recently approved the formation of a committee to implement the Uniform Civil Code, commonly known as UCC. The committee will be headed by a retired HC judge and will consist of three to four members. Earlier, the BJP governments in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh had also

The Gujarat Imbroglio

09 Nov 2022 02:28 AM IST

Which way will the Gujarat election go? Given that this is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home court where he is the main issue and the chief campaigner, very few expect the BJP to lose the state, despite a 27-year anti-incumbency. Add to that a low profile Congress campaign and a

New dynamics of contemporary geopolitics: Welfarism versus corporate welfarism of war lobbies

09 Nov 2022 02:27 AM IST

The world watches through the economic recession being announced across the continents with unimaginable but discrete hegemony of the billionaires in the policy making realms. Everyone understands the invincible network of casino capitalism stipulating every move towards making the best use of technological tools and policy mechanisms to sideline welfarism

Band-aid actions can’t fix Delhi’s air pollution woes

09 Nov 2022 02:25 AM IST

Every winter, Delhiites gasp to breathe during winters. The air reaches levels which aggravate respiratory issues causing difficulty in breathing. In India, 1.67 million deaths were attributed to air pollution in 2019, accounting for 17.8 per cent of the total deaths in the country. As a resident of Delhi and