Opinion

China’s big SCO game: Pit Eurasia against Indo-Pacific

22 Sep 2022 00:37 AM IST

The idea of Eurasia mooted by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the SCO summit is to counter the US-led Indo-Pacific region which has emerged as a principal challenge and threat to China’s great power dream.

Tharoor vs Gehlot for Congress President?

21 Sep 2022 02:01 AM IST

Congress leader and sometime rebel Shashi Tharoor met the incumbent Congress President Sonia Gandhi recently, and has apparently got her “nod” to contest the party’s presidential polls slated for 17 October. This line itself is pretty revelatory about how the Congress runs, if candidates need the High Command’s nod to

Ahead of World Animal Day, let’s pledge not to cheat the cheetahs once again

21 Sep 2022 01:59 AM IST

The cheetahs are back in India after 70 long years, brought in from Namibia on a special flight that came in on Prime Minister Modi’s birthday. Other cheetahs will arrive in the coming months, with the next batch coming in from South Africa. Ahead of World Animal Day, the arrival

US-India trade: Case for healthcare diplomacy

21 Sep 2022 01:57 AM IST

The US generic drug market is around $123 billion and India’s share is around $7-8 billion (6.5%). India has tremendous potential to be a major supplier of generic drugs beyond the existing level.

No-bilateral was PM’s message to Xi

20 Sep 2022 03:18 AM IST

Till date, China has not decreased the troops build-up along the Line of Actual Control, in fact, it has been reinforcing its presence along the LAC, making it impossible for things to return to normal. As External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has made the Indian government’s position clear: the state

Is the South Pacific the new theatre of China-US rivalry?

20 Sep 2022 03:16 AM IST

The predominance of nation-states in the 21st century is the continuation of a trend set by “archaic globalisation”, dating back to thousands of years. Shipping routes and natural resources which were primary reasons back then, continue to hold high importance even in today’s technologically revolutionised world. Consequently, the international world

Indian diplomacy’s ace act at Samarkand

20 Sep 2022 03:11 AM IST

In his address at the SCO summit in Uzbekistan, PM Modi obdurately touched upon every relevant aspect of the current geopolitical situation.

Chandigarh incident reminds value-based ecosystem need of the hour

20 Sep 2022 02:27 AM IST

The patriarchal and misogynist values that have been internalised since ages reduce the womens’ worth merely as bodies. The very thought of bodily image being tarnished out in the public domain scares all.

MMS Scandal Rocks Chandigarh University, Inquiry Ordered

19 Sep 2022 03:12 AM IST

Students of the Chandigarh University staged a midnight protest on Saturday night after reports of private videos of some women inmates of the hostel being uploaded on a social website platform went viral. The Punjab Government has ordered a high-level inquiry into the incident and one woman, a student of

Decolonising Bharat: The Modi Factor

19 Sep 2022 03:05 AM IST

While Rajpath symbolised the power of the ruler, ‘Kartavya Path’ represents the sense of duty as well as the spirit of public ownership and empowerment. Rajpath was for the British Raj to which the people of India were enslaved.

We Women Want: Paralympian Deepa Malik talks about her journey

17 Sep 2022 17:38 PM IST

Her story is indeed one of inspiration and moved everyone in the studio. The young audience was full of questions and Deepa was much sought after for selfies long after the recording was over.

Beating all odds, 22-year-old girl from Hyderabad clinches silver in powerlifting

17 Sep 2022 17:36 PM IST

A 22-year-old girl from Hyderabad, Bhagyalakshmi Vaishnav, won silver in the international world classic powerlifting championship being held in Turkey earlier this week.Bhagyalakshmi comes from a poor family where the father works in a plywood shop and the mother is a homemaker who is also a cancer survivor. She lost