Opinion

INDIA NEEDS TO REDOUBLE ITS EFFORTS FOR A PERMANENT UNSC SEAT

29 Jul 2022 15:33 PM IST

Minister of State for External Affairs, V. Muraleedharan, told Lok Sabha on 22 July that “Four out of five permanent member nations of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have extended their support to India’s candidature for a permanent seat in the top world body”. China is the only country which

Virtual schooling will be preferred by 2030

29 Jul 2022 03:34 AM IST

‘An expert is someone who can tell you exactly how it can’t be done. As education becomes dematerialized, demonetized and democratized, every man, woman and child on the planet will be able to reap the benefits of knowledge’—Peter Diamandis. Could anyone other than in science fiction have imagined that a

Biden faces challenges two-and-half years on

29 Jul 2022 03:31 AM IST

The 79-year-old US President is facing the twin challenges of his own uncontrolled gaffes and defeating Trumpism at home. Besides, the issue of gun violence is on the Biden administration’s list of troubles.

MAKE INDIA CHINA-PROOF

28 Jul 2022 02:36 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a congratulatory message to newly elected President Droupadi Murmu, said that “China and India are important neighbours of each other, and that a healthy and stable China-India relationship is in line with the fundamental interests of the two countries and their people, as well as

Advent of I2U2 and the era of minilateralism

28 Jul 2022 02:31 AM IST

Quite similar to the Quad in Asia Pacific, the I2U2 is also a group of four countries. It has no explicit military pact connotations attached to it, and the endeavour is to find feasible solutions towards common issues. This is where the commonalities start to gradually fade away between the

THE MONKEYPOX FACT SHEET

27 Jul 2022 06:40 AM IST

The WHO has declared Monkeypox as a Public Health Emergency at a time when Delhi is getting its first five cases. While there is reason to be concerned one should not panic because the reassuring news from the medical community is that there is little likelihood of it reaching the pandemic

Decoding Rural Growth

27 Jul 2022 06:38 AM IST

Rural India – home to 2/3rd of the country’s workforce, contributing about 46% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a key sector for the overall growth and inclusive development of the country. With the steady transition to urbanisation over the years, the share of rural population decreased from 87%

Indo-Pacific and India: What is the way forward?

27 Jul 2022 06:34 AM IST

For India, Indo-Pacific vision and strategy and the required collaborations and connections are in place in the region. India has gained stature and relevance in the larger Indo-Pacific through early adoption of the term alongside Japan, Australia and the USA.

SOMETHING IS ROTTEN IN THE STATE OF BENGAL

26 Jul 2022 07:12 AM IST

To misquote Shakespeare, “something is rotten in the state of Bengal”, a visual manifestation of which flashed across the nation’s television screens last week, as the Enforcement Directorate raided the home of an “associate” of Trinamool Congress minister and secretary general, Partha Chatterjee. There were piles of Rs 2,000 and

Will the Chancellor of the Exchequer be checking into Number Ten?

26 Jul 2022 07:10 AM IST

Speaking in a lighter vein, the news is that India has entered the finals. Not of the cricket World Cup, which is still a while away, but the finals of something even diehard cricket fans should concede, is equally, if not more momentous. Rishi Sunak, a British national of Indian

Murmu is the symbol of tribal empowerment

26 Jul 2022 07:09 AM IST

One wonders why in the last 75 years no party could think of making a Tribal as the President of India. We had Presidents from the Scheduled Castes or Muslim but not from the Tribals that have lived on the fringe and have shared worse or similar situation. 25 July

PRIME MINISTER REVIEWS CM’S PERFORMANCE AHEAD OF 2024 POLLS

25 Jul 2022 07:01 AM IST

Even though the Lok Sabha elections are 22 months away, the BJP has apparently started its preparations with total seriousness. In fact, the Prime Minister has been the driving force behind the Central leadership’s latest exercise to take stock of the situation and for initiating remedial steps wherever they are needed. The