Opinion

Focus on rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits

09 Apr 2022 06:39 AM IST

After watching the Kashmir Files, the divide between Hindus and Muslims shouldn’t be widened, rather it should be diminished as cleansing of hearts on both sides is important

JAISHANKAR’S REPLY ON UKRAINE IN LOK SABHA A MESSAGE FOR THE WEST

08 Apr 2022 06:14 AM IST

With the Western countries including the US relentlessly prodding India to take their sides in the Ukraine war, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar’s observations in the Parliament on Wednesday came as a strong, candid, clear, and blunt message to these nations. While replying to the discussion on the situation

PM’s dig at dynastic politics will dent ‘family-controlled’ parties

08 Apr 2022 06:13 AM IST

PM Modi explains that if a single family controls the organisation, it puts an end to internal democracy, and this is a danger to a healthy democracy.

SPARE INDIA THE LECTURES ON ITS FOREIGN POLICY

07 Apr 2022 07:08 AM IST

Right from the time Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was put to vote in the UN Security Council in the last week of February, India has chosen to stay neutral—or as some would say, impartial. This has been evident from India’s abstentions on resolution after resolution at the United Nations tabled

Smart cities need smart answers for stray animals

07 Apr 2022 07:07 AM IST

Smart Cities Mission may like to graduate to a more sustainable ecosystem-based happiness where every creature is part of the web of life.

THE POWER OF NUMBER TWO

06 Apr 2022 06:58 AM IST

In politics, positions are important. After all, the entire game is a ‘kissa kursi ka’ (it’s all about the chair). And thereby while the Number One post is all-important, the second most important post has its own positioning and value. For starters, it makes the incumbent in line to be

Geopolitical fallout of Russia, Ukraine war in Central Asia

06 Apr 2022 06:51 AM IST

In post-2016 phase, Russia tried to expand its greater influence and regain its lost space in Central Asia, both in geopolitical and geo-economic spheres, even though China is establishing its hegemony in the region.

WHY CAN’T UKRAINE-DIPLOMACY SUCCEED, IF INDIA-PAK NUCLEAR DIPLOMACY CAN?

05 Apr 2022 06:45 AM IST

“Ukraine-Diplomacy” exercised by the so-called friends of this country has so far shown virtually no sign of ending the suffering of Ukrainians and of Ukraine crisis. This certainly demands deliberation on the nature of “diplomacy” at play and its apparent failure. At present, there are extremely limited prospects of the

Strong BJP In Rajya Sabha Should Tee Off Major Reforms

05 Apr 2022 06:44 AM IST

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance has done well to get important legislations passed even without the requisite numbers due to better floor management.

FRINGE GROUPS SET DIVISIVE AGENDA BY RAISING HALAL CONTROVERSY

04 Apr 2022 06:39 AM IST

Fringe right-wing groups appear to have taken it upon themselves to set a divisive agenda in Karnataka which in the long run is going to hurt the prosperous South Indian State and also its communal harmony. This is obviously happening since the government headed by Basavaraj Bommai, considered by his

The Birbhum massacre and Mamata’s ‘Didigiri’: Part II

04 Apr 2022 06:36 AM IST

The supremely rabble-rousing and incompetent Mamata Banerjee has a lot to explain and a lot to be held accountable for.

MCD REUNIFICATION IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

02 Apr 2022 06:39 AM IST

The decision of the Centre to reunite the three municipal corporations of Delhi into a single entity is obviously a step in the right direction. The Union Home Minister, Amit Shah earlier in the week introduced the Bill for this purpose in Parliament by clearly stating what the objectives of