Opinion

Political activists, pupils targets of ‘enforced disappearances’

16 Mar 2022 01:10 AM IST

Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps, intelligence agencies, and members of state-sponsored armed militias are using this as a tool of repression against Baloch people to suppress their struggle for independence

Ae bhai, yeh public hai, sab jaanti hai

15 Mar 2022 01:59 AM IST

Why did the BJP succeed in retaining power? Why was AAP given a chance in Punjab and why did the Congress collapse?

UP ELECTIONS: IT’S DELIVERY THAT MATTERS

15 Mar 2022 01:45 AM IST

A few months, or maybe a year ahead of the Uttar Pradesh elections, there was a general feeling on the ground that even if Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party would better its 2017 performance in 2022, the Yogi Adityanath-led Bharatiya Janata Party would return to power comfortably. Somewhere along the way,

Assembly rout puts Congress in same league as AAP

15 Mar 2022 01:42 AM IST

As the BJP retained its grip over the four states, further fortifying its positions ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the AAP not only wrested Punjab from the Congress which lay shorn of power in yet another state, adding to a string of electoral losses, but also has been

AVOIDABLE CONTROVERSY ERUPTS OVER THE MCD POLLS DEFERMENT

14 Mar 2022 08:25 AM IST

The decision to defer the announcement of the polls to the three municipal corporations of the capital has created a controversy where the Aam Aadmi Party is accusing the BJP of running away from elections. The three bodies complete their terms shortly and if normal circumstances exist, there has to

The Modi juggernaut is unstoppable

14 Mar 2022 08:23 AM IST

The fact that BJP swept the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls with a thumping majority proves that nobody can overpower the impeccable leadership qualities of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

AAP KA PUNJAB, ARVIND KEJRIWAL’S MANN KI BAAT BECOMES A REALITY

12 Mar 2022 07:32 AM IST

The vote in Punjab was most obviously a vote for a change and what a change it has brought about by virtually consigning all established leaders of the State to the dustbin of history. It is perhaps the most magnificent victory that has been achieved in the political arena for

How US arms producers make billions of dollars of profit

12 Mar 2022 07:30 AM IST

The perpetual situation of fear helps the US and its allies sell arms, fighter aircraft and other military arsenal to both India and Pakistan through morphed assessments of security situations and pressurized military build-up.

Operation Ganga: PM Modi’s Exemplary Evacuation Mission

11 Mar 2022 09:26 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was right when he attributed the success of Operation Ganga—the mission to evacuate citizens stranded in war-torn Ukraine— to India’s growing influence in the global arena. With Operation Ganga now coming to a close after the successful evacuation of all the Indian nationals from the conflict-hit

Ukraine in turmoil: Key highlights

11 Mar 2022 09:23 AM IST

If the Minsk-2 deal was implemented, the war could have been avoided. Moreover, as opined by many analysts, the objective of America has been to expand NATO towards the eastern Europe.

UP Polls: Direct-To-Voter Hits High On Party Cost, Probity

10 Mar 2022 01:41 AM IST

The extravaganza of expenses at the UP assembly elections is nobody’s guess. The sum is supposed to be whopping. This election, campaigning is becoming more innovative, direct-to-voter, expensive and with doubtful probity. The parties are sweating for having intricate ‘personalised contact’ with the voters in their den apportioning 25 percent