Opinion

VIGNETTES FROM JATLAND

02 Feb 2022 07:36 AM IST

Ever since the farmer protests, the Jats have been dominating the national narrative, one way or the other. And the vote in Uttar Pradesh will also be kicked off by the Jat-dominated belt in western UP. The one party that has won the confidence of the agitating farmers is the

In reactionary politics, Muslims need to tread cautiously

02 Feb 2022 07:33 AM IST

The thought among a section of the Indian Muslims of supporting a Muslim leader merely on religious grounds or backing a political party that does not have a genuine road map for their development is nothing less than suicidal.

Smear campaign unleashed against India

01 Feb 2022 07:05 AM IST

Something terribly bizarre is going on in the international commentariat-academia/civil society space, among scholars and journalists who call themselves experts on India—of course the fashionable term nowadays is “South Asia”, which brown-washes India’s achievements with a pan regional brush, so that an Indian identity is subsumed in a broader South

R-Day: Can we take pride in India for one day at least?

01 Feb 2022 07:03 AM IST

The debate should not have been on the merger of the flames but why it took the country 48 years after the Liberation War to construct a National War Memorial. This is a question which still begs an answer.

CAPTAIN, BJP AND AKALIS LAY TRAP TO AMBUSH SIDHU IN AMRITSAR

31 Jan 2022 08:02 AM IST

Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president, Navjot Singh Sidhu faces a stiff challenge from the Shiromani Akali Dal and its former ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party, in the Assembly polls from Amritsar East. It is evident that the well-planned strategy, possibly with inputs from Sidhu’s bête noire, Captain Amarinder Singh, seeks

One nation, one election: Time for the idea has come

31 Jan 2022 08:00 AM IST

It is election season yet again, with Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa, and Manipur, going to the polls in the next few days. The entire polling process will be phased out over the next few weeks, with results slated for March 10, 2022. India’s Leftist media and some self-styled academicians

GEN-NEXT DENTS GANDHIS

29 Jan 2022 07:43 AM IST

The expected defection of RPN Singh, a promising leader from Eastern Uttar Pradesh to the Bharatiya Janata Party on the eve of the Assembly elections is yet another blow for the Congress in general and the Gandhis in particular. The former Union Minister belongs to an old Congress family and

Can advocates of ‘united-front’ rally around Mamata Banerjee?

29 Jan 2022 07:42 AM IST

Mamata Banerjee has to dispel the perception of being a minority appeaser, autocratic and intolerant. Above all, she must reach out to Rahul and Kejriwal, seek their support, and offer them significant roles befitting their stature. But, will she?

CASTE RE-ENGINEERING MAY DECIDE UP ELECTIONS

28 Jan 2022 07:46 AM IST

The churning in UP is being keenly observed for the apparent exodus of some caste leaders. Is it caste reengineering or a repeat of the Bengal elections where a similar exodus was seen from the ruling TMC to BJP? Apparently, caste is more powerful in states like UP than “vikas”,

India’s Budget 2022-23 will have tremendous potential

28 Jan 2022 07:44 AM IST

Those who doubted the revival of India’s economy post the pandemic, can look at the figures proving otherwise. And, for the financial year 2022-23, India has the potential to make humongous overall growth in all the sectors of its economy.

CHINA SHOULD BE THE WEST’S FOCUS, NOT RUSSIA

27 Jan 2022 07:33 AM IST

The current crisis over Ukraine appears almost to have been scripted to shift focus away from China. Suddenly, the cold war rhetoric is back in play, with screaming headlines going after Russia and an “evil” Vladimir Putin. The latest escalation in the stand-off between the West and Russia is being

CCP’s economic terrorism and the new age political pawns

27 Jan 2022 07:31 AM IST

The fact remains, with the multi-billion dollar Indian EV Market, Musk needs India and not the other way around. Political pawns and economic terrorism will be and are being handled and dealt within India by the government of the day, let there be no doubt around it.