Opinion

Yogic journey: From Karmasu Kaushalam to Chittavritti Nirodhah

10 Nov 2021 07:28 AM IST

Embarking upon the Yogic journey is a gradual process— from particular to general— and the means to attain the end is a stepwise process requiring actual practice, patience, and perseverance.

AKHILESH NEEDS TO TALK DEVELOPMENT, NOT JINNAH

09 Nov 2021 06:56 AM IST

It is a sad day for India when political parties start believing that invoking Mohammad Ali Jinnah will get them the vote of the minority community. What else explains Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s sudden love for Jinnah, when, at a recent rally he said that Jinnah, along with Gandhi,

Do not lower your guard

09 Nov 2021 06:54 AM IST

While many democracies called out the military to enforce lockdown measures, PM Modi did not invoke any such emergency or authoritarian measures. His only weapon was the trust and faith of 135 crore resolute Indians who voluntarily cooperated, as equal stakeholders, by following all government measures and norms.

JINNAH CONTINUES TO REMAIN A FACTOR IN INDIAN POLITICS

08 Nov 2021 00:48 AM IST

Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father of Pakistan, a barrister and freedom fighter, continues to be a factor in the politics of the sub-continent, 74 years after the partition of India. Millions of people were killed in this unnatural divide, enforced by the British, with the reluctant concurrence of many

There is need for a new, decolonized world order

08 Nov 2021 00:46 AM IST

The economic leadership of the USA comes from immigrants as well as a ‘rabid’ open-minded professionals who create highly innovative products and services. The institutionalized financial systems sustain these innovations. This forms the basis of the economic leadership of the USA in the world.

AMARINDER CHOOSES HIS OWN POLITICAL PATH AFTER BREAK-UP

06 Nov 2021 03:22 AM IST

As expected, the former Punjab Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh has severed all links with the Congress after accusing the Interim president, Sonia Gandhi and the Gandhi siblings of hatching a midnight conspiracy to oust him. His resignation from the grand old party has been accepted, clearing the decks for

COP26: PM Modi redefines climate justice

06 Nov 2021 03:20 AM IST

Between now and 2030, India will reduce its total projected carbon emissions by 1 billion tonnes and by 2030, reduce the carbon intensity of its economy by 45%.

PM’S MEETING WITH POPE SENT OUT THE MESSAGE OF INCLUSIVITY

04 Nov 2021 02:13 AM IST

From all accounts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis went very well. The 20-minute scheduled meeting lasted for over an hour, during which a range of issues was discussed, including the Covid-19 pandemic, alleviation of poverty and climate change. The optics too

Indian administration and its political masters

04 Nov 2021 02:12 AM IST

Indian administrative system has always been challenged by the recurrent attempts made by political masters to use them as shields in their malpractices. Max Weber had anticipated this trouble, and brought to debate control of administration by Parliamentary Committees.

THE ELECTORAL SAGA OF UTTAR PRADESH

03 Nov 2021 04:15 AM IST

Akhilesh Yadav announced recently that he would not be contesting the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls in 2022. This took some by surprise, including his own partymen who were quick to clarify that the final decision on this one has not yet been taken. But if you take a look at

Celebrating 100 years of the Public Accounts Committee

03 Nov 2021 04:13 AM IST

Interestingly, the origin and evolution of the PAC is closely intertwined and intermixed with the evolution of parliamentary democracy in Great Britain. In the current context the PAC is viewed for its adversarial role-rather than a friend of the public exchequer.

PM SHOWS STATESMANSHIP IN THE WAKE OF ONSLAUGHT ON HINDUS IN BANGLADESH

02 Nov 2021 03:43 AM IST

Fifty years ago when India was gearing up for the Liberation War claiming linguistic freedom to hundreds of thousands of Bengalis in the then East Pakistan, no one had imagined that the land of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman would be polarised by communal flames within decades to witness one of the