Opinion

CONCOCTED NOISE ON HUMAN RIGHTS CANNOT STALL INDIA-US PARTNERSHIP

27 Jul 2021 03:16 AM IST

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is all set to visit India this week, during which he is expected to discuss the Quad—specifically how to counter the threat posed to the world by China—the situation in Afghanistan and the terrorism emanating from Pakistan. However, a State Department spokesperson’s statement that

Is Pegasus controversy a toolkit to defame India?

27 Jul 2021 03:14 AM IST

When the state has various mechanisms to know activities of individuals that could be a threat to the country, why should it resort to illegal spying? If India is safe today and it has not witnessed terrorist activities that marked the earlier regimes, it is because of the strong intelligence

MIRABAI CHANU SETS THE PACE FOR THE INDIAN OLYMPIC CONTINGENT

26 Jul 2021 08:36 AM IST

It was for the first time since India started participating in the Olympics that there was a podium finish for a sportsperson on the opening day itself. Mirabai Chanu, the unassuming weightlifter from Manipur, came very close to winning the Gold but had to settle for the Silver medal due

Deriving inspiration from intellectual giants

26 Jul 2021 08:32 AM IST

Although the areas of operation of Acharya Jadgish Chandra Bose and Sir Asutosh Mookerjee were different, there were many similarities between the two. They were independent-minded and intellectually-curious men, serving humanity with selfless devotion; they left behind a legacy that is enormous.

RAJ KUNDRA’S ARREST PROVIDES INSIDE VIEW OF BOLLYWOOD’S XXX SIDE

24 Jul 2021 05:36 AM IST

Business tycoon Raj Kundra’s arrest for allegedly promoting pornography, and in the process minting crores of rupees, has captured headlines of all TV channels and newspapers. However, there is nothing shocking in the revelations since it has been Bollywood’s best kept secret of how upcoming starlets and models are exploited

Modi 2.0: Analysing the dynamics of PLI scheme

24 Jul 2021 05:35 AM IST

The Modi government’s ambitious Production Linked Incentive scheme in ‘speciality steel’ to attract an additional investment of Rs 40,000 crore will employ over 5.25 lakh people of which 68,000 will be by way of direct employment.

WE NEED TO DEVELOP A PANDEMIC-RESILIENT SOCIAL WORK SYSTEM

23 Jul 2021 05:58 AM IST

The social work profession in India which is fraught with many challenges is now witnessing unexpected hurdles due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The fieldwork training in social work education— which is a very important component of the department— has been severely crippled by the pandemic ever since it outbroke. The

Taliban’s growing Afghan grip and Pakistan’s myopic terror policy

23 Jul 2021 05:56 AM IST

China and Russia, which are supporting Pakistan, have been very apprehensive of Islamist terror outfits. In the long run, Pakistan, in one way or the other, seems to be pushing itself into a quagmire of trouble and miseries.

PROSPECTS FOR CYBER SECURITY COOPERATION BETWEEN TAIWAN AND INDIA

22 Jul 2021 06:44 AM IST

Global security threat perceptions have undergone a monumental shift in the 21st century, with the emergence of new challenges. One of the newly emerged security challenges for countries is how to protect their cyberspace from outside threats. Admittedly, Taiwan and India have become major victims of cyberattacks in recent times. Some

Pegasus saga: Personal liberty in a networked state

22 Jul 2021 06:41 AM IST

The government should present a white paper of the Pegasus hacking allegations and reclaim public trust for effective governance, or the idea of digitising India may have to stand on stilts.

WILL SIDHU’S FACE OFFER WHAT RAHUL GANDHI IS LOOKING FOR?

21 Jul 2021 03:54 AM IST

The appointment of Navjot Singh Sidhu as the PCC chief has sent a many-layered message down the Congress ranks from the Gandhi siblings. The first of course is a clear-cut directive to Captain Amarinder Singh that both Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are not going to take any diktats

Decoding Tianxia: China’s new world order

21 Jul 2021 03:52 AM IST

Instead of endowing Beijing with the overlordship of the global market and surrendering to its control-freak tendencies, carving expeditiously a competitive political and economic market space internationally may shrink China’s supremacy, diversify the market, and decouple its trade unilateralism.