Opinion

THE INTERNATIONAL QUESTION ON A DOMESTIC TEST PAPER

05 Feb 2021 08:45 AM IST

It’s astonishing to see the uproar caused by one singer and a sixteen-year-old activist. While Rihanna retweeted a CNN report, Sweden’s environment and climate activist Greta Thunberg shared her concern for the protesting farmers by posting on Twitter. Added to this were the tweets posted by Meena Harris, otherwise also

No child’s play: India will be the next global destination for toy making

04 Feb 2021 03:42 AM IST

It was while taking classes in the history of the trade of materials and objects at Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum that I first learnt of the toys of the Indus Valley Civilisation. One of them was a little figurine cart, something that a child might pull with a string. I remember

RIHANNA AND GRETA NEED TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK ON FARMERS’ PROTESTS

04 Feb 2021 03:41 AM IST

Something “strange” is happening on social media. Almost out of the blue, three internationally known “celebrities”—pop star Rihanna, climate activist Greta Thunberg and another lady who goes by the name of Mia Khalifa and whose primary claim to fame is acting in pornographic films—have discovered a new cause: Indian farmers.

Time to stop Tibet from being a taboo word

04 Feb 2021 03:38 AM IST

Indian Army’s top brass is currently going through ‘a proposal for its officers to study Tibetan history, culture and language on both sides of the Line of Actual Control and the International Boundary as part of the measures being discussed to counter the propaganda and spread of influence by China’.

MODI GOVERNMENT’S BEST BUDGET TO DATE

03 Feb 2021 09:04 AM IST

This was touted as a ‘once in a lifetime’ Budget by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. But the clue to this year’s financial statement should have come from the Prime Minister’s words when he stated that the year had already seen 4 to 5 mini-budgets and the 1st Feb 2021

What world can learn from our public service delivery system

03 Feb 2021 09:02 AM IST

India has proven its expertise in conducting large-scale public exercises—with the general elections, and now with the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive. With the ability to deliver results across a diverse geography and population, and not miss a single beneficiary, India’s project management and technological know-how can be offered as a

NIRMALA SITHARAMAN PRESENTS A LANDMARK BUDGET

02 Feb 2021 09:01 AM IST

It has often been speculated if the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is actually socialist at its core, especially since state control over governance has not been receding fast enough, in spite of the government’s professed philosophy of “minimum government, maximum governance”. There is some truth to such speculation,

Union Budget 2021: Modinomics at its best

02 Feb 2021 09:00 AM IST

By earmarking significant funds for infrastructure, education and healthcare, as well as allowing private businesses to show their strengths and play a greater role in national development, this year’s Union Budget aims at lifting the spirits of the people after the pandemic and boosting the momentum of India’s economic growth.

ISLAMIST RADICALS SUSPECTED TO BE BEHIND BLAST NEAR ISRAELI EMBASSY

01 Feb 2021 08:20 AM IST

The Centre has asked the NIA to probe the explosion near the Israeli Embassy after preliminary investigations have indicated that Islamist radicals may be targeting the Israelis in several countries. Hours after the blast in the national capital on Friday, a bomb was also discovered near the Israeli Embassy in

The Economic Survey and a prelude to Budget 2021

01 Feb 2021 08:17 AM IST

Ahead of the Union Budget for 2021-22, the Economic Survey has batted for a continued expansionary fiscal stance by the Modi government to ensure that growth returns to pre-Covid levels. Further growth is likely as economic activities are looking to normalise sooner due to the mega vaccine rollout. The survey

INDIA-US RELATIONS IN FOCUS AFTER BIDEN GOVERNMENT’S OUTREACH

30 Jan 2021 07:14 AM IST

It is evident that the India-US ties are going to probably witness emphasis on security issues concerning the two countries, a proof of which was provided when the Biden administration’s outreach to New Delhi entailed conversations between Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his counterpart, Llyod J. Austin, as well

A satyagraha that Gandhi would have opposed

30 Jan 2021 07:13 AM IST

The horrifying turn of events at the tractor rally in Delhi on Republic Day laid bare the fact that the farmers’ protest is being manipulated by a few who are bent on unleashing anarchy. It is now time to hold them accountable before they cause more damage to the nation’s