Opinion
Opinion | Mitigating Communal Strife in India: Building Bridges for Peace
Communal tensions in India have reached an alarming rate. By nurturing an environment of inclusivity, tolerance, and respect for diversity, India can work towards mitigating communal tensions and fostering a sense of unity among its citizens
Opinion | Four Years of Abrogation of Article 370: Kashmir’s Journey from Alienation to Integration
Home Minister Amit Shah adroitly shepherded the repeal and managed its fallout to introduce a new era of hope and aspiration in the Valley
Opinion | Empowering Consumers in E-Commerce: Unleashing Policy for Protection, Not Dilution
The introduction of stringent regulatory measures has the potential to not only hinder Indian e-commerce growth but also undermine the importance and implementation of consumer protection
Opinion | Oppenheimer Row: Misplaced Outrage over Bhagavad Gita
In Hinduism — unlike many other religions — there is no fundamental opposition between spirituality and sensuality. True, spirituality can be pursued without the sensual, but the sensual is not considered to be antithetical to spirituality
Opinion | The Shuddhi Movement: Hundred Years of Great Reclamation
In 1923, Swami Shraddhananda of Arya Samaj piloted a historic response to Islam’s legacy of proselytizing. Called Shuddhi, it aimed at reclaiming the Hindus whose forefathers had gone over Islam
Opinion | Why a Separate ‘Kukiland’ is Not Going to Bring Peace in Manipur
Granting autonomous district councils under the sixth schedule is much better than agreeing to the demand of a separate state, which itself is a problem; not a solution
Opinion | Empowering People: The Antyodaya Way
Instead of resorting to politics of ‘tushtikaran’ (appeasement) and the usual piecemeal lip sympathy slogans, the Modi government has focused on ‘santushtikaran’ (fulfilment of people’s needs)
Opinion | Teesta Setalvad and the Case for Judicial Reforms in India
India is at the cusp of its destiny to advance and become a superpower which threatens vested interests. It is time we fix our democratic institutions and collectively as a nation, be extremely vigilant
Opinion | DVC at 75: Has India’s Tennessee Valley Dream Gone Astray?
Damodar Valley Corporation, which completes 75 years this week, was inspired by the Tennessee Valley Authority of the US. Paradoxically, the project has become more about coal and less about water
Opinion | How Nephew Ajit’s Betrayal Would Hurt Sharad Pawar For The Rest Of His Life
Sharad Pawar had several opportunities to cut nephew Ajit Pawar to size but the illusion of grandeur and family pressure from his wife and sister-in-law forced Pawar’s hands
Opinion | Rationalising NCERT Textbooks: The Never-Ending Debate & Politics
Just to counter the NCERT, are we going to propose a textbook which may enthuse conflicted consciousness among children?
Opinion | High Command Culture Makes a Noisy Comeback in Congress, but Faces Gehlot Test
Mallikarjun Kharge has to prove to Gehlot and the rest of the party who the real boss is. With the Gandhis watching from a distance, the Rajasthan power struggle is set for a climax with a clear winner and loser
Opinion | Prime Minister Modi’s Landmark Visit to the US Full of Symbolism and Substance
President Biden and PM Modi hailed a new era in the Indo-American relationship after the White House rolled out the red carpet for the Indian prime minister
Opinion | Sinister ‘Idukki’ Belt Countries And Narcotics Trafficking
‘IDUKKI’ refers to the cities Islamabad-Dubai-Kabul-Kandahar-Istanbul, which are hotspots linked to terrorist movements, narcotics trafficking, and terror financing
Sri Lanka: A Paradise Pushed to A Political Mojo
While we are pointing fingers at politicians for their corrupt practices, there is another level of corruption, negligence, misappropriation, and sabotage of the national economy by the public sector officers in partnership with the private sector establi...
Save Aarey Campaign Isn't About Environment But a Leftist Agitprop Against Development
This campaign is very much on the lines of Narmada Bachao Andolan and anti-Sterlite protests, where fake environmentalists used lies and misinformation to mislead innocent and gullible people