Opinion

The Centre did not respond to demands of unconditional loan waivers and left the state governments to face the farmers’ fury.

Several factors contributed to the Congress’ decimation in Bijepur. At one level, it was a continuation of the freefall the party has been witnessing for the last few years.

The song itself talks about how Prophet Mohammed’s wife fell in love with him at first sight and took the initiative to propose marriage. Wow! Who knew that the Prophet’s wife may have been the first feminist? And would such a spirited lady have approved...

Far from plunging herself to rebuilding the BSP that suffered three serial electoral setbacks in the 2012 and 2017 assembly and in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Mayawati retreated into a shell.

I know that at the end of this piece many will say that I am endorsing an approach which leads to greater violence, and reliance only on the use of force, which is a poor option. However, not using force in the false hope of peace also comes with a cost.

India, which has often portrayed itself as a leader in the battle against climate change, is in fact doing the exact opposite.

Much of the ongoing business between India and Israel is more and more about this defence deal of missile or that deal of arms. Gandhi is good though for rhetoric and pretences. Two perpetual needs for diplomacy. Yet, one wonders what might cross the mind...

One year after the massive ‘Marina protests’ on the sandy beaches of Tamil Nadu’s capital city, Chennai, reverberated in the traditional Jallikattu country down south, the nation is still asking, “What Jallikattu? Why Jallikattu protests?”