Opinion
Opinion | Constructed Beliefs Can Alleviate Contested Histories
South Delhi’s Sultan Ghari turning into a syncretic shrine by popular consensus shows a third way…
Opinion | Men In Blue: Why All Eyes Will Be On Afghanistan’s India Tour
The India-Afghanistan T20I series will be widely watched. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are back in the shortest format. Several automatic choices are not a part of the squad. And, Afghanistan’s cricket team has many fans in India
Opinion | India’s ‘Left-Liberal’ Ecosystem is Being Churlish; Indian Consumer Activism Over Maldives Not Just Conscientious But Much Needed
A whopping, over two lakh Indian tourists (most from any nation) visited Maldives in 2023 adding crores to Male’s financial collections. Don’t these well-meaning, generous Indians reserve the right to be treated with dignity?
Opinion | Taiwan Elections 2024: Crossroads or Mid-Sea?
Taiwan is at the cusp of seeking its rightful independence and has enhanced its global connections over the last few years, which has irked the PRC. As Taiwan goes into elections on January 13, one hopes the outcome does not lead the world towards another...
Opinion | Water Resources Should Be Part Of India’s Development Goal
Institutional reforms coupled with holistic management of the water resources will ensure the economy’s sustainability
Opinion | How Modi Government Plans to Fortify UPI and Unleash its Global Potential
The UPI revolution has found global admirers, with the UAE, France, Singapore, Bhutan, and Nepal opening up to the payment system and allowing its use. It is becoming a global favourite with volume of transactions worth $1.7 trillion in the 2022-23 fiscal...
Opinion | India in 2024: Dreams, Aspirations, Agendas and Actions
With a projected GDP growth rate between 6.5-7 per cent, i.e. more than double of the global growth rate, India is on the fast lane to become a $4 trillion economy this year
Opinion | Indian Economy Under the Leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Vajpayee’s governance was marked by a steadfast dedication to stability, economic expansion, and modernisation, laying the foundation for a stronger and more prosperous India
Opinion | Setting the Standard High: How Modi Government Defined a Decade of Good Governance in India
Modi government has put in a lot of effort towards taking the government to the people, instead of people struggling to find their way to authorities and the administration. Governance is earnestly reaching the grassroots now
Opinion | Telecommunications Bill 2023: A Better Version of Draft Telecom Bill 2022?
While the Telecom Bill 2023 could have addressed the ambiguity around the regulation of OTTs in a better manner, it scores well on counts like acknowledging authorisation as a broad approach to regulation
Opinion | ‘HE’ is Incomplete Without ‘SHE’
The chastity and morality of any civilisation rests on the bodies of its women only. As human rights attendance gets no takers when it comes to women’s rights, it’s important to address women’s issues as human rights issues
Opinion | Dodgy Politicians, Pigheaded Intellectuals
Across the length and breadth of the country, politicians are interested mostly in issues which have no bearing on the lives of people. Paradoxically, the biggest culprits are not politicians but intellectual elites
Opinion | Assembly Poll Results 2023: Vocal Growl Lost to Credible Welfare Guarantees
The results in the just concluded assembly polls make it amply clear that the BJP’s current success is based on a complicated weaving of welfare, development and cultural nationalism
Opinion: Amit Shah’s Statement on PoJK Brings Tears of Joy | Sticking Point
As we prepare for the 2024 general elections, let’s make a real change in the political geography of our region by including at least one person from PoJK as a member of Lok Sabha and proving to the people that ‘leaving no man behind’ is just not a milita...
Right Word | Assembly Poll Results 2023: Modi Remains X Factor; Women and Tribals Power BJP’s Juggernaut
The BJP gets a head-start for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls with emphatic victories in the Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh
Past Forward | To Hang or Pardon Godse: When The Demand to Abolish Capital Punishment was Strengthened
The Gandhian tenet of non-violence was a fine slogan to be displayed at all times, but administration and politics had other priorities