Opinion

Amartya Sen and N.K. Singh enflamed a prime ministerial ambition in Nitish Kumar to make him commit a political hara-kiri, forcing him to leave the NDA fold in 2013. Since then, his politics has been all about U-turns

The Narendra Modi government announced the Bharat Ratna (posthumous) for Karpoori Thakur on Tuesday, and the Padma Shri on Thursday for Surendra Kishore, a senior journalist and close associate of the socialist leader, who has been practising outspoken jo...

The new criminal laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Sakshya, and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita — underpin a citizen-centric legal system rooted in the development, social empowerment, and community participation of Indians

South Delhi’s Sultan Ghari turning into a syncretic shrine by popular consensus shows a third way…

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

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?

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...

Institutional reforms coupled with holistic management of the water resources will ensure the economy’s sustainability

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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