Opinion
Two Years On: Covid-19 Origins in the Dark, WHO and China in the Dock
On December 31, 2019, health authorities in Wuhan informed about cases of an "unknown pneumonia outbreak" to WHO's China Country Office in Beijing.
UP Next: The Road to Winning over Women in Uttar Pradesh Goes Via Family
Perceiving women as a homogeneous vote bank is a fallacy. Women wear multiple identities at a time and all of them influence their political choice.
With Threat of Covid Third Wave Lurking, 5 Things India Must Do To Protect the Protectors
It’s a welcome move by PM Narendra Modi to announce the precautionary dose for healthcare and frontline workers. I strongly urge these groups to avail this opportunity.
Why Criminalising Early Marriage Will Do More Harm than Good
Society will not become gender equal by just bringing the age of marriage of both boys and girls on a par, without empowering girls.
OPINION: Roles Played by Leftists, Communists during Freedom Struggle a Story of Great Treachery
From 1920 to 1930, the participation of the Communist-Leftist was more on an individual leadership basis. It was never a mass movement, which included multi-regions or multi-classes.
In Competing Versions of Democracy, Biden’s Summit Pales against China’s Multi-billion Dollar Bait
Any initiative that promotes democracy is welcome but Summit for Democracy is tokenism at best. Democratic ethos cannot be generated through a virtual conference that too on the cheap.
74 Years after Partition, How Jinnah’s Opening Gambit Has Succeeded in Kashmir
Today, it is worth considering if the Indian state has lost the narrative battle so badly that the default ‘accepted solution’ to Kashmir is exactly what Jinnah espoused 74 years ago.
IAF Mi-17V5 Helicopter Crash: What is HTAWS and Why It is Need of the Hour
India has lost many soldiers like General Bipin Rawat to Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) crashes. HTAWS could be the panacea for this persisting problem.
OPINION: Lynching of Sri Lankan National in Pakistan Exposes Islam's Tryst with Blasphemy
The very Islamic states fail the test of religious tolerance whether governed by Sharia and the Hadith or any 'secular constitution'.
On Cryptocurrency, India Must Not Aid the Rise of Digital Haji Mastans
India, being one of the world’s hottest innovation hotspots, has a great opportunity to lead the world on development of a crypto ecosystem.
Opinion | Guaranteed MSP is State-enabled Loot That Will Not Help Real Farmers
So-called protesting farmers will not readily capitulate now; they believe because they were able to persuade the government to bend on the three farm bills, it will cave in on MSP too.
In Calling out Colonial Mindset, PM Exposes West-borrowed Activism That Stalls Development
A colonial mind may not be able to appreciate that Indian steps towards environmental rejuvenation are second to none. India’s growth story cannot wait for policy validation from outside.
Not Guaranteed MSP, an Agriculture Export Policy Can Increase Farmers’ Income
As Parliament is set to clear the decks for repeal of three farm laws, a guaranteed MSP is no panacea either. Instead, an Agriculture Export Policy can address farmers’ woes.
Tennis Player Peng Shuai’s Disappearance Shows Once Again How China Punishes Dissenters
Such is Chinese fear of internal dissent that China has, between 2007 and 2019, tripled its domestic security spending to more than 1.24 trillion yuan.
Opinion | 26/11 and Hindu Terror: Exposing Conspiracy to Demonise an Entire Civilisation
‘Hindu Terror’ bogey is one of the most shrewd scams to wallop, demonise, smear and shame an entire civilisation, while whitewashing Islamists for their heinous act of waging war on Bharat.
BRI is More Than a Debt Trap. It is Exporting China’s Carbon Emissions to Poor Nations
China’s BRI is inherently carbon-intensive given that its primary focus has been on building conventional infrastructure and not green infrastructure.