Opinion

Bengal was partitioned on October 16, 1905 by the British. Different reactions to this partition from Hindus and Muslims clearly indicated the communal divide. While Hindus opposed it tooth and nail, the Muslims largely supported this partition

The 1991 Act enacted during P.V. Narasimha Rao’s government prohibits conversion of religious places and maintains their ‘religious character’ as it existed on August 15, 1947

It is essential to bring a positive-sum game by balancing cyber security with right to privacy, market implications and security concerns

Both India and the Philippines will benefit from closer relations, as they will be able to preserve a rules-based order amidst China’s growing aggressiveness

Can the sisterhood of working women band together to reverse this trend? I write about ideas from my own shared experiences

The Tajinder Bagga case is a dramatic event in Indian policing as the issue goes beyond Bagga himself and makes a desperate call for rolling out police reforms

Numbers give subaltern social groups the capacity to aspire and acquire political influence and a share in resources, development and power

Indian female labour force participation is one of the lowest in the world. Addressing it will require a combined effort from the state, community and the household

Many have taken to Chinese Communist Party-linked Tik Tok to express their heartbreak and announce their decision to quit Twitter, not once stumbling upon the irony of it all

Monitoring health inequalities over time can help to identify what exactly makes some populations more vulnerable to certain kinds of diseases

The centres on the grid will provide diagnosis and care, and will be located much closer to the homes of people who live in far-flung areas

Many senior Congress leaders still believe that onboarding a well-known election strategist is the answer to their woes but the party is unsustainable by design

In both these agitations – carried out illegally – police personnel came under attack multiple times. Just two incidents can be highlighted to make an argument

Vaccinating people in crisis zones has been fraught with difficulties thus far. Many of these areas have not even partially vaccinated one-fourth of their population

Our American friends, especially the Democrats, cannot resist the temptation of being preachy while overlooking their domestic blemishes. This proclivity may boomerang if countries like India were to pay back in the same coin

If one dives into USA's history, it is full of wars and military campaigns that were no less brutal than Putin’s ongoing war