Opinion

Further, it can prove counterproductive for it can facilitate polarization of the Hindu community against the Samajwadi Party.

Perhaps the biggest upside of the rapid increasing digital penetration has accrued in the public digital infrastructure space. UPI has changed the way money moves in India.

Jio has created a new OS along with Google, reduced the cost of a smartphone by a huge margin, and is giving around 250 million Indians a great incentive to move to 4G.

Pakistan is feeling frustrated at the refusal of Kashmiris to stand against the Union of India after the abrogation of Article 370.

While Turkey’s foreign policy overtures are visible today from Libya to Kashmir, its economy does not hold strong on long-term funding of such ambitions.

This is the reason we have seen ISIS flags in Kashmir. This is why we have seen young Kashmiris look up to Turkey’s Erdogan.

Between October 1 and 4, Taiwan reported close to 150 incursions of Chinese aircraft into the former’s Air Defence Identification Zone

With the targeted attacks on non-local labour force, the image of both Kashmir and the people of Kashmir Valley has taken a huge beating.

A terrorist is not just someone who wields the gun; a terrorist is also someone who endorses it. Killing terrorists is not a big deal but killing terrorism is.

The international commodity and domestic consumption markets are the most crucial places right now. If the contagion starts, these are the ones which will show clearer signs.

Air India is to be shifted to the Tata Group by December after 68 years.

There are many foundations to build on provided the British are able to discard some entrenched attitudes and shed historical bias in favour of Pakistan at India’s cost.

Being in power for 20 years, first as Gujarat CM and then as India’s PM, Modi’s biggest strength remains his ability to focus on processes without worrying about end results.

India must look at the opportunity to build a robust semiconductor supply chain and grant concessions to governments and companies who are willing to invest here.

Shakti Sinha did lay a lot of emphasis on the right kind of economic thinking to be engrained in today’s youth, international markets, and the way it impacted one’s country.

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