Opinion
Opinion: Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and a Promise to Fight Climate Crisis
It has been established beyond doubt that human behaviour has led to glacier retreats and acidified oceans and caused the world to heat up at unprecedented rates.
Shiv Sena, AAP, Now TMC, Everyone Wants to Win Goa. But Often It’s a Story of Grand Failure
Goa has only two seats in Lok Sabha and the smallest of Assemblies and can in no way add significantly to any party’s numbers either in Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha.
Looking beyond China, Quad is Playing the Long Game. It Will Not Meet NATO’s Fate
Even in the absence of a China challenge, the Quad likely won’t experience the kind of existential crisis that NATO is going through.
Finally, India Tells Pakistan at UN to Vacate Occupied Areas of Jammu and Kashmir
India has finally taken the stand it should have taken seven decades ago.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Big Message to US Industry—India is Open for Business
Mohandas Pai writes: In the last few years, the government has made it easier to do business in India. But this message needed to go out to the world.
Alibaba to Tencent, Why China’s Big Tech is Waking up to ‘Common Prosperity’
China’s current strongman Xi Jinping is moving beyond Deng Xiaoping’s famous dictum—“Let some people get rich first.”
Telangana Liberation Day: Our Right to Remember the Fight for Freedom from Nizam
Union Minister for Culture and Tourism writes: Between 1946 and 1948 horrendous brutalities were perpetrated on citizens of Hyderabad State by Razakars and Nizam’s army.
Battle of Rezang La: How 120 Indian Soldiers Fought Off 5000 Chinese in 1962—and None Believed It
The Army had initially refused to accept the account of the survivors, who were merely following the last order of their commander, Maj. Shaitan Singh.
The Threat of Islamic Terrorism Has Only Increased In 20 Years After 9/11
The future of the now fast evolving and developing Islamist terrorism threat can be investigated from three fronts: Strategic, tactical, and political.
When Sheikh Abdullah Was in Jail, Syed Ali Shah Geelani Was Eyeing Power with Congress
Politicians, commentators and analysts are selectively and conveniently referring only to the alleged rigging on some seats in the 1987 Assembly elections in J&K.
What The Fork: Kunal Vijayakar on The Ubiquitous Potato And How It Cuts India’s Class Chasm
A potato can be French fries served in a fast-food chain or it can also be a pure sustenance for those who can afford little else. Its appeal is truly egalitarian.
OPINION: Demystifying National Monetisation Pipeline and Why India Needs It
Asset monetisation is geared towards creating employment opportunities and meeting ever-increasing need for improved quality of public assets and services.
From Best to Worst: Why Thailand’s COVID Fightback Story Went Haywire
Ramping up of vaccination is impossible because Thailand has inadequate ‘effective vaccines’.
New Drone Rules Have Cut Regulatory Flab, Promote Ease of Doing Business
India is one of the fastest growing markets for commercial drones. The Drone Rules 2021 have addressed majority of the challenges that were limiting the growth of the industry.
Afghan Episode Has Exposed American Fickleness, India Would Do Well to Remain Invested in Russia
The Taliban leaders are telling the world that they are different; that excesses will not be committed; that women will be allowed to work and study. Can a leopard change its spots?
UP Next: With Passage of OBC Bill, Evolution of Caste-Based Class is On The Cards
The Constitution (127th Amendment) Bill will give back states the power to make their own OBC list. Uttar Pradesh, which is going to polls next year, may realise its electoral impact in various forms.
