Opinion
Opinion | Abhay Mudra: Confusion Worse Confounded
How Rahul Gandhi’s interpretation of the Abhay Mudra is, at best, based upon a superficial understanding of this symbolic gesture
Does The Indian Left's Unrestrained Glee Over French Poll Result Stem From Myopic Cabalism?
This bare-faced espousal of the Far Left's cause by Indian leftists ignores that Marie-Le Pen's National Rally has won 32% of the popular vote and has emerged as the single largest party
Modi's Visit to Russia: Breathing New Life into a Time-Tested Partnership
This will be Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first bilateral state visit to Russia since the war in Ukraine began, highlighting the enduring strength of the partnership despite global turmoil
Opinion | New Criminal Laws: India Finally Sheds Its Colonial Chains
For over 150 years, India’s criminal justice system laboured under the weight of colonial-era laws. No more. The BNSS, BNS, and BSA usher in a new era, prioritising efficiency, victim rights and a fairer legal system. This is India taking charge
Opinion | How 2024 Results Can Be a Double-Edged Sword for BJP and Congress
The Congress-led Opposition may be euphoric with the results, but it is the BJP that should be relieved. Here’s why
Opinion | Yoga: The Secret Weapon for Stronger Leaders and More United Teams
In today’s high-stakes business environment, plagued by stress, yoga offers a powerful antidote. It equips leaders with the resilience to navigate pressure and empowers teams to communicate with greater empathy. It's time to embrace yoga's potential for b...
Book Review | Lost in the Blockchain: ‘Crypto Crimes’ Fails to Decipher the Code
‘Crypto Crimes’ by Mitali Mukherjee gives a feel of a reporter’s diary or some journalistic assignment. Mukherjee neither ignites any ideas in the reader’s mind nor gives any ideas on how to be safe
All Set for Hat-trick of Forming Government at Centre, PM Modi Has Created Loads of Political And Administrative Records
Modi will be the first non-Congress leader to take oath as Prime Minister for a third consecutive term. He has also become the only person – apart from first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru – in the history of independent India to have formed the governme...
Opinion | UN's Double Standard? Why India's NHRC Deserves Accreditation
Despite a strong track record, India's National Human Rights Commission faces another year without UN accreditation. The delay raises questions about fairness and consistency in applying international standards
Lok Sabha Elections Phase 5: Ram, Raebareli & the Battle to Establish the Real Shiv Sena
For those looking for pure statistics, out of the 49 seats up for grabs in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections tomorrow, 39 are held by the NDA and eight by the INDIA bloc
Opinion | Sushil Kumar Modi: A Statesman in an Era of Petty Politics
Sushil Kumar Modi fitted far more into the milieu of the Vajpayee-Advani era and was a misfit in the ruthless transactional world of politics that we see today
Global Watch | PoJK Protests: Violent Crackdown Highlights Pakistan’s Colonial Approach
PoJK has long been ignored, exploited, looted and plundered by Pakistani military dictatorships and governments and lacks basic and essential infrastructure like mobile connectivity, roads, healthcare and education
Opinion | Absurd to Call Debt Restructuring A Waiver
The fact is that there has never been a blanket waiver of industrialists’ loans; in fact, there has not even been such a demand
Opinion | Why Israel Should Learn From Sri Lanka’s Experience
The ordeal with LTTE showed that compromising or negotiating with committed militant forces when sovereignty is at stake yields no positive dividends
Opinion | Naya Bharat Needs a New Education System — An Indianised One
Only when Indians are proud of their roots, not in a coarse or superficial way, but with the precise and knowledgeable consciousness of why India is ancient and great, the country will never become a true superpower
Opinion | The Cost of Inaccessibility: How Rahul Gandhi Drove Away Congress Loyalists
In his new book ‘2024: India in Free Fall’, suspended Congress leader Sanjay Jha has revealed that most party dissenters who had formed G-23, had genuine and personal affection for Rahul Gandhi but the Gandhi scion’s inaccessibility gave them migraine