Opinion

China is a trump card for President Trump in November elections

11 Aug 2020 06:21 AM IST

President Donald Trump is fighting the battle of his lifetime. His political fortunes, which have been on the slide since the Covid-19 outbreak as the US became the mostaffected nation in the world, are witnessing interesting twists of late. Interestingly, there are some favourable trends emerging for Trump. If some

Accept it, Russia is with China

11 Aug 2020 06:20 AM IST

In its eternal quest for a non-aligned—multilateral, in current parlance—world, India is now apparently pursuing the Japan route to rope in Russia into the IndoPacific construct. The idea is to conduct trilateral naval exercises involving these three countries, even though Russia is firmly aligned with China and sees “Indo-Pacific” as

Why Kashmir is more than just a land for India

11 Aug 2020 06:07 AM IST

When PM Modi spoke of his vision of a ‘Naya Jammu-Kashmir’ last August, soon after the abrogation of Article 370, he was in a sense re-articulating and reiterating the vision of the region as a sacred space.

The importance of 9 August should never be lost

10 Aug 2020 06:04 AM IST

The Congress, which played the most prominent role during the freedom struggle, appears to have forgotten its history. The party seemed least enthusiastic about the 78th anniversary of the Quit India movement on Sunday, failing to commemorate the historic moment in various parts of the country. It was on 9

‘One Country, One Future’ is the only reality today

10 Aug 2020 06:02 AM IST

It is Jammu and Kashmir’s emotional bond with the rest of India that makes its merger with the country quite a natural reality. The politicians of the Valley should also reconcile themselves to the fact it is not a Muslim state despite having sizeable population of Muslims.

India must up its game in neighbourhood

08 Aug 2020 06:17 AM IST

India’s growing global stature is giving sleepless nights to its neighbours, hence some occasional disturbances to rattle New Delhi’s calm is natural. After Nepal raised the map row with India, threatening New Delhi’s long-standing diplomatic ties with the Himalayan nation, now it is Pakistan’s turn to prick India. On Friday,

Manoj Sinha has a tightrope walk ahead in Kashmir

08 Aug 2020 06:17 AM IST

Manoj Sinha is expected to bring all political parties to a point of convergence and create an environment congenial for elections. This is going to be a tough journey requiring both time and patience.

What led to the eclipse of Sanskrit?

07 Aug 2020 06:16 AM IST

The Sanskrit Week (2-8 August) is being celebrated, though mostly online, this year. Circa 1290 AD (Saka 1212), a teenaged mystic from Maharashtra accomplished a path-breaking work. Jnanadeva (1275-1296 AD) composed Jnaneswari, an exposition of the Bhagavad Gita, in 9,000 stanzas of exquisite poetry in Marathi. He also composed Amritanubhav

PM Modi sets the narrative for 2024

07 Aug 2020 06:08 AM IST

5 August was not just the date of the Ram Janambhoomi temple’s bhoomi pujan but it also marked the first anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. Ever since then, some commentators and BJP leaders have been remarking that this also marks an anniversary of “New India”, one which ticks

Hiroshima and Nagasaki: From the nuclear ashes

07 Aug 2020 06:08 AM IST

On the anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, it is important to learn from history and realise that the abuse of science for the benefit of modern warfare leaves behind no winners.

Blockchain technology will re-invent trust

06 Aug 2020 05:56 AM IST

With blockchain we can envision a blast to the primitive times and bring back transparency and mitigate the need for trusted third party intermediaries.

PM Modi’s vision: The universality of India

06 Aug 2020 05:55 AM IST

At Ayodhya at the shilanyas ceremony of the Ram temple, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a remarkable speech. It was delivered from a religious platform and was steeped in religiosity, but transcended religion to enunciate a philosophy that is best described as the Indian way of life. At the core of this,