Opinion

Gust of wind over the Himalayas

29 Jul 2020 06:05 AM IST

The Rafale’s arrival will have a strong deterrent effect on China. For, despite Beijing’s info warfare overdrive, the fact is the Dragon can’t match the French plane today.

Omar Abdullah breaks his silence on Article 370

29 Jul 2020 06:05 AM IST

Former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has finally broken his silence after the withdrawal of Articles 370 and 35(A) for the erstwhile state. In an interview to The Indian Express, he says that while this was something the BJP had always been talking about

Why we need to ruminate upon questions raised by Kangana

29 Jul 2020 06:05 AM IST

Unless there is an equal opportunity for all, Bollywood will never be able to function at its optimum.

Mamata losing the plot in West Bengal

28 Jul 2020 05:29 AM IST

As the state inches towards the Assembly elections, Mamata Banerjee and her politics seem to have become increasingly paranoid and intolerant.

Act East needs additional push

28 Jul 2020 05:29 AM IST

Ever since the Narendra Modi government has started pursuing its Act East policy from around 2015, India’s trade with the ASEAN countries has been on an upswing. The total volume of India-ASEAN trade (US$96.79 billion for 2018-2019) is similar to India’s total trade volume with China (US$95.7 billion, 2018-2019), except

How Nehru gave Tibet on a platter to Mao

28 Jul 2020 05:28 AM IST

On 31 October, 1950 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel celebrated in last birthday. His mind, however, was occupied with reports of China’s annexation of Tibet as published in that day’s newspaper. Being India’s Deputy Prime Minister, and Home Minister, he might have kept away from an external policy matter. He, however, could

The big Covid lessons for education sector

27 Jul 2020 06:13 AM IST

Our university system has thus far remained obsessed with offline mode of assessing students’ learning, now the time seems to have come to incorporate online and blended modes of examination.

BJP must rein in Tripura CM Biplab Deb

27 Jul 2020 06:13 AM IST

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb, who like many of his colleagues in the Bharatiya Janata Party, has a penchant of embarrassing his national leadership, recently goofed up once again by making disparaging remarks against the Jat community. According to a video which was posted online, Deb has reportedly stated that

Why it’s the best time for India and EU to work together

27 Jul 2020 06:13 AM IST

The recently concluded EUIndia Summit laid foundations for a deeper and more strategic cooperation between the European Union and India in times to come. Though there was no sign of an FTA between the EU and India in the immediate future and no condemnation of China, there still were a

Can US replace China for India’s economic needs?

25 Jul 2020 06:42 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for Aatmanirbhar Bharat is the ultimate choice provided Indians are prepared for hardships which the commitment requires.

The curious case of Sushant Singh Rajput

25 Jul 2020 06:42 AM IST

Suddenly, Sushant Singh Rajput’s “apparent” suicide is all over the news again. Partly because of his last film being released, but also because of the uncertainty surrounding his death. During an exclusive interview to NewsX, Dr Subramanian Swamy very interestingly highlighted several loopholes in the Sushant Singh suicide theory. To

Why Taiwan matters

24 Jul 2020 07:01 AM IST

Something very interesting is going on in Taiwan which will not only rattle China, but also have reverberations across the globe. The island nation appears to be getting ready to cut its umbilical cord with mainland China and declare independence. Pro independence groups are pushing for the renaming of Republic