Opinion

SIT probe should cover all aspects

13 Jul 2020 05:22 AM IST

The extrajudicial killing of Vikas Dubey as well as the circumstances and sequence of events that led to the ambush and killing of eight policemen by the gangster and his accomplices would be closely scrutinised by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted by the Uttar Pradesh government. However, the formation

Why China can’t be trusted on Ladakh, Sikkim and Arunachal

13 Jul 2020 05:21 AM IST

The deadliest clash since 1975 in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley is a grave reminder of how India is still a victim of the erroneous conception of history. In order to comprehend China’s territorial claims and ambitious geopolitical projects one must interrogate history. The Republic of China was established on 1 January

Systemic failures led to free run for criminals like Vikas Dubey

11 Jul 2020 06:14 AM IST

The police encounter of UP’s notorious gangster exposes India’s criminal justice system. His case is a classic example of both criminalisation of politics and politicisation of criminals in India.

UP gangster’s killing again brings politics of encounters to the fore

11 Jul 2020 06:13 AM IST

Vikas Dubey’s encounter killing has led to a number of Twitter hashtags (started mainly by the Opposition) claiming that Vikas, be it the gangster or development, cannot survive under the BJP government. Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav too spoke to The Daily Guardian about how UP is fast developing

Data is ‘inflammable’ oil

10 Jul 2020 06:10 AM IST

Data is the new oil, more inflammable than the other. It is, therefore, time to get the act right or risk losing reputation, trust, business and even sovereignty.

UN needs to upgrade its growth benchmark

10 Jul 2020 06:10 AM IST

The Covid-19 pandemic, in many ways, took aims at United Nations structuring and internal governance, so much so that many from the Western world, including the United States, pitched strongly for “doing away with its (UN) archaic functioning”. The new geopolitical dynamics seek a new global structure as the functioning

The new normal and the post-Covid world order

10 Jul 2020 06:09 AM IST

“Things change. Stuff happens. Life goes on.” — Elizabeth Scott And so it goes. Post the massive, unexpected disruption inserted into human lives, thanks to the global pandemic, we are once again picking the threads and taking small steps to get back to a semblance of “normalcy”. Across the world,

Great Wall against democracy must go

09 Jul 2020 06:06 AM IST

One-party rule has become anachronistic. China no longer has a justification to firewall democracy, 70 years after the People’s Republic was founded.

Differences have become disputes

09 Jul 2020 06:06 AM IST

Now that the disengagement process of Indian and Chinese “frontline” soldiers in certain areas of Ladakh has started, the question that arises is if India should rest on its “laurels”. Especially when experts are raising several questions about what India achieved in actual terms in the icy terrain of Galwan

Why online education is not a viable option for students

09 Jul 2020 06:06 AM IST

Education is one of the sectors which has been severely impacted by Covid-19. Perhaps the only silver lining in this crisis was online teaching, which some affluent schools and universities took recourse to using platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Team, Google Classroom, etc, along with YouTube and WhatsApp. Online teaching

Elderly left on their own during Covid-19

08 Jul 2020 06:00 AM IST

The pandemic has been particularly brutal to the 703 million 65 plus population around the world who have suffered large-scale casualties.

Grooming for Zooming

08 Jul 2020 06:00 AM IST

In the world of social distancing and work from home, most of our interactions are now taking place via video conferencing. #GroomingforZooming must have been the trendiest hashtag during lockdown and beyond. We all made the initial gaffes of having various family members wander in the background and were caught