A year of quantum leaps

26 May 2020 03:55 AM IST

Amid the coronavirus-induced turmoil, the first anniversary of the Narendra Modi government’s second term in office went more or less unnoticed. It was on 23 May 2019 that the Prime Minister returned to power with a resounding majority—in fact a landslide, which was much bigger than his first victory in

Aatmanirbhar Bharat is a tribute to Gandhi’s idea of swadeshi

26 May 2020 03:55 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s idea of self-reliance doesn’t mean policy of isolation or protectionism but a policy of support and facilitation to make India realise its true potential.

Migrant crisis haunts the government

25 May 2020 03:13 AM IST

A Stanford University professor, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2013, has stated that the humanitarian crisis confronting India is much greater than the threat posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, in his estimation, more people may succumb to the migrant exodus from the large cities than the

The continuing life versus livelihood debate

25 May 2020 02:59 AM IST

We in India have crossed 50 days of lockdown and the principal question in everyone’s mind is whether this was the best strategy.

Indian Muslims need to conquer their inhibitions

23 May 2020 03:45 AM IST

Formula for the Muslim community in India should be assimilation and not segregation.

Don’t ground a good idea

23 May 2020 03:45 AM IST

The Civil Aviation Ministry has given the green signal for India to start flying again. Domestic flights are set to resume from 25 May, a week earlier than an earlier Home Ministry missive that had pegged flights to take off from the 31st. But then again, less said about the

Covid-19 will transform global politics like never before

23 May 2020 03:45 AM IST

World needs to coordinate, think and cooperate for an exit strategy against this ‘Black Swan’ event. It would require determination and transparency at multiple levels.

New changes in Jammu and Kashmir need new approach

22 May 2020 03:21 AM IST

We must not let go the advantages post neutralisation of Article 370.

Congress Gained Publicity But Achieved Little

22 May 2020 03:21 AM IST

One of the most heart-wrenching outcomes of the lockdown has been the plight of migrant labourers. In these uncertain times, with no money or food, lakhs of workers set out on foot to travel as much as 1,000 km to their villages. While this is a grim reminder of what

Never Have I Ever… seen Indians this stereotyped

22 May 2020 03:20 AM IST

Netflix’s Never Have I Ever is an enjoyable teen comedy but it is certainly no champion of South Asian representation.

Pandemic, pandemonium and social media platforms

21 May 2020 04:52 AM IST

It is time to examine if an operative paradigm of immunity from liability for social media platforms has actually led to a freer, safer and more just world.

Congress has abandoned Rajiv Gandhi’s legacy

21 May 2020 04:52 AM IST

The Congress appears to have strayed away from the basic tenets of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, who on this day, 29 years ago, was blown into smithereens by a human bomb, while campaigning at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu. An affable and a much-approachable leader, many of his key-aides betrayed