Opinion

Strategic Roadmap between India and France

07 Aug 2023 08:44 AM IST

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of their partnership and anticivpate significant milestones ahead, India and France have jointly decided to develop a roadmap that will guide their bilateral relationship until 2047 through Horizon 2047. In a world dominated by great powers and Cold War-style bloc competition, India under Prime Minister

I.N.D.I.A. is merely a facelift project for the UPA

05 Aug 2023 08:08 AM IST

Interesting times we live in wherein PM Modi takes wacky and queerish swipes at the (purported) united opposition by juxtaposing the alliance, I.N.D.I.A., with acronyms such as PFI, SIMI, IM, and EIC and insinuating the ostensible parallels! Lampooning the newly forged alliance, PM Modi jibed that a mere name doesn’t

India has the potential and must aspire to become a high-income country

05 Aug 2023 08:06 AM IST

India has come a long way from being one of the five fragile economies that it was until the mid-eighties to becoming the fifth largest economy in the world with a GDP of $3,385.1 Billion. It has surged ahead of the United Kingdom, which is now reconciled to the 6th

Kejriwal’s resignation amongst AAP’s Options

05 Aug 2023 08:03 AM IST

The insistence of the Centre to go ahead with the Delhi Services Bill in Parliament, which provides the powers over transfers and postings of bureaucrats in the capital to the Union government, depriving elected representatives of the city, could boomerang on the Bharatiya Janata Party. The ruling dispensation has the

Opposition parties using no-trust motion move to disrupt House

04 Aug 2023 08:42 AM IST

The no-confidence motion mechanism provides a platform to challenge the government in case it is perceived to have failed in its responsibilities. In the wake of continued violence in Manipur, a no-confidence motion has been moved against the Modi government. However, Opposition parties have used the no-confidence motion move as

In conflict zones, the lives of children and their education get affected the most

04 Aug 2023 08:39 AM IST

After women, it is the children whose body and mind becomes the site of any conflict. The conflict and more so, if it is armed, one sees its locatedness and continuity through the children or the generations to come. The history and the contemporaneity of the conflict affects the vulnerable

GLOBAL COMMUNITY MUST MOUNT PRESSURE ON PAKISTAN TO CURB TERRORISM

04 Aug 2023 08:38 AM IST

Hours after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif showed his willingness to talk to India, the United States said that it supports a dialogue between Islamabad and New Delhi on issues of concern. Reacting to Sharif’s statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday said that India

Need to address challenges to ensure social security for India’s elderly population

03 Aug 2023 08:20 AM IST

Social security is a basic human right, which was recognized in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The Right to life, recognised as a fundamental right by Article 21 of the Constitution of India, implies the Right to live with human dignity. It encompasses not only the

Time to stay vigilant against anti India forces

03 Aug 2023 08:18 AM IST

It’s time that India’s security apparatus stayed extra vigilant. The G20 leaders’ summit is just a month away. World leaders will descend on New Delhi in September, in what will be the culmination of India’s G20 presidency, before the baton is handed over to Brazil. Following this will start the

Same-sex marriage debate in the Indian context

03 Aug 2023 08:16 AM IST

Procreation has long been one of the traditional objectives of marriage, which has typically been seen as a socio-centric institution between consenting heterosexual adults. The country is divided with opinions regarding the legalization of Non-Heterosexual Marriage Unions (NHMU). The Indic civilization has been aware of and accepting of non-binary relationships,

Key amendments to Mediation Bill 2021 are welcome and will help in resolving civil and commercial disputes

02 Aug 2023 08:20 AM IST

Key amendments to the Mediation Bill, 2021—including the removal of a provision that made pre-litigation mediation mandatory before parties could file any suit or proceedings in court, regardless of the existence of a mediation agreement between them—were cleared by the Union Cabinet recently, according to people aware of the matter.

Three years on, positive effect of new education policy is clear

02 Aug 2023 08:15 AM IST

The contribution of many educationists and institutions from all over India is very important in the promotion and implementation of “Bharatcentric education”. The most important effort in the series of these contributions is that of respected Atul Bhai Kothari, National General Secretary of Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas. The declaration of