Opinion

India’s foreign policy now on the front foot

10 Apr 2023 22:10 PM IST

An average Indian seems to resonate deeply with foreign policy and our response to global media. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always batted from a strong External Affairs policy, putting India first. Now we have Minister S. Jaishankar and Indians can’t seem to get enough of what he has to

The Not So Holy Act Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama

10 Apr 2023 16:20 PM IST

What happens when the representatives of God are caught with misdemeanours and sexual misconduct. It leaves the common person wondering what to believe or disbelief? The recent case of the Dalai Lama, in a public gathering, held a minor boy on his lap and as he kissed him, he also

Anil Antony gives a big shock to father and the Congress

10 Apr 2023 00:07 AM IST

By joining the Bharatiya Janata Party, Anil Antony, the elder son of veteran Congress leader, A.K. Antony has taken a step which many of his erstwhile colleagues would find it hard to understand. The Congress and the BJP are ideologically opposite to each other and Anil Antony has been reared

Mitigating climate change impact on Indian agriculture: 7 actions the government can take to support farmers

10 Apr 2023 00:05 AM IST

Climate change is one of the biggest threats to humanity, and its impact on agriculture is becoming increasingly evident. India, with its vast agricultural sector, is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The country’s agriculture sector is largely rain-fed, and extreme weather events such as droughts, floods, and

Behind the Politics of Legislating Fake News

10 Apr 2023 00:02 AM IST

Social media as a community-building tool? Many of us were drawn to the doors of social media owing to nostalgia. It was a revolution of a kind when Google introduced the popular social networking site “Orkut” in 2004. Social media became an innocuous tool for connecting ourselves to old friends

Parliament’s Relevance Should not be Diminished

08 Apr 2023 02:07 AM IST

The recently concluded second phase of the budget session of Parliament shall perhaps go down in history for all the wrong reasons. Not only was it one of the least productive sessions, but also witnessed scenes rarely seen in the two august Houses. The Lok Sabha conducted a total business

The Fatal Affliction

08 Apr 2023 02:05 AM IST

Abraham Lincoln, in his letter to Albert G Hodges on 4th April 1864, wrote: “I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me.” Abraham Lincoln. What was true then remains true now but few would want to admit so. Instead, they would like to

India’s New Foreign Trade Policy 2023 and Digital Economy

08 Apr 2023 01:59 AM IST

The Covid-19 pandemic emphasized the significance of digitalization and compelled businesses across various sectors to adopt digital infrastructure for sustainable growth. The “Digital India” programme has played a significant role in driving India’s digital sector and facilitating its exponential growth. With the widespread usage of the internet and mobile devices

CHINA BETRAYS ITS CONTRADICTORY AND HYPOCRITICAL CHARACTER

06 Apr 2023 22:19 PM IST

There is always a sharp contradiction in what China says and what it does. Nothing can attest to this widely-known fact better than Beijing’s “positive” response to Russia’s new foreign policy concept, saying China, Russia and India are emerging “major powers” with notable influence and it was ready to boost

Future-proofing India’s healthcare infrastructure: How we can build sustainable and resilient hospitals

06 Apr 2023 22:15 PM IST

Over the past few decades, we have witnessed rapid urbanisation and emergence of new construction technologies. While green buildings and energy-efficient technologies promise to reduce carbon footprint and create a healthier built environment, we are beginning to see the irony of what building so called “sustainable” infrastructure entails, practically. On

Turkey can borrow from Indian geopolitics model

06 Apr 2023 22:10 PM IST

Turkey, a key NATO member, is in the news. Its tensions with its western partners have been substantial. The coming May elections may be crucial as it is not a secret than many in Washington and Brussels would like to see President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, its strong and independent-minded, ousted.

Which way is the US headed?

05 Apr 2023 22:49 PM IST

The world is watching with interest the unfolding of the latest chapter in the Donald Trump saga—a former President of the United States getting arrested and facing 136 years in prison if convicted. Some see in this the robustness of the US judicial system, where the world’s most important democracy