Opinion

Setting the record straight: Exposing anti-India propaganda in Geneva

28 Mar 2023 01:15 AM IST

A riveting video has been making its way through social media, featuring an Indian student exposing the malicious anti-India rhetoric being promoted right under the nose of the United Nations Human Rights Council headquarters (UNHRC) and the United Nations (UN) building in Switzerland’s Geneva. The purported video, widely shared on

Nip Khalistan 2.0 in the bud, crush the fangs

28 Mar 2023 01:03 AM IST

The Khalistan movement has its roots in the 1970s and 1980s, when there was a wave of violence and terrorism in Punjab, which eventually led to the Indira Gandhi government launching a military operation to suppress the movement. Some Sikh groups still believe and seek a “complete closure” of Operation

Rahul’s disqualification paves way for anti-BJP Opposition alliance

27 Mar 2023 00:59 AM IST

There has already been much written about the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha following his arbitrary conviction by a Surat Court in a defamation case, which could perhaps bar him from contesting the 2024 Parliamentary poll. The legal luminaries representing the Congress are already working out a

Sting operation: Permissible or violative of right to privacy

27 Mar 2023 00:57 AM IST

Recently BCCI’s chairman of selection committee Chetan Sharma resigned from his post amid a controversial sting operation which showed him revealing classified selection matters. It is alleged that he revealed his internal discussion with Head Coach and other players and he also levelled serious allegations against some senior members of

Disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha: The road ahead

27 Mar 2023 00:54 AM IST

Rahul Gandhi, a senior leader of the Congress party, was disqualified from Lok Sabha a day after his conviction by a Surat court in a defamation case filed by BJP MLA and former Gujarat minister Purnesh Modi against Gandhi for his remark – “How come all the thieves have Modi

Amritpal search shows Indian Police in poor light

25 Mar 2023 01:01 AM IST

For the last one week, news channels have been showing disturbing images of how Amritpal Singh, an alleged Khalistan sympathizer and Chief of the little-known organization, “Waris Punjab De’’, has been successful in eluding the police. CCTV grabs, showing blurred images of a man sitting on the pillion of a

Belling the cat, or dealing with criminality in politics

25 Mar 2023 00:59 AM IST

Whether or not you agree with the recent verdict against Rahul Gandhi, it raises numerous questions about the pace of justice in the country and the upward trend in the criminalisation of politics across the country, across all political parties. This verdict involving a case of alleged criminal defamation was

India as an emerging vaccine powerhouse

25 Mar 2023 00:56 AM IST

“Convert challenges into an opportunities”: this has been the consistent message from prime minister Modi to the industry and bureaucracy. The healthcare eco-system, both in the private and public sectors, has been on the forefront in delivering on this doctrine. We have created 150,000 health and wellness centres, the primary

INDIA-JAPAN MUST EXPEDITIOUSLY EXECUTE INDO-PACIFIC PLAN TO COUNTER CHINA

24 Mar 2023 00:08 AM IST

Two important developments marked Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to India this week. First, India and Japan have vowed to work together more aggressively to strengthen cooperation in security, trade and technology. Second, the visiting Japanese premier unveiled a new plan for a free and open Indo-Pacific that “envisages

Revenue generation through collaboration among Asian universities

24 Mar 2023 00:06 AM IST

That universities need to collaborate to progress is a given for the last half-a-century. That collaboration is essential for better rating and ranking globally is a given for the last two decades. That such collaboration can lead to increased revenues in times when university earnings are stretched due to the

Indus Water Treaty issues & the way forward

24 Mar 2023 00:04 AM IST

Very recently, the Indus Water Treaty came into news when India initiated to modify the treaty. The Indus Water Treaty was signed in 1960 between India and Pakistan. For the last six decades, the bilateral treaty between India and Pakistan maintained stability in the region for water sharing. In recent

Ominous message from Xi-Putin meeting

23 Mar 2023 00:10 AM IST

CCP general secretary Xi Jinping went to Russia to shake hands with President Vladimir Putin and promised to deliver a new world order—together. He may have stopped short of expressing outright support for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, but his camaraderie with Putin made it clear on which side of the