Opinion

Amid TTP Attacks, Pak Seeks To Shift Global Focus From Its Own Terrorism

06 Jan 2023 06:57 AM IST

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar made a verbal attack against Pakistan in an interview with a popular Austrian TV show in Vienna, calling Islamabad the “epicenter of terrorism”. The foreign minister also hit out at the European countries for not condemning Pakistan. “When we speak about judgments and principles, why

G20 will ensure Digital India becomes a Global Project

06 Jan 2023 06:56 AM IST

Digital India–the flagship programme of the Narendra Modi government–had gained global recognition for the far-reaching impact it had on the delivery of government schemes. While the biggest success of the digital push has been the adoption of UPI transactions, the world got its first glimpse of Indian digital power when

Prachanda & China: Nepal’s small country syndrome

06 Jan 2023 06:54 AM IST

Tellingly, the return of Prachanda as Prime Minister of Nepal for the third time after his defection from the Nepali Congressled alliance to the K.P. Oli led Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) suggests the return of Chinese interference in Nepalese politics to the detriment of regional security of

A man has no licence to harm or kill a girl due to rejection of his ‘love proposal’ by the girl

05 Jan 2023 07:27 AM IST

In a heart-wrenching incident at Presidency University, Bangalore, a 19-year-old girl was stabbed to death by her relative to whom she denied his love proposal. After stabbing the girl, the boy also committed suicide. From some sources, it has been found that the boy was related to the girl’s paternal

POCSO & the dilemma of sexual consent

05 Jan 2023 07:26 AM IST

The 1924 Geneva Declaration, for the first time, recognised and proclaimed the existence of children’s rights and the responsibility of adults for children, and recognised children as a distinct category with rights. According to International law, a ‘child’ means every human being below the age of 18 and this has

India Must Keep an Eye On Nepal PM Prachanda’s Decisions

05 Jan 2023 07:16 AM IST

With Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” leading the government as Prime Minister of Nepal, India must keep a close eye on the decisions that the new regime takes in days to come. The development leading to Dahal’s return to power for the third time in Nepal will impact the

Why are Jains protesting against Centre and Jharkhand govt?

04 Jan 2023 07:08 AM IST

For last fortnight, India is witnessing strong protests by the second smallest microminority in the country – Jains. It started with Jains sitting on a fast on to death in Delhi. This was followed by protest marches and rallies across all the small and big cities across India. Many leading

Demonetisation to remain thorny issue despite SC relief

04 Jan 2023 07:05 AM IST

The Government of India’s had decided to cancel the Legal Tender Status of Rs.1000 and Rs.500 denomination currency notes on 8 November 2016 with certain objectives: (i) flushing out black money, (ii) eliminate Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), (iii) to strike at the root of financing of terrorism and left

Political GPS for the year ahead

04 Jan 2023 07:03 AM IST

Politically speaking, the year ahead is going to be the big build up for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The semi-finals are scheduled for the year end – that is state elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh where we will see a straight fight between the BJP and the

New trends in online education

03 Jan 2023 07:05 AM IST

In the 21st century, we have seen changes happening at lightning speed. Technology is used in every aspect of our lives. Right from making payments to writing letters to connecting with people worldwide to doing upskilling courses to now even attending school online. As per research, the online education market

Dutch apology on colonial crimes may impact UK compensation to India

03 Jan 2023 07:04 AM IST

Dutch announcement should further inspire calls for the G20 to investigate the issue of reparations from colonialism more broadly and justly. India with the chair of the G20 might ensure that this issue does not get swept under the Ukraine war “rug” or other matters much more pressing to Europe.

2023 comes with baggage of 2022

03 Jan 2023 07:02 AM IST

Looking ahead into 2023, looking back at 2022 is inevitable, given that the New Year comes with the baggage of last year. As if the disruption of food and energy security caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and the subsequent economic sanctions imposed by the West were