Opinion

PM Modi: The leading light of G20

26 Dec 2022 10:21 AM IST

It is a great honour for India that under the mantle of PM Narendra Modi, India has assumed the presidency of G20 in the momentous event at Bali. PM Modi’s sterling and inspirational leadership was very much required by the world at this crucial juncture and moment for global change.

Modinomics: Bright spot amidst global slowdown

26 Dec 2022 10:19 AM IST

India’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at 13.5% in the first quarter of 2022-23 (1QFY23), the fastest pace in four quarters, with the Gross Value Added (GVA) too rising by 12.7%.Nominal GDP grew by a handsome 26.7% in June quarter of 2022, despite high base of 32.4% in June

‘Serpent’ Sobhraj, decidedly amongst the most notorious

24 Dec 2022 17:20 PM IST

Charles Sobhraj has been one of the most infamous and notorious criminals who has left a trail of crime in multiple South Asian countries. He was set free on Friday from a Nepalese prison following a court’s orders based on his “good behaviour and advancing years’’. The 78-year old French

PMSS effectively supports industry-oriented education

24 Dec 2022 11:24 AM IST

Launched in the 2006-07 academic year, the Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme annually extends higher education opportunities to a select number of wards and widows of former and deceased service personnel. Funded out of the National Defence Fund, it endeavours to provide technical and professional graduate and postgraduate education to the

India and China: The economic decoupling

24 Dec 2022 11:20 AM IST

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi and other opposition leaders are peeved with BJP government for refusing to discuss India China border issue ‘Cheen Pe Charcha’ in the parliament. Soon after the Yangtse faceoff between Indian and Chinese forces, there has been a high decibel demand from the opposition for economic

In search of good fiscal health

23 Dec 2022 11:59 AM IST

Struggling public capex saga As we near the end of the current fiscal year and gear for the fresh budget season ahead, a quick fiscal health of Centre and states so far would serve as a good base for the fiscal math ahead. Both Centre and states face the policy

India’s peace bid on Europe’s ‘pro-war wall

22 Dec 2022 10:03 AM IST

India has been taking a positive and active approach to pushing for peace in Ukraine. It along with other goodwill countries are trying to get the belligerent parties to seriously negotiate ending the war. But has this war entered a stage where such efforts by New Delhi are evermore becoming

Hawkish rate hike tones by central banks of advanced economies to put pressure on rupee

21 Dec 2022 09:49 AM IST

Three major central banks of the advanced economies have raised policy rates within the last couple of days. US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank (ECB) and Bank of England (BoE) have simultaneously raised rates over Wednesday and Thursday leading to fall in equity indices globally. What is important to note

China-Saudi ‘friendship’ is more than strategic reset

21 Dec 2022 09:36 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Riyadh in the context of souring US-Saudi relations highlights a deepening of China-West Asia relations and maturing of its ties with several other regional countries, and this will significantly impact Western interests. China’s recent inroads in the Gulf Region have come into the limelight,

Oversharing of military information<br>best avoided

Oversharing of military information
best avoided

20 Dec 2022 08:21 AM IST

Looking at the turmoil in Parliament created by the Opposition, demanding a debate and revelation of more information on the clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang the question that arises is: what’s there to debate about a war-like situation, in fact an actual hand-to-hand combat? Defence

Need for socio-legal discussion over posthumous sperm retrieval

20 Dec 2022 08:20 AM IST

We are mortal and will have to die one day. Some die naturally and some die unnaturally. As for societal norms, we must have family members and children who can do the last rituals and someone must be there to continue our generation. But there are many cases where the

Congress’ strange love for China exposed again

20 Dec 2022 08:17 AM IST

In the recent clashes at Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh), the biggest casualty is Rahul Gandhi’s political image. Serious observers of politics would be dumbfounded imagining the motivation for the Congress scion to indulge in such bizarre acts that undermine his reputation as a leader and serious contender for power. What happened