Opinion

‘Brand Modi’ Shines Bright As BJP Registers A Historic Win In Gujarat

09 Dec 2022 08:24 AM IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has registered a record- breaking and historic win in the 2022 Gujarat elections. The ruling party is all set to get 156 of 182 Assembly seats, which is more than the highest-ever mark of 127 seats. It has also breached the 50% vote share mark.

IAF needs to transform itself into a multi-spectrum strategic force

09 Dec 2022 08:22 AM IST

Though the Indian Air Force (IAF) has been the pride of the country for the past 90 glorious years, it faces many future challenges. The Indian Air Force was officially established on 8 October 1932 as an auxiliary air force to Royal Air force with the enactment of the Indian

Public unrest in China may affect ally Russia

09 Dec 2022 08:14 AM IST

This seems to be a period of global cataclysm. The world had not yet recovered from the black shadow of Covid-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war created a big crisis for the whole world. On the other hand, in the Indo-Pacific region, the dispute between China and Taiwan also deepened. Meanwhile,

INDIA’S EFFORT TO BRING WORLD FOCUS ON CROSS BORDER TERRORISM IS LAUDABLE

08 Dec 2022 08:35 AM IST

India’s all-out effort to mount a massive and robust diplomatic campaign over the past sev- eral weeks to draw international community’s attention to the menace of terrorism, particularly cross-border terrorism, has been commendable. Given the statements from Indian leaders and top security officials in the recent past, New Delhi looks

Sports management in India: Need for transparency, talent development at all levels

08 Dec 2022 08:30 AM IST

All of us love sports and some of us are die-hard fans of some sports or the other such as tennis, cricket, kabaddi, football or golf. Most of us have some tough questions to ask the sports fraternity of India. Do we concentrate on sports education and encourage our athletes

Time to boost economic prospects of the West

08 Dec 2022 08:21 AM IST

Win, lose or draw on the war in Ukraine, the West, overall, is in trouble— or at least on a negative trajec- tory—even if it were to find a mecca of a cheap energy source. Why? You could focus on identity politics, wokism and the creepy ever-growing creep of the

Banks must take urgent measures to recover their non-performing assets

07 Dec 2022 09:34 AM IST

The 24th Financial Stability Report (FSR) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) apprehended that the Gross NonPerforming Assets (GNPAs) of banks would climb from 6.9% in September 2021 to 8.1% in September 2022. The 25th FSR report comes as a big relief because it pegs the gross NPAs of

IMPACT OF POLLS ON MODI, RAGA AND KEJRIWAL

07 Dec 2022 09:22 AM IST

The exit polls are out and it does seem as if the BJP has the edge in Gujarat, while Himachal Pradesh could go either way, between the BJP and the Congress. As for the Aam Admi Party, it will make an impression in Gujarat (while not dominating the main opposition

India set to stamp its legacy at G-20

07 Dec 2022 09:18 AM IST

By assuming the Presidency of the G-20 and UNSC, for one year and one month respectively, for the next one year, India gets a unique opportunity for the country to contribute to the global agenda on pressing issues of international importance. G-20 is the premier forum for international economic cooperation

Conundrum over attachment proceedings under the anti-money laundering law

06 Dec 2022 10:02 AM IST

The challenge to the constitutional validity of various sections of The Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 (PMLA) in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary versus Union of India is done and dusted. The Supreme Court has spoken and spoken in a manner which gives more supremacy to the ED in its investigation

Congress is losing the narrative war

06 Dec 2022 09:58 AM IST

While India is celebrating democracy in action, it cannot forget the poison and rancour that came up due to the Congress’ inability to keep the campaign within norms of civilized behaviour. The abuses the party hurled against Prime Minister Narendra Modi demonstrated that the Congress has no love lost for

BJP looks towards Amarinder and Jakhar to boost its prospects

05 Dec 2022 01:42 AM IST

By inducting two times former Chief Minister of Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh and former PCC president, Sunil Jakhar in the National Executive, the BJP’s top leadership is clearly looking at a new strategy to improve its prospects in the 2024 Parliamentary polls. In addition, four times former MLA, Rana Gurmit