Opinion

Despite FATF respite, monitoring of Pakistan for terror action is a must

28 Oct 2022 01:16 AM IST

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the terror financing watchdog of the world, may have removed Pakistan from a list of countries under increased monitoring—the grey list, but the global community must continue to keep a close watch on Islamabad for monitoring terror activities on its soil. Almost all the

Under PM Modi, India sees all-round development

28 Oct 2022 01:16 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a new benchmark in reforms and governance for the world to emulate and has ably steered India to be one of the fastest growing economies of the world—stable and secure. He has a stellar status amongst the statesmen of the world today and is

Why PM Modi’s Net Zero vision is truly viable

28 Oct 2022 01:16 AM IST

With COP 27 in Egypt just days away, the topic of climate has again come under the arc lights. In a span of seven years starting from COP 21 in 2015, governments of 823 cities across every continent have made net-zero pledges. It’s not just the governments but the private

Don’t forget Sunak is British, not Indian

27 Oct 2022 01:48 AM IST

Rishi Sunak became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after over 100 Conservative MPs backed him for the post, following which, his rival Penny Mordaunt, who was hanging in there, hoping to push for a vote by the members of the Conservative party, failed to get any substantial support

Revamping India’s higher education sector sans regulatory reforms

27 Oct 2022 01:48 AM IST

July 29 marks the approval and announcement of the National Education Policy (NEP 2020). The event is celebrated with great gusto blowing the trumpet that the nation could finally have a nationalistic new education policy deeply rooted in the ancient tradition and culture of the country.The first anniversary was marked

Tough for Kharge to deal with party loudmouths

27 Oct 2022 01:48 AM IST

Mani Shankar Aiyar, Digvijaya Singh, P. Chidambaram, Salman Khurshid, and Shashi Tharoor have made remarks from time to time and put the Congress in trouble.

British PM Race has become a big joke on Social Media

24 Oct 2022 01:12 AM IST

One of the primary reasons why Rishi Sunak could not become the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was that he happened to be a British citizen of Asian origin. It would have been unthinkable for the Tories in particular, who enjoy the support of a traditional electorate, to allow

In search of healthy cities in India

24 Oct 2022 01:11 AM IST

One of the studies published in 2019 equated the city-dweller’s activity of inhaling air pollution to smoking a pack of cigarettes each day for 29 years. This is supposedly the indication for the health of our lungs alone, without saying much about the impact on the rest of our body.

Will Sunak become UK PM? Many forces may prevent it

24 Oct 2022 01:10 AM IST

Many think Sunak largely meets requirements for the next Prime Minister of UK. Given Britain’s rather fragile fiscal and monetary position, having a person at the top of the power pyramid who has the confidence of financial markets is not a bad idea. However, there are many ifs and buts.

Political chaos in the UK: Who is the next PM?

22 Oct 2022 08:08 AM IST

During the last four months, the United Kingdom has witnessed a lot, with change of three prime ministers, four chancellors of exchequer and two monarchs, it definitely is taking a toll on the political scene of the country.British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned as UK prime minister and leader of

Shivraj Patil stokes needless controversy with his Gita remarks

22 Oct 2022 08:07 AM IST

Former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil has needlessly created a controversy by bringing out some common elements in various religions regarding the interpretation of jihad. Patil who is known for his measured comments on various issues and acquitted himself extremely well as the Lok Sabha Speaker, apparently allowed his observations

The 20th Communist Party Congress and future direction of China

22 Oct 2022 08:04 AM IST

A central idea within the new type of international relations proposed by Chinese leaders is the notion that all humanity shares a common future. This ‘common future’ formulation is designed to contrast with the pursuit of narrow national interests as the defining feature of Western-led international relations.