Opinion

Xi set to win 5 more years as China’s supreme leader

29 Sep 2022 00:01 AM IST

Xi Jinping is poised to extend a tenure that began in late 2012; however, there is still uncertainty about how much influence he will wield over the formation of a new power structure. But the Congress will end speculation about China’s rising stars on the horizon.

India’s progress in implementing its COP26 commitments

28 Sep 2022 00:42 AM IST

India’s efforts will need to be bolstered by the availability of climate finance from developed countries.

Has Putin already won against the West?

28 Sep 2022 00:30 AM IST

Instead of being smashed, the ruble has been one of the best performing currencies against the US dollar over this year. Also, the value of Russian energy exports has gone up by 50% compared to the same second quarter last year.

Tale of Two Presidents

28 Sep 2022 00:02 AM IST

Throughout the last fortnight, we have had triumphant Congress spokespersons beating their chests with pride and talking about how democratic the Congress is for it is the only political party that is holding elections to the post of the party chief. And then they would talk about how the BJP

Needed, a fair probe into Leicester violence

27 Sep 2022 01:53 AM IST

After a near-riot like situation in Leicester and Birmingham in the UK, where Hindu houses and temples were targeted by Islamist mobs, many of them Pakistanis, the subcontinental divide seems to have reached the UK. It started post a cricket match between India and Pakistan, where the manhandling of the

This is the century of development, not war

27 Sep 2022 01:51 AM IST

Recently, during bilateral talks with Russian President Putin at the SCO Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared his views. On the one hand, when the whole world grapples with the dire consequences of the Russia-Ukraine war, and wondering how to stop the war, Modiji categorically told Putin, “This century is

Dislodging BJP from Gujarat is impossible

27 Sep 2022 01:10 AM IST

The opposition has failed to understand the basis of the support the BJP enjoys. Gujaratis have been voting for stability and development politics that also facilitates business. The politics of freebies or making tall promises won’t work.

Opposition attempts for a Federal Front to face BJP in 2024 continue

26 Sep 2022 01:46 AM IST

With top leaders from Bihar, Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav calling on Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, days before she is set to relinquish her post, speculation has begun in political circles regarding their visit. It is well known by now that Nitish Kumar could be the possible face

JAISHANKAR’S SPEECH, UKRAINIAN CONFLICT AND UN REFORM

26 Sep 2022 01:44 AM IST

Many things were said by Foreign Minister Jaishankar in his address to the General Assembly on 24 September, but what stood out as noteworthy was his focus on the urgency of UN reform, describing the current structure as ‘anachronistic and ineffective’ and how it was being increasingly perceived as ‘denying

Jan Dhan and inclusivity: The Modi way

26 Sep 2022 01:42 AM IST

Financial inclusion is a national priority of the Modi government, as it is an enabler for holistic growth.

Cinema on big screen back in Kashmir after 32 years

24 Sep 2022 03:18 AM IST

It is a well-known fact that both Bollywood and Cricket are perhaps the greatest unifying forces in the country. Therefore, the return of cinema on the big screen in Kashmir is perhaps a great breakthrough made by the present administration and could contribute in restoring some sort of normalcy in

CRIME AGAINST WOMEN: A STUDY OF PERCEPTIONS AND AWARENESS IN YOUTH

24 Sep 2022 03:15 AM IST

The Indian legislations made to deal with crimes against women are in galore. The Constitution of India and certain other legislations having bearing on women’s protection are as under of certain other enactments pertaining to the crimes committed against women. These laws have been passed by Indian Parliament from time