Opinion

BJP should rebut MVA ‘lies’ on Vedanta deal with facts

16 Sep 2022 04:22 AM IST

The party should focus on its communication shortcomings and explain why Maharashtra lost the Vedanta-Foxconn deal to Gujarat.

SCO should insist on Taliban addressing terror concerns, Afghan women’s rights issues

16 Sep 2022 04:20 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Samarkand of Uzbekistan to attend the 22nd Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, the first in-person SCO summit after 2019. The Beijing-headquartered SCO is a Eurasian economic, political, and security organization, which is also the world’s largest regional organization comprising 40%

INDIA MUST CONTINUE TO BREATHE DOWN CHINA’S NECK DESPITE DISENGAGEMENT ‘BREATHER’

16 Sep 2022 04:18 AM IST

India has plenty of examples and records that cement the belief that China is not a trustworthy neighbour. What strengthens this line of thinking further is that there is no assurance on the part of Beijing on resolution of other equally and more critical friction points.

TUCKER CARLSON NEEDS TO STUDY HISTORY

15 Sep 2022 15:31 PM IST

US TV presenter Tucker Carlson was busy bashing the Joe Biden government recently when he compared the US exit from Afghanistan with the apparently benign exit of Britain from India. In the process, he made a collateral damage out of India, by claiming that the English gave India a civilisation.

US media dwells on Trump, average American more interested in bread-and-butter issues

15 Sep 2022 15:17 PM IST

Americans at the grassroots level are bored, disinterested or vaguely interested about whether Donald Trump will try to get reelected as US president. Well, this appears to be true at least in terms of main daily worries. While for most in the South, Trump is a microscopic part of their

India’s perspective on SCO meet and challenges ahead

15 Sep 2022 15:11 PM IST

India, under the present and strong leadership of Prime Minister Modi, has gradually emerged as a key player in the functioning of the SCO.

THE US MAKES THE WRONG CHOICE, ONCE AGAIN

13 Sep 2022 04:56 AM IST

The United States has decided to provide Pakistan with a US$450 million F-16 sustainment program. Apparently, Pakistan will be provided with spare parts that will help it maintain its jets, some of which are more than 40 years old, in flying condition. No new weapons or capabilities are being provided

Opposition needs to have a winning impact on public opinion

13 Sep 2022 04:54 AM IST

The controversy around the Delhi government’s liquor policy, followed by the Central Bureau of Investigation raids at Delhi’s Education Minister’s (and Deputy CM) office and residence has generated a renewed enthusiasm around the Kejriwal model. On 20 August, Manish Sisodia, the Minister in question, declared in a press meet, that

Boycott calls bring course correction in Bollywood

13 Sep 2022 04:50 AM IST

In new India, where youths have been rediscovering the strength of their cultural roots and have started taking a pride in their liberal Hindu tradition, Bollywood is being subjected to critical scrutiny never done before.

DEBATE WAGES IN PUNJAB OVER MINORITY STATUS OF INSTITUTIONS

12 Sep 2022 01:50 AM IST

With the Apex Court likely to hear a petition regarding the minority status of Sikh institutions in Punjab, a debate has commenced in the political circles on whether the minority status of a community should be determined taking into consideration its national population or it should be in accordance with

‘Illegality’ cannot be sole criteria for demolition of buildings in India

12 Sep 2022 01:48 AM IST

The flashing of the image of falling of Supertech twin towers in Noida in a matter of a few seconds brought back teenage memories of an unrelated and incomparable incident from two decades back that happened in another continent when the eponymous building came crashing down due to a deadly

Blossoming of China-Russia alliances through the lens of Russia-Ukraine war

12 Sep 2022 01:45 AM IST

The Sino-Russia partnership in the 21st century has the potential to shape the contours of international politics despite a chequered historical record of mutual distrust and structural incompatibility between the two great powers.