Opinion

UP’s ‘ODOP’ scheme a big step towards ‘economic nationalism’

14 Aug 2020 06:39 AM IST

The scheme of One District One Product (ODOP) was launched in Uttar Pradesh in 2018. The scheme aims to spend Rs 25,000 crore which will provide employment to 25 lakh people in the five years. The need for the ODOP scheme was felt because the development policies concentrated more on

Coronavirus has entered our mind, and just not body

14 Aug 2020 06:38 AM IST

Treading slowly on the treadmill almost four months since I last used it in a fitness centre, I was just remembering my biology class lesson about British naturalist Charles Darwin’s evolutionary theory and the famous line associated with him — survival of the fittest! Fearing an enemy around in Covid-19

Xi’s China raising Tibet army to take on India

14 Aug 2020 06:37 AM IST

Given China’s disastrous one-child policy, no Chinese today wants to send her son to join the armed forces. No wonder there has been a concerted attempt by the PLA to lure the minorities into joining the military.

Why Rafale has turned Dragon angry and anxious

13 Aug 2020 06:07 AM IST

The rousing welcome given to Rafale planes in India could be matched only by the welcome given to the dames on winning the Miss Universe or Miss World titles. It has been the most celebrated arrival compared to any other fighter aircraft acquisition made by India. The reasons for such

Kamala Harris: Biden chooses well

13 Aug 2020 06:07 AM IST

Kamala Devi Harris is a welcome pick as Joe Biden’s running mate for this November’s Presidential election in the United States. Her rise is representative of what makes America great—a land of opportunity where merit counts to such an extent that even the daughter of an immigrant Indian mother and

An avoidable academic battle in Covid-19 times

13 Aug 2020 06:05 AM IST

The ongoing tussle between the regulators and a few universities regarding the conduct of the final year examinations should have been avoided. Both sides seem to have taken tough, unbending positions without making any resolute efforts to resolve the standoff.

Why no one is lamenting withering away of democracy

12 Aug 2020 06:35 AM IST

It was Sir Winston Churchill, who made the famous remark in the House of Commons in November 1947: “Democracy is the worst form of government except for all other forms that have been tried from time to time.” Not a rousing defence of democracy but pragmatic and a realistic one,

The Pilot project paves way for Rahul’s return

12 Aug 2020 06:32 AM IST

Sachin Pilot’s decision to stay back is being projected by Rahul Gandhi’s team as a stepping stone to RaGa’s inevitable return as Congress president, and this could be sooner rather than later. There are those who say that Rahul was waiting for the Sachin saga to be resolved so he

How Modi is using a policy trinity to transform India

12 Aug 2020 06:32 AM IST

GSD (Gender-Sustainability-Digitisation) is becoming the most important ingredient in the fast-track growth of the Indian GDP (Gross Domestic Product).

China is a trump card for President Trump in November elections

11 Aug 2020 06:21 AM IST

President Donald Trump is fighting the battle of his lifetime. His political fortunes, which have been on the slide since the Covid-19 outbreak as the US became the mostaffected nation in the world, are witnessing interesting twists of late. Interestingly, there are some favourable trends emerging for Trump. If some

Accept it, Russia is with China

11 Aug 2020 06:20 AM IST

In its eternal quest for a non-aligned—multilateral, in current parlance—world, India is now apparently pursuing the Japan route to rope in Russia into the IndoPacific construct. The idea is to conduct trilateral naval exercises involving these three countries, even though Russia is firmly aligned with China and sees “Indo-Pacific” as

Why Kashmir is more than just a land for India

11 Aug 2020 06:07 AM IST

When PM Modi spoke of his vision of a ‘Naya Jammu-Kashmir’ last August, soon after the abrogation of Article 370, he was in a sense re-articulating and reiterating the vision of the region as a sacred space.