Opinion

Why political parties that rely on caste mobilisation fail

13 May 2024 04:04 AM IST

Changing public aspirations and developmental desire of the people are key factors There is a dominant view among public, politicians, academicians and media that Indian election is all about managing the caste. This political management of caste is being named as social engineering in contemporary discourse. This is election time

Improving Environment needs Election Attention

11 May 2024 04:42 AM IST

Improving the Environment Needs Urgent Election Attention: Opposition need a cleaner and more spiritually based mindset over politically ignorant platitudes in going green Many Indian city dwellers, in particular and beyond decry the horrendous, suffocating air quality and sweltering heat, the latter due in part to climate change aggravated by

Priyanka Gandhi, the Congress spearhead for 2024

11 May 2024 04:39 AM IST

Even though Rahul Gandhi is widely regarded as the only person, who stood virtually alone at times, against the Bharatiya Janata Party, it is his sister, Priyanka who is making an impact in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. She has been the most effective tool of the Opposition and in

The Collapse of the Election Campaign

11 May 2024 04:37 AM IST

Back in the 90’s, a small town Democrat from Arkansas made a daring bid to secure the American Presidency. The lesser known candidate faced the influential incumbent President George HW Bush and Billionaire Ross Perot in a three way contested election. In a campaign which was assumed as just another

Gaming as a pathway to prosperity in Viksit Bharat

10 May 2024 04:28 AM IST

In a world where digital innovation is reshaping economies, India stands at the forefront of a burgeoning gaming revolution. With visionary leadership and strategic initiatives, Prime Minister Modi has catalyzed a seismic shift, inspiring millions to view gaming not just as entertainment but as a pathway to prosperity. His recent

End to Israeli-Palestine conflict can be the lynchpin to broader peace in the Middle East

10 May 2024 03:16 AM IST

Peace in the Middle East is not only to the humane benefit of Israelis and Palestinians. But the conflict settled, sustainably between these two great people can be the lynchpin to broader peace in the Middle East, preventing oil prices going through the roof and devasting the world economy to

FASANO SUMMIT: SHOULD G7 BECOME G9, D10 OR G8?

10 May 2024 03:06 AM IST

Towards the middle of next month, the G 7 will be held at Fasano, a scenic Italian town overlooking the Adriatic Sea in the province of Brindisi in the southern part of that nation. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has already sent out an invitation to the person with whom her

Western media’s coverage of India is getting unhinged

09 May 2024 01:45 AM IST

As the Indian election process continues, western media’s hysteria on anything Indian has to be seen to be believed. For a long time now western media has been painting India as a dystopian hell, where the smoke of funeral pyres covers the sky—remember the front page photograph of burning bodies

Poetic creation: Critical wisdom in the court of time

09 May 2024 01:42 AM IST

While writing on the creation of poetry, I am sceptical of starting with the words: The Theory of Poetry although these terms are used on a large scale in the Universities and Institutions where poetry is being taught as a subject. It is believed that text is an independent entity,

This is how goal of Viksit Bharat will be achieved

09 May 2024 01:40 AM IST

India has emerged as an economic superpower in the last 10 years. India was ranked 10th in the world on the basis of GDP (nominal) in the year 2014, which has today become the fifth largest economy in the world. In the year 2022, India became the fifth largest economy

University campus protests in USA & Biden’s bid to remain in the White House

08 May 2024 02:39 AM IST

It’s an open secret that the Israeli Lobby enjoys, arguably, the maximum political, financial & academic clout in USA. It also commands enormous Influence in the media, both the print media & the electronic media and, now, in diverse social networks. No Presidential candidate can hope to win the race

One hopes the means will honour the ends

08 May 2024 02:34 AM IST

The Lok Sabha polls are poised very interestingly at the halfway mark, with three of the seven phases completed by 7th May – and one month into the poll campaign. While there is no one issue that is dominating, a couple of narratives have held sway. The Opposition has been