Opinion

Trends impacting social landscape

09 Apr 2024 03:09 AM IST

The collective efforts of corporations, philanthropies, government, and citizens are crucial in navigating towards the Sustainable Development Goals. The year 2024 is already bringing significant shifts to the socioeconomic and political landscape of the world. The last year saw rising geopolitical tensions in the global arena and the tipping of several

Western media spinning a sinister narrative on India

09 Apr 2024 02:58 AM IST

Western media’s love-hate relationship with India—in reality, “love to hate India”—has existed for a long time. But earlier, it was not very pronounced, and stayed confined to their belief of India as just another third world country, which is also a cauldron of communal and caste hatred. For those who

India set to be global economic powerhouse

09 Apr 2024 02:54 AM IST

In a recent visit to Singapore for the Lokmat Global Economic Convention, the chairman of Lokmat Media Group and former member of Rajya Sabha Dr Vijay Darda shared his insights on India’s economic landscape and its trajectory over the next few years. With a keen eye on India’s development, Dr

Unveiling superficial hostility towards U’khand’s UCC

07 Apr 2024 22:56 PM IST

In my last column (Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code: Striving for Equality and Justice, The Daily Guardian, 28th Feb), I delved into the history, the pressing exigency, and the contemporary advancements surrounding the concept of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Despite its noble intent, critics have strived to besmirch its essence

Election perceived differently by different sections in society

07 Apr 2024 22:47 PM IST

The shift of political subjectivity of the marginalized social groups in rural sites of North India is towards moving from caste identity-based politics to the rise of developmental aspirations. The democratic time never becomes homogeneous. It’s always heterogeneous. This multiple democratic time reflects in various forms of democratic consciousness in

Regional Leaders proving to be Obstacles for BJP

07 Apr 2024 22:41 PM IST

While the Bharatiya Janata Party appears confident of overcoming the Congress challenge in the 2024 Parliamentary polls in order to secure a third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it is the regional parties and their leaders, who seem to be putting the spanner in the works. The problems that

Sanjay Singh’s release Energises AAP rank and file

06 Apr 2024 04:36 AM IST

The release of Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP, Sanjay Singh by the Apex Court on bail, in the liquor scam case, has come as a big morale booster for the cadres, who seem determined to ensure the victory of their nominees in the forthcoming Parliamentary polls. Although Arvind Kejriwal

Indian democracy under threat: Modi win will counter Western hegemon interests

06 Apr 2024 04:30 AM IST

No one knows exactly for sure an election outcome until the ballots are counted. At least that is what should be in what is called democracy. It is what India magnificently does, given the many hundreds of millions of voters that are processed successfully in national and other elections and

Water Crisis: Role of UAE and Israel

06 Apr 2024 04:25 AM IST

Water Crisis: Role of UAE and Israel. The scarcity of water is the only issue capable of triggering civil wars world-wide. We are witnessing its trailers. As India is reeling under the negative impact of water scarcity on agricultural production, collaboration to invent solutions that support a much more stable

The story of electoral bonds

05 Apr 2024 04:41 AM IST

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling dealt a significant blow to the government, as it declared the electoral bonds scheme unconstitutional. The highest court directed the State Bank of India (SBI) to reveal the names of the contributors to the scheme that has been in existence for six years, as per

Addressing India’s canine crisis

05 Apr 2024 04:39 AM IST

In the aftermath of a harrowing incident in Delhi’s Tughlaq Lane, where a toddler fell victim to a fatal attack by stray dogs, the discourse surrounding the management of India’s burgeoning stray dog population has once again come to the forefront. While the problem of this nature can be attributed

Relevance of small political parties

05 Apr 2024 03:07 AM IST

Democracy evolves and deepens when people get multiple political choices in electoral politics. As we know, the lifeline of democracy is elections which elect the government. The democratically elected government ensures democratic distribution of developmental resources in the country. In the politics of election, multiplicity of choices provides us multiple