Opinion
The Many Strains of Covid Protocols and the Looming International Travel Challenge
The goal is to restart international aviation while minimising Covid risk. But each country views the virus and the strategy to curb it differently.
In Tamil Nadu, the Wheel Has Come Full Circle for the Dravidian Parties
From being anti-Hindi and anti-North, the Dravidian parties now share power with those they once opposed.
In India’s COVID-19 Fight, Letting Pediatrician Vaccinate Adults Can Be a Game Changer
Pediatricians are votaries of vaccines. They know about vaccines, trust vaccines and respect vaccines.
Leave Temples To Devotees, Bring True Secularism To India
Temples must be in the hands of devotees who care for them, who hold them above their own lives.
Why Upper Assam Matters: Whoever Wins it, Has the Upper Hand
The concern over CAA is palpable; however, it has not becoming a major electoral issue despite Congress and other opposition parties pushing it hard.
Aggressive Pricing, Return of B737 MAX, Air India Sale: 7 Trends to Watch Out for in Indian Aviation
Passenger volumes only tell part of the story. The aviation industry continues to bleed and corporate demand remains at an all-time low.
How Jangalmahal Flipped and So Did the Fortunes of the Left and Right in West Bengal
The Jangalmahal area is an electoral swing region of West Bengal, which means whoever gets the support of the voters here nets a massive advantage.
What The Fork: Kunal Vijayakar on How to Have Your Bread and Eat It Too
Chefs and homemakers alike, with their partners and children pitching in, have fanned this baking and bread-making fire, the warmth of which has spread far and wide.
Ram Rajya in Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal and AAP’s Another Ideological Leap
Over the past few years, the AAP has increasingly proved its cheerleaders wrong who thought that it was an alternative to the Congress, even as the latter has always accused it of being the B-Team of the BJP.
EPS Looks to Gain Last-minute Mileage, But Can That Stop Stalin in His Tracks?
While the AIADMK-led alliance has had a fairly smooth ride in its seat-sharing talks, thanks mostly to the BJP’s ‘persuasive’ skills, it’s been a rather turbulent sailing on the rival DMK.
When We Refer to #MeToo as a Movement, We Become Complicit in Diminishing Its Efficacy: Ghazala Wahab
Decades before there was consciousness about workplace sexual harassment, a barely literate and traditionally powerless woman, Bhanwari Devi, stood up for her rights. Nobody then asked if she had started a movement.
Why the Battle for Bengal Is Once Again Between the Left and the Right
This is the first time that the BJP has had a comprehensive grip over the politics of a state which nurtured a Hindu nationalist sentiment alongside a socialist or even a Communist bent.
In Battle of Nerves, It Boils Down to Whether Hindu Hriday Samrat Can Trump Daughter of Bengal
The electoral strategies of the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party are much the same: consolidating their respective religion-based votebanks while hoping to splinter their opponent’s.
What The Fork: Kunal Vijayakar’s Ode to the Street Food Vendor in India, Who Too is a Frontline Fighter
From Delhi's Rajinder da Dhaba to Indore's Johnny Hot Dog and Mumbai's Bade Miyan, the street food scene is buzzing, once again.
Why LoC Ceasefire is No Signal of Breakthrough in India-Pakistan Ties
One can reasonably surmise that Pakistan would have concerns—that with China withdrawing, Indian forces would be freer to pay more attention to the LoC and hit harder at Pakistan for its infractions.
World's Biggest Cricket Stadium a Proud Moment for India. Those Shouting ‘We Two, Our Two’ Shouldn't Forget ‘We Three, Our 22’ Legacy
As far as Narendra Modi is concerned, in more than 12 years as chief minister of Gujarat and six years as the PM, he has not named a single government scheme after himself.