Opinion
What The Fork: Kunal Vijayakar on the Rise of Home Chef and a World Sans Biryani, Butter Chicken
From the humble dabba to Smoked Matka Mutton, Hyderabadi Dum ka Chicken and Bharlela Pomfret, there has been no dearth of food choices during the lockdown.
Forget About China. India, Australia Can Lead Indo-Pacific, Ensure Strong Regional Growth
What China thinks about all of this is up to them. Border skirmishes with India have been initiated by China, not India. Trade wars with Australia have been Chinese action alone.
Mohalla Classes Inadequate, Loss of Learning in Pandemic is Real. Our Study Proves It
India’s children, with the exception of a very small minority who have significant resources and support at home, have lived through a year of lost learning.
OPINION | The ‘Tough’ Exterior of Modi Has A ‘Soft’ Heart Too
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on several occasions, has displayed how soft-hearted he is.
Data for Justice: How Big Data Can Offer Detailed Insights into Underlying Law and Order Issues
A data development team has processed and de-identified legal case records for all lower courts in India filed between 2010–2018, using the government’s online case-management portal — E-courts.
In TMC vs BJP Bengal Fight Over Matuas, the Rise of a Community and Its Caste Assertion
The BJP is working to assimilate the Mauta identity into the Hindutva identity. The TMC is trying to project their identity as that of the Bengali refugee aspiring for citizenship.
With Congress a Divided House in Maha, Will ‘Permanent Rebel’ Nana Patole Rear His Head Again?
The 1963-born Nana Patole exemplifies the concept of a permanent rebel in politics, switching sides between the Congress and BJP with ease, while striking out on his own at times.
Union Budget 2021: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Refuses to Embark on Path of Fiscal Irresponsibility
Bank privatization, if it happens, will be big, for PSBs are weak, controlled as they are by politicians and bureaucrats.
Education Sector’s Budget 2021 Wish List: Allocating 6 Per Cent of GDP, Push to Tech-Based Solutions, Checking Dropout Rate
Covid-19 has impacted learning outcomes, especially for those who belong to disadvantaged sections. The Budget must focus on bridging the learning gap
Violent Protesters on Brand-New Tractors Who Unleashed Mayhem in Delhi Were Not Farmers
The farmers' protest has lost whatever little sanctity it had. The talks are now bound to fail.
OPINION | We Have to Talk About How India is Paying The Price for 'Farmer Protests'
Will the farmers' so-called leaders let them go home? What are the incentives of these so-called leaders? Who is gaining from this continued deadlock? And who is paying the price?
Farmer Protests: Are Big Businesses Bad or Just Easy Targets?
The question of big becoming bigger haunts us in these pandemic times, where the wealth of the rich has increased during a crisis. But, could it be denied that private corporations have also fostered innovation and entrepreneurship?
Opinion | China's Agents in India are Fighting a Proxy War on the Pretext of Farmers' Protests
Sitting quiet at the borders of India in Ladakh after an initial skirmish, China is now relishing every moment of what is happening in the national capital, knowing that the parties which backed it in the past, are again working for it inside India.
A Nervous Gandhi Family Strikes Reconciliatory Note With Dissenting Leaders. Three Reasons Why
By inviting the rebel leaders, Sonia Gandhi sent out a message that the Gandhi family respects its loyalists and honours seniority. Her priority is how to get her son Rahul Gandhi as the president again.
The Resurgent Industry of Crying Wolf and Why it is Booming in the Wake of New Farm Laws
When the new farm laws open up new vistas for farmers, some of them have been so thoroughly brainwashed by the mendacious alarmists that the intended beneficiaries are opposing the novelty tooth and nail.
Focus on Star Kids OK. But What About Caste? How Bollywood Defined Nepotism in its Own Creative Way Post Sushant's Death
Pradeep Narayanan writes it is disconcerting that in the current debate around nepotism in Bollywood, there is no mention of caste. In this concept of outsider versus insider, should the insider only be defined as one who is either related by birth to a m...