Opinion
Opinion | Cash-For-Vote Scam Back to Bite JMM Leader
Sita Soren, the daughter-in-law of JMM supremo Shibu Soren, has inadvertently opened a can of worms for her father-in-law in a 30-year-old cash-for-vote scam
Opinion | Why Trudeau is Willing to Jeopardise India-Canada Ties for the Sake of a Known Criminal
Trudeau’s concern is about the killing of a person against whom a Red Corner Notice had been issued by Interpol. Why was the Red Corner Notice ignored and Nijjar not arrested and extradited to India?
Opinion | A Good Beginning for New Parliament House
In the first session, the Prime Minister gave a call to make a new beginning with a less disruptive, more cooperative, and far more productive Parliament. This was followed by the introduction of the historic Women's Reservation Bill
Opinion | One Nation, One Election: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Simultaneous elections will reduce time and cost involved in the conduct of polls and will curb corruption and illicit financing of elections
Opinion | For World Economies, Is it Time to Replace Developed, Developing with ‘Disintegrating’ & ‘Galloping’?
The present world economic order is considered to have commenced in 1945, when the US and its capitalist allies quickly designated themselves as “developed economies”
Opinion | Attendees and Absentees: A Reshape of the G20?
While most of the members of the G20 converge on economic cooperation, China’s growing economic and strategic aggression could cause a reshaping of the G20
Opinion | Decoding the Debate on Simultaneous Elections
The Indian voter has consistently shown the ability to distinguish between state and national issues when casting their ballots. The belief that they would be swayed solely by national narratives in simultaneous elections undermines their intelligence
Opinion | Bharat for the World: Modi Speaks for the Global Subaltern
It is largely due to New Delhi’s persistent call for urgent reform that India is being viewed increasingly by subalterns around the world as most capable of pursuing humanising global governance aimed at democratising opportunity
Book Review | The Hindus of Hindustan: A Civilizational Journey
Historian Meenakshi Jain proves it beyond doubt that the political goal of unifying the whole subcontinent was not a British phenomenon
Opinion | Widespread Civil Disobedience in PoJK
Pakistan is forcing the people of PoJK to pay for the fossil fuel that is used in its Punjab province to produce electricity
Opinion | Punjab’s Industry in Limbo, Needs to Rectify Previous Policy’s Error in New Industrial Policy
Instead of revisiting and correcting the unjustified objections in the previous policy, the same is being carried in the new industrial policy, which excludes incentives to the industries
Opinion | 4 Years of Article 370: From Darkness of 70 Years to a New Dawn in Kashmir
After the abrogation of Article 370, the dark clouds have started to clear and the people of J&K and Ladakh are finally witnessing a new dawn on all fronts under the Narendra Modi government
Opinion | China Can't Stand 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam': Is Xi Looking to Skip G20 Summit in India?
Judging by the discomfiture and pettiness of the Chinese in various G20 meetings, Xi may be setting the stage for skipping the final summit of G20 leaders in September
Opinion | Let India, That is Bharat, Remain
Those who have been critical of the use of the word ‘Bharat’ have said it has always been portrayed as a symbol of Hinduism. Those who have been critical of ‘India’ say it’s a creation of Western modernity
Right Word | First No-Confidence Motion: A Forgotten Benchmark on Opposition’s Debate Quality
It seems that the present day Opposition’s tactics in Parliament are focused more on gaining electoral ground in the forthcoming elections rather than improving the governance
Opinion | How EdTech is Transforming Teaching and Learning in India
Technology has made it possible for every student to read and learn in their vernacular language, which has been proven to lead to improved learning outcomes, especially in the early years of education