Opinion
Opinion | Niger Coup d'état: Implications For International Law And The Way Forward
This was the fifth military coup d'état since Niger gained independence from France in 1960, and the first since 2010
Opinion | India’s New Tryst With Destiny: A Path Beyond Colonial Mindset
The present is marked by India’s stride towards a new tryst with destiny—a destiny untangled from the colonial web, interlaced with innovation and resilience. This Amrit Kaal, as termed by PM Modi, symbolises a transformed nation
Opinion | Should Personal Liberty of Drug Traffickers Derail India’s Counternarcotics Efforts?
Is it justified to give priority to the rights of drug traffickers, when they are culpable for the miseries inflicted on thousands of families?
Opinion | Why I Will Be Spending This Independence Day with Family Members and Descendants of Birsa Munda
The quest for Jharkhand’s ‘asmita’ and for the state to play a pivotal role and be a key contributor in Bharat’s resurgence in the lead up to 2047, should start from Ulihatu, Birsa Munda’s village
Opinion | India Leads by Example: Growing Challenge of Climate Change
A recent Reuters report confirms that India has managed to cut its greenhouse emissions rate faster-than-expected — 33% in the past 14 years. India’s average rate of reduction in emissions increased to 3% annually in the period 2016-19, from just about 1....
Opinion | When Sardar Erected a Statue of Lokmanya
The period between 1920-22, which saw the struggle to erect Lokmanya’s statue, was the period when Patel incessantly challenged the colonial government. Eventually, the statue was erected and unveiled in 1929
Opinion | Four Years of Abrogation of Article 370: Kashmir’s Journey from Alienation to Integration
Home Minister Amit Shah adroitly shepherded the repeal and managed its fallout to introduce a new era of hope and aspiration in the Valley
Opinion | Article 370 Dead Or Alive: Supreme Court To Decide
A Constitution Bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai and Surya Kant will decide its fate
OPINION | After Aerial Drones, Seaborne Drug Trafficking By Narco Subs: The New Challenge Ahead
Many narco subs are now capable of transporting drugs from South America to European countries. The subs now have GPS and communications equipment to cross the Atlantic Ocean, resupply in the sea and arrive at the point of delivery
Opinion | If Opposition Gives Free Hand To Congress, Naming Alliance INDIA Can Be Counterproductive
It is a good moment for Opposition political parties to realise that if this platform becomes all about the Congress, then naming the alliance INDIA will be counterproductive
Opinion | ‘Developmental’ INDIA versus ‘Developed’ Bharat
Having come up with a fanciful acronym for itself — ‘INDIA’, where the ‘D’ stands for ‘developmental’ — the Opposition has willy-nilly put nationalism and development at the heart of its agenda
Opinion | Leftists, Liberals fuel Muslim Rage in France
Assisted by the mainstream media, they have been able to magnify and distort a mishap — which was, at worst, a case of excessive but not unprovoked police action — into some version of the 1884-1906 Dreyfus affair
Opinion | Desi is the New Cool: How Fashion is Going to the Roots
Indian fashion today is an extension of the self’s effervescent and unputdownable spirit. Due to its supreme comfort quotient, Indian ethnic wear in both traditional and fusion avatars has come to be extremely popular among our youngsters today
Opinion | Chandrayaan-3 Moonshot and France’s Bastille Day: A Momentous Day For India
July 14, 2023, has turned out to be another momentous day for India. It witnessed the scheduled launch of Chandrayaan-3 and Prime Minister Modi as the guest of honour at the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris
OPINION | ‘Mobility’ and ‘Accessibility’ Key for Indian Cities in Tech Era
Intelligent transport systems, personal travel planning and public transport, autonomous and connected vehicles for mobility, and unmanned aerial vehicles/drones for monitoring are the way ahead for the transport policy of India
Opinion | Uniform Civil Code: A Major Step Towards Inclusive Growth and Larger Indian Identity
The phrase “equal before law” does not reach its logical conclusion till each individual, irrespective of gender, race and religion, is governed by one set of laws. It is evident that such a proposition would contribute to national integration