Opinion
Questioning Balakot Air Strikes? You're a Traitor: How the Right is Giving Left Taste of Its Own Medicine
It would not be inappropriate to say that the Right is paying the Left back in the same currency. Not long ago, BJP leaders suffered the Left's ad hominem assaults. Every BJP politician was 'communal', 'fascistic'; everything he or she said was 'divisive'...
Dear Urban Activists, Evicting Tribals Does Not Do Wildlife Conservation Any Favours
Considering how governments have handed forests to destructive industries, why don't these wildlife-first organisations demand the eviction of the Forest Departments from forest lands?
How Nehru-Patel's Dithering Approach Kept Kashmir Simmering on the Back Burner
Seventy-two years later, hawks on both sides of the border should reflect upon Sardar Patel’s reported offer to barter Kashmir for Hyderabad and Liyaqat Ali’s choice of words for Kashmir as 'mountain rocks'.
OPINION | Instead of Running to US, India Must Forge Coalition With Afghanistan and Iran to Instill Fear in Pakistan
It is also time to do some tough talk with China. Beijing can’t keep making billions from the Indian market and spend it on fortifying Pakistan while turning a blind eye to its activities.
ANALYSIS | Chandrababu Naidu's Image Severely Dented in Telangana, Congress Needs to Rethink Power Equation With Him
The Telangana election result makes Chandrababu Naidu a weaker force and gives the Congress an upper hand while dealing with him.
Forget WhatsApp Rumours, Here are the Facts About 1966 Anti-cow Slaughter Agitation
Here are the facts: On 7 November 1966, thousands of gau rakshaks, with sadhus and other religious leaders among them, marched towards Parliament demanding a law banning cow slaughter across the country.
In Quest to Defeat Naveen Patnaik, BJP Goes Back to Its 1997 Strategy
As part of the move, the BJP is trying to get senior leaders, who either left the BJD on their own or were thrown out by the party supremo, together for formation of a regional party to take on the BJD.
OPINION | The Atishi Surname Episode in AAP Shows How Caste Has Cast Its Stranglehold on Politics
Ram Manohar Lohia was the first leader to recognise the aspirations of the backward castes. Karpuri Thakur carried forward the flame. But Mandal Commission was the real turning point.
DNA Databases, Designed to Fight Crime Without Compromising Privacy
While, the benefits of DNA databases to solve and prevent crime are obvious, some may oppose DNA databases due to privacy concerns. Privacy is an important issue that we should all cherish and consider when developing DNA databases.
Opinion | After Rahul Gandhi's Rafale Comments, Heads of State Will be Wary of Meeting Him
The way Rahul Gandhi carried himself and his speech on no-confidence motion was nothing more than a C-Grade Bollywood movie which tends to have all the ‘masala’ without any substance.
OPINION | Govt's Inability to Cut Duties on Fuel Contributed to Inflation Spike, Now Brace for RBI Raising Rates
The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation for the month of June was at a near three-year high of 5.77% against 4.43% in May this year and 0.9% in June 2017.
OPINION | Time to Analyse if US Can Continue to Unilaterally Dictate Ties With India
How will the US establishment come to terms with the fact that for the better part of the 21st century, India will be the larger economic partner? More importantly, has Delhi realised the potential and consequences of this shift?
How Telecom, Retail and Now Broadband Are Redefining Reliance Industries' Consumer Interface
RIL has been subtly changing its earnings profile by focusing on the new-age consumer facing businesses and how. So from a mere 2% of margins of RIL coming from these consumer businesses till year before last, their contribution within just one year shot...
Opinion | Why the Aam Aadmi Party Should Celebrate the SC Order on Delhi With a Pinch of Salt
The essence of the Wednesday’s judgment is that the Supreme Court judges have counseled the Lieutenant Governor and the Council of Ministers to work in harmony rather than at cross-purposes.
OPINION | The Jagannath Temple Incident Shows That the Socially Ruling Class Can Nudge Even the President
With the Rashtrapati Bhavan raising strong objections to the indecent behaviour, it’s not illogical to think that President Ram Nath Kovind’s social background as a Dalit could be the possible reason of this nasty incident.
OPINION | Valley’s New Pariah: PDP’s Rise and Fall in Kashmir and the Challenges Ahead
Today after being dumped by the BJP she faces the immediate challenge of keeping her flock together and finding a way around to woo the voters in her once stronghold.