Opinion
Right Foot Forward | Post-Election Scenarios: Why the Silence on Congress’ Future?
While speculation surrounds Modi's future if the BJP falters, a curious silence surrounds Congress's fate. Will a potential election rout force introspection, or will the Gandhis retain their grip on the grand old party?
Opinion | Goodbye, Public Historians! Why Search for Hindu Kings Destroying Temples is Politics and Not History
History needs historians, good, old Jadunath Sarkar-like historians, and not politically correct ‘public’ intellectuals… err historians like Romila Thapar and Anirudh Kanisetti
Opinion | Convenient Gendering of Work and the Bangladeshi Shrimp Industry
The dominant trend observed in the shrimp industry of Bangladesh is the feminisation of the workforce. While feminisation of the workforce indicates a loosening of the traditional occupational pressures on women, it also traps them in a precarious positio...
Right Foot Forward | Modi And Media: Why It’s Wrong to Say Press Freedom Is Under Attack
Narendra Modi, in one of his recent TV interviews, gave a point-by-point rebuttal of selective criticism and cherry-picking by the liberal chatterati. An empirical analysis of published articles and interviews across media will prove this point
Right Word | How China is Trying to Influence Elections in Other Countries
Utilising advanced instruments, Beijing has been vigorously trying to impose its political agenda across nations. The goal is to secure outcomes favourable to the Chinese regime
Opinion | The Washington Post’s India Report: A Masterclass in Yellow Journalism
The WP is being unethical in using innuendos to substitute for facts, knowing that when insinuations are made, the seeds of suspicion of culpability are planted in public mind. The larger purpose of this is served, even as the paper can say it made no def...
Opinion | The Cost of Inaccessibility: How Rahul Gandhi Drove Away Congress Loyalists
In his new book ‘2024: India in Free Fall’, suspended Congress leader Sanjay Jha has revealed that most party dissenters who had formed G-23, had genuine and personal affection for Rahul Gandhi but the Gandhi scion’s inaccessibility gave them migraine
Opinion | Here's What to Make of BJP's Rivals Concluding Low Voter Turnout Has Hurt The Party
It is tendentious to draw a causality between turnout statistics and electoral results
Opinion | Assam Election: Unfulfilled ST Status, Unemployment and Welfare Schemes Dominate Phase I
The polling for the five Lok Sabha seats — Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Kaziranga, Sonitpur and Lakhimpur — of the northeastern state of Assam in the first phase on April 19 took place peacefully and the turn-out was 75.85 per cent
Bahar Bharat | Sikkim: A Stretch of Paradise in the Himalayas
Sikkim’s flora is vividly diverse, ranging from towering oak trees to delicate orchids, each contributing to the state's vibrant natural treasure trove
Opinion | Opposition and Their Election Manifestos Stuck in a Time Warp
The Opposition is just not prepared to embrace India’s rise in the 21st century
Opinion | Iran Missile Attack: Crossing A Rubicon
Iran would have calculated the risks while launching its offensive against Israel and decided that it needed to cross the Rubicon. It will be unfortunate if Israel comes to a similar conclusion
Opinion | The Need to Recognise and Reinforce Women as Farmers to Ensure Food Security
Only through concerted, multi-pronged initiatives which address structural barriers can we ensure the transformation of women's place in agriculture from that of a mere 'worker' to that of a farmer — a custodian, caretaker, and provider of the world’s foo...
Opinion | Between Empowerment & Exploitation: Examining Vote Bank Politics of ‘Useful Infidels’
Politics can’t be at the cost of one group. It is high time the culture and practice of vote bank politics, or Muslim appeasement ends, otherwise, it is hypocrisy to accuse the majority of doing the same thing
Opinion | Rajnath Singh's Comment is a Statement of Intent Against Terrorism Emanating from Abroad
India is ready to deal proactively with terror, but linking the defence minister’s comment with British media report is mischievous
Opinion | A Move in The Right Direction: CAA Is against Persecutors, Not Muslims
The amendment to the Citizenship Act marks a turning point in the history of India, sending out a clear message that this nation will protect the vulnerable minorities of the neighbourhood