Opinion

As Taliban fight Panjshir forces, the struggle to out-manoeuvre General Bajwa’s attempt to install Lt Gen Azhar Abbas as next COAS could prove fatal for the morale of officers.

It is time for India’s political leadership to ask some tough questions of the US administration about the mess they have left behind in Afghanistan.

The international community is not going to encourage another movement in Afghanistan this time like it did for the anti-Taliban resistance Northern Alliance in the 1990s.

Several reports from across the globe show teachers are experiencing higher levels of psychological distress due to increased workload post Covid-19.

Like any other state intervention in market forces, MGNREGS has had unintended consequences, but those can be addressed.

When it comes to Hindus, there is a vindictive streak among intellectuals to twist things in ridiculous ways. Not even the Mahabharata is spared.

Patel had vowed on November 13, 1947, to reconstruct the Somnath temple and restore its past glory.

The Constitution (127th Amendment) Bill will give back states the power to make their own OBC list. Uttar Pradesh, which is going to polls next year, may realise its electoral impact in various forms.

But how will the Congress accept the fact that even as it warms up to Trinamool for Mission 2024, the party is not averse to poaching its leaders?

The much-awaited Vehicle Scrappage Policy is targeted at promoting a circular economy and combating vehicular pollution, writes NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.

Vaccine hesitancy among women adds to the risks to economic recovery by prolonging the pandemic.

Just how successful have 1991 reforms been? The pandemic adds weight to criticism that the economic model is not delivering for all Indians and crony capitalism is growing.

As Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson travel to space, existing laws should incentivise the massive risks they stomach to make space travel more viable.

Much like Imperial Japan in 1940s, China today has reached a similar strategic fork in the road. Xi Jinping’s Chinese Communist Party finds itself under pressure.

COVID-19 pandemic exposed the inherent flaws in the approach to fee regulation, with schools struggling to manage their finances.

One of the reasons for BJP’s big success in 2014 and further consolidation of its vote share in 2019 was the massive shift among the Dalits and OBCs towards the party.