Opinion
Price of America First: How US Export Ban Hurt Covid-Scarred 'Friend' India
Critics have slammed America for hoarding vaccines and impeding the production of doses in India at a time of grave crisis. The US has now promised help.
Subaltern Hindutva Has Truly Arrived in Bengal. And That Explains the Rise of BJP
TMC leaders joining the BJP is not the cause for saffron surge. They are shifting allegiance because the ground has shifted.
OPINION | Those Indulging in Vaccine Politics Must Know It Has a Price—Lives of Citizens
India’s vaccination strategy is neither a surprise nor an aberration. It has been devised after consultations with states and vaccine manufacturers.
On Sri Lankan Tamil Issue, AIADMK Is on Sticky Wicket as Ally BJP Not on Same Page
The issue of citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamils has been raised by both major Dravidian parties.
Assam Elections: Why Stakes Are High for BJP in Bengali-speaking Barak Valley
In this election, the Congress-led Mahajot’s combined vote share, theoretically, can pose a strong challenge to the BJP-led NDA.
Game on in Bengal: As BJP Sets Attacking Field, Mamata Must Play Captain's Knock to Win Test
If Mamata secures her citadel against all odds, she will emerge as Bengal's tallest leader after Jyoti Basu. Also, it'll be historic if BJP wrests control of the state.
IITs, IIMs Should Look at Diversity in Ivy Leagues, Not Consider Caste Policies West Would Brand Racist
The top 10 IIMs have about 10 faculty members from SC/ST backgrounds out of 600 total faculty members. There is one Muslim faculty member in the top four IIMs.
Indian Airports Need an Upgrade, but Next Round of Privatisation Faces Unique Challenges
The coronavirus pandemic has, to some extent, changed how people travel. While the number of travellers is slowly moving up, their appetite to spend is drastically lower.
With Construction Companies Blown Apart, India's Infra Development Cannot Hit Escape Velocity
Many of India’s construction leaders are wasting in bankruptcy. Companies that were once multi-billion-dollar, blue-chip multinationals, now face liquidation for pennies on the dollar.
Rekindling Hopes of Peace: The Dynamics of Indo-Pak Recommitment to Ceasefire
The reasons for the current ceasefire are yet being determined and could also be linked to the improvement in the post-Trump environment of the world at large and to the PLA’s disengagement in Ladakh. Whatever are the reasons, it will need an extra specia...
In a Race Between Coronavirus Mutant Strains and Vaccines, Where Are We Headed?
A “recombination” of two mutations has been detected in a sample from California while a city in South Africa has lost a large chunk of adult population to a mutant strain.
Uttarakhand Devastation: Investigating the Potential Reason for Flash Floods in Alaknanda Valley
The flash flood in the Alaknanda basin was surprising. The damage, however, was enormous.
Pakistan's Kashmir Solidarity Day is A Celebration of 1990 Genocide of Kashmiri Pandits
The commemoration of February 5 as Kashmir Solidarity Day also became a means to gain public approval for the tradition of perpetually stirring religious-fascist-military jingoism before and after the Pakistani military terror organisation, the ISI, unlea...
Rihanna, Greta Thunberg and Woke Celebs Tweeting on Farmers’ Protest, Please Read the Laws First
The arguments presented by those opposing the farm laws sound downright unreasonable. They don’t want to discuss or debate, they just want the laws repealed.
Press Freedom and Journalistic Ethics: Strong Action for Others, 'Soul Searching' for Oneself?
The media works in the same space as that of every other citizen and has the same rights and responsibilities. When any citizen is accused of committing a crime, legal action follows. This applies to the media as well.
Republic Day Violence: PM, Home Minister And Police Deserve Full Credit For Their Restraint
If you try to usher in change, vested interests are bound to create trouble. Like Lord Shiva, the Prime Minister drank the poison so that the nectar, amrit, would spread happiness and give immortality to our fledgling democracy.