Opinion

It is not easy to write about a king who aroused so much hate for his role in opening the gates of Bharat as no other invader had done

It has become fashionable to appear contrarian and dismiss facts while appealing to the 'secularism' of the majority, and in the course of it, malign the reformers of Muslim heritage

Chinese authorities have done little to address the problem of bride trafficking. It is evident that China’s nonchalant approach to the handling of bride trafficking is driven by its efforts to promote positive population growth, albeit in an inhumane man...

That US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was not seen off on departure by any Chinese official says something about the outcome of his visit

In the shadow of the January 2024 elections, China’s intrusive manoeuvres manifested in cyber-attacks and a disinformation campaign aimed at sowing discord within Taipei. This propaganda framed the electoral choice as a stark dichotomy: align with Beijing...

Reactions to Sanjay Leela Bhansali productions emphasise how many Indians actually know about history and how many attach any importance to authenticity

Given China’s determination to seize Taiwan as soon as possible, the Chinese leadership has acknowledged that it needs to rearrange its critical war capabilities. The ultimate aim of ISF is to apply Sun Tzu’s maxim ‘winning a war without fighting a war’

More than 20,000 NGOs have been deregistered for refusing to meet compliance as per the law of the land

Inheritance tax has played a big role in wealth transfers and intergenerational equity in developed nations. But to even think of superimposing inheritance tax in the Indian context is a regressive and middle-class unfriendly move

No survey can repudiate the evidence of temple spolia, whose deliberate use in mosques has no loophole left for plausible denial now

By securing a third term in office, PM Modi will have the opportunity to consolidate his government's achievements, build upon the strong foundation, spearhead big-bang reforms, and propel India to the third-largest economy in the world

In India, our ancient systems of jurisprudence had always stressed that nyaya or justice must always conform to niti, correct policy. It is time to restore this equation again

Replete with rare photographs, sketches and maps, the coffee table book by Assam Rifles and its director-general, Lt Gen PC Nair, is a veritable cornucopia of knowledge about a place that most of India does not even know exists

The manufacturing sector has the potential to accommodate seven to eight million youths entering the labour force annually, as per the ‘India Employment Report 2024’

The tropes of black magic and occult have existed in Hindi films for a long time with teenage girls falling easy prey to the practitioners of this dark craft

For four decades, Ansari reigned supreme as terrorist-in-chief cossetted by obliging politicians --- especially those almost always inimical to the BJP