Opinion

100 years ago, few could have predicted the quiet rise of a cultural giant. The RSS, both revered and reviled, has shaped India in ways both subtle and profound

From a small gathering in Nagpur in 1925 to a nationwide movement influencing millions, the RSS’s centenary year is a testament to its remarkable journey. Driven by the simple yet powerful idea of 'man-making,' the organisation has steadily grown into a f...

The anti-Semitism among Kashmiris runs deep, much of it nurtured since the 1960s and ‘70s, with a wealth of oral history and folklore passed around as facts. So, it should not surprise anyone if rallies in favour of Hezbollah are seen on the streets of Ka...

BJP’s record third straight win in Haryana and its emergence as the largest national party in Jammu and Kashmir has significant implications for politics

The revision lowers the threshold of use of nuclear weapons by Russia. It is a warning to the West not to escalate the Ukraine war

After all, politics is the art of the amoral, the game of looking ideologically immaculate while stirring the pot of ideals with muck

A growing number of countries are realising that the UNSC, in its present form, is nothing more than a monopolistic clique of five ‘superpowers’. India can be the voice of reason, mediation and consensus-building that the UNSC so desperately requires

The policy of treating the entire Baloch population as a security threat and responding with military force to what is fundamentally a political matter has led to countless deaths over the years

Rahul Gandhi’s recent utterances, his insistence on a caste survey to create divisions, inciting minorities, all oddly reek of the US Deep State’s age-old regime-change toolkit

With nearly half of our population under the age of 25, our youth are not just our future—they are the very bedrock upon which that future will be built

The statements put out by both China and India reflect the progress being made to resolve the border dispute and get bilateral ties back on track. If disengagement is achieved soon, a one-on-one meeting between PM Modi and Xi Jinping cannot be ruled out

SPQEM's approach, which focuses on modernisation while neglecting theological content, could be inadvertently providing a platform for the spread of medieval ideas under a veneer of progress

In the Malayalam film industry, powerful men routinely demand sexual favours in exchange for roles, career advancement, or even basic professional respect. Women who resist these demands are often sidelined, ostracised, or blacklisted, effectively ending...

'Modi-plomacy' with its emphasis on 'pluri-lateralism' has given India the luxury to not pick a side except that of enlightened humanism

The horrors of the 1947 and 1971 massacres against Hindus in Bangladesh are a chilling reminder of the ongoing persecution they face. Despite widespread condemnation, these atrocities remain largely unacknowledged

Sanskrit had flourished and produced its finest gems when there was no competition to its dominance. However, once competition arose, the language failed to keep pace with the changing grammar of time