Opinion

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...

For Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, it was a big political decision to impose a 100 per cent liquor ban in the state. This helped him gain the support of women voters.

It is a vicious mix of China’s expansionism, resource concerns and geo-strategic treachery.

Just as gay dating apps once carried an optional HIV status, we could look forward to a time when all dating apps can come with a Covid vaccination status.

Arunanchal Pradesh Chief Minister will lay a foundation stone for a memorial to be built in the remembrance of Major Bob Khathing at Tawang on February 14.

While there could be a temptation to bridge the shortfall in tax revenue with new forms of taxes, surcharge or cess, it would be best if the finance minister could avoid this as much as possible. Any extra tax in the year of recovery could perceptibly be...

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is more relevant than ever. It is unfortunate that his contribution to India's freedom struggle has largely gone unacknowledged.

The psychological impact of lockdown is something which is going to have a lasting impact on our society. So the mental state of the entire society will have to be looked at very carefully, opines Prof Dr Sanjeev Bagai in a conversation with News18.com.

To overcome internal challenges posed by COVID-19, there is a temptation to resort to hyper-nationalism and the erection of barriers to international trade. This would only exacerbate tensions.

In the killing of the Punjabi jeweller, terrorists stated explicitly that those who receive domicile certificates in J&K are "occupiers" and "RSS agents" and resolved to eliminate them.

To get a 5G contract for Huawei and demoralise Jio, the sole Indian competitor, China can go to any extent.

It is time for the agriculture sector to move out of protectionism and Punjab farmers should start diversifying instead of protesting on the roads to meet the needs of the day.

This is not a farmers’ protest, but a protest by a certain section of rich landowners in the three key states of Punjab, Haryana and some parts of Uttar Pradesh.

Pawar happily became defence minister in Rao cabinet until he was stunted out as chief minister of Maharashtra in March 1993, rather abruptly. By 1995, the Congress under Pawar lost Maharashtra and the Maratha strongman never recovered the glory and promi...

To pass such a one-sided resolution on Kashmir that is devoid of historical facts and the current status of Jammu Kashmir can only be seen as a double standard set by OIC when it comes to India.

The NEP 2020 is less an education policy, more a tool that uses the instruments of nationalism and capitalism to curate the rule of religion to substitute the rule of law, till the religion again becomes the law.