Opinion
OPINION | India's Nuclear Gambit: Can Private Investment Unlock Clean Energy Future?
In a bid to accelerate nuclear capacity growth and address climate concerns, India is making a strategic shift by inviting private companies to invest in the sector for the first time. This unprecedented move, coupled with the government's continued focus...
Opinion | Budget 2024: Women Entrepreneurs Take Centre Stage with Lakhpati Didi Scheme
The Lakhpati Didi scheme represents hope for women across the country. Such initiatives not only aim to bridge the gender gap in entrepreneurship but also contribute significantly to the socio-economic development of the nation
Opinion | The Lack of Political Imagination in Rahul Gandhi’s Yatras
If with the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Gandhi had come to the centre stage of Opposition politics, Nyay Yatra has achieved the opposite with the premature withering of INDI alliance partners and Congress’ inability to find relevant issues that may find resonance...
Opinion | Why MSP is The Bane of Agriculture
MSP benefits only a handful of farmers, those who grow crops like wheat and rice; they also happen to be among the most prosperous. Making MSP a legal right will help these farmers at the expense of the public exchequer—with little gain for smaller peasan...
Opinion | India’s Diplomatic Triumph: Bringing Back Indian Navy Veterans from Qatar
India’s recent diplomatic success in bringing back eight former Indian Navy officers from Qatar is a symbol of India’s vibrant democracy and its allegiance to the principles of justice, equality and human rights
8 Indian Navy Veterans Freed by Qatar: Win for ‘Modiplomacy’ Confirms India Regularly Punching Much above Diplomatic Weight under NDA
Apparently, the Prime Minister gently impressed upon Qatar’s Emir the need to do the right thing at the December 1 meeting on the sidelines of the COP28 in the UAE. He also personally followed up the case with the Emir to secure India its little big mirac...
Opinion | White Paper on the Indian Economy: From Fragility to Stability
The release of the ‘White Paper on the Indian Economy’ by Finance Minister Sitharaman has been a significant step towards clarifying India’s economic trajectory during the UPA era and addressing prevalent misconceptions
OPINION: Book Review | Refugees of Time
Siddhartha Gigoo’s ‘A Long Season of Ashes’ is an essential read, a monumental attempt to make sense of the collective history of the persecuted Kashmiri Pandit community
OPINION | India Energy Week 2024: It’s Here, It’s Bigger, And It’s Putting Bharat First
The India Energy Week was born out of PM Modi’s longstanding vision for India’s role in the global energy transition while ensuring energy security, affordability, and accessibility for citizens. At IEW 2024, over 350 exhibiting companies will connect wit...
Opinion | A Budget Shorn of Political Grandstanding and Revdis But Still Inclusive
FM Sitharaman’s 56-minute budget speech is her shortest and yet, her boldest and that too without any political grandstanding and revdis. In this regard, the budget is in sharp contrast to the 2020 interim budget of the Modi government
Opinion | Budget 2024: Confidence-Inducing, Blueprint For Viksit Bharat
With no major surprises and conspicuously silent on mega promises, it is a budget of high confidence that completely eschews populism
Opinion | AI Mission: Propelling the Rise of Bharat as a Global Leader in Artificial Intelligence
Today, India is a country on a mission. A mission to not just develop an indigenous and sovereign AI ecosystem in the country, but also become a net exporter of AI technologies to the world
Opinion | Has The World Become Too Much for America?
Politically dysfunctional America is economically vibrant, but the question is can the titan hold up the world order it established after World War II?
Opinion | Shri Ram’s Pran Pratishtha Symbolises The Spiritual Liberation of Bharat
Shri Ram’s return to Ayodhya, after overcoming all the challenges over about 500 years, is the most significant moment in the history of mankind
Opinion | New India Champions Global Gender Equality and Equity at Davos
The country seeks to not only grow itself but change the inequities and maladjustments elsewhere
Opinion | ‘Stubble’ is Not Trouble, Just Need A Sustainable Solution
To solve the problem of crop residue burning, technical and legal interventions alone are not enough. It’s essential to focus on minimising the costs for farmers who opt for alternative methods of paddy straw disposal and supplementing their sources of in...