Opinion
Opinion | Why Entry Into JPMorgan Bond Indices is a Major Win for India
Getting benchmarked on JPMorgan and Bloomberg indices would lead to about $30 billion in inflows into Indian debt paper that’s largely confined to government banks and financial institutions
Opinion | Why It’s Reprehensible to Compare Israel’s Retaliatory War with Hamas’ Nihilistic Violence
Israel’s feared security services were lulled into a false sense of security as Hamas launched a ‘never-ending’ war
Opinion | As The Israel Conflict Scales Up, Nothing Is In Black And White
Could Hamas have done this without any assistance whatsoever? Unlikely. Iran has certainly backed Hamas. The question is whether it would sanction such a scale of an operation, and to what immediate benefit, when it torpedoes its own peace initiative
Opinion | Indigenising Education: Ancient Indic Knowledge is Finally Getting its Due in New India
At a time when India is working overtime to become Aatmanirbhar, it only makes sense for our education system to take inspiration from our rich civilisational and cultural heritage
Opinion: IIT Mumbai Could Have Avoided Food Controversy Through Larger Consultation | Sticking Point
A vast majority of people are actually non-vegetarian and are as indigenous as vegetarians
Opinion | Always The Means To Justify The Ends For Indian Communists
The caste census and its aftermath could be the opening of a Pandora’s Box. The Communists have little to lose. They practice a form of Trotskyism, speaking against caste and religion when it suits their objective and the opposite at a time like this
Opinion | Indian Army Turns to Ancient Indic Wisdom to Prepare for Wars of the Future
At a time when India is focusing on shedding colonial vestiges, the Army and Defence Ministry’s decision to popularise ancient Indian literature dealing with statecraft, military tactics and warfare will strengthen India’s strategic and military thinking
Opinion | Denigrating Sanatana Dharma Is Entirely Unacceptable
The likes of Udhayanidhi Stalin need to be categorically told that Sanatana Dharma and social justice are not inherently opposed to each other. In fact, they are inextricably intertwined with one another
Past Forward | Why Did Constituent Assembly Not Consider Reservation of Seats for Women in Legislatures?
Jawaharlal Nehru believed that women should have had greater representation in the legislature, but his government was not ready to translate the idea into reality
Opinion | Pilgrimages Sometimes Turn Out to be Lessons in Karma
Life seems problematic to the vast majority due to constant karmic interference that involves people in all kinds of tangles and knots. Wriggling out unscathed is the great karmic challenge, it cannot be outsourced to any god or godman
Opinion | The Many Dimensions of Hinduism and Sanatana Dharma
Sanatana Dharma or Hinduism cannot be reduced to a single name, term or application. It has many levels, dimensions and expressions and has seen many changes in culture and language over thousands of years
Opinion | Canada-India Trade Relations: Navigating Future Prospects
Both nations have the opportunity to leverage their historic ties and mutual interests to create a prosperous future for their economies and people. But for that the Canadian leadership will have act against anti-India forces operating on its soil
Opinion | Suicide and Self-Harm Risks in Teens: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know
Breakups, low grades or self-worth, poverty, and family issues can lead to excessive shame and self-harm thoughts among the young. We need a mental health movement to prevent teenagers from taking extreme steps
Opinion | Open Letter to Udhayanidhi Stalin on His Call for Extermination of Sanatana Dharma
Today, 2 billion people practice yoga across the world (as per UN). Yoga is an integral part of Sanatana Dharma. If Sanatana Dharma divides people, how come nearly one-fourth of the population in the world practice yoga?
Indian Ink | The DMK Son Sure to Set: Udhayanidhi Stalin’s Self-Goal
Stalin’s foolish and self-destructive remark may actually portend the doom of Dravidianism in Tamil Nadu
Opinion | Time To Scrap The Term ‘Minorities’, Redraw List With Only Tiny, Needy Groups
Parliament needs to scrap the term ‘minority’ and, after assessing numbers and vulnerabilities, clearly define special categories who need the State’s handholding