Opinion
Opinion | Chandrayaan-3 Success: British Media and the Truth Behind UK’s ‘Aid’ to India
India’s success of Chandrayaan-3 and its growing space ambitions have turned some faces green with envy, including the British media
Global Watch | The Putonghua Provision: Tibetan Language and its Advocates Under Attack in Xi’s China
Tibetan children are forced to complete a ‘compulsory education’ curriculum in Putonghua in government schools where they have no access to traditional or culturally relevant learning
Opinion | Chandrayaan Chronicles: India's Remarkable Lunar Triumph
In a challenging field like space research, there will inevitably be failures and successes and this is why a clear success like Chandrayaan-3 is akin to winning an Olympic medal
Opinion | India’s Tryst With The Moon and Prime Minister Modi’s Outstanding Space Odyssey
India’s tryst with the dark side of the Moon showcases how a leap of faith is sometimes all that it takes to leapfrog a million years ahead of both time and distance
Opinion | Why China Is So Desperate To Put India In Its Place
PM Modi had not accepted India’s subsidiary status to China through diplomacy in the Ahmedabad, Wuhan and Mahabalipuram summits
Opinion | Can India ‘Reclaim’ Katchatheevu From Sri Lanka?
Though directly not interlinked in technical terms, any perception of India’s changing position on Katchatheevu could jeopardise its own plans for finding permanent solutions to the fuel crisis in Sri Lanka
Opinion | Why Nuh Violence Should be Seen as Man-Made Disaster And Treated Under Rule of Four
The rioting in Nuh and adjoining areas need to be taken seriously not just because of its proximity to the capital but as a sign of how bad things can get if they are not addressed with a long-term approach
Opinion | ‘The Modi Decade’: How India Has Powered On To Set The Agenda For Global Discourse
At the culminating point of the Modi-led government’s tenure, India is dominating agenda-setting for global peace, climate transition and economic development almost on par with the United States of America
Opinion | Four Years of Article 370 Abrogation: A Lot Achieved, A Lot Left to be Achieved
The pandemic placed blocks in the process of dismantling terror networks and development of better administration. Effectively, the J&K government had just two years to perform. It’s done so admirably, but the task of dismantlement is not over
Opinion | How Abrogation of Article 370 Has Brought a New Era of Peace, Progress and Prosperity
The Muharram procession, which was held after a 34-year time hiatus, is being considered a pivotal historical shift in the Valley. This is just one of several changes taking place in the Valley post-2019
Opinion | Four Reasons Why Ashoka University Researcher’s Claims About Manipulation in 2019 Polls are Misleading
The research paper by Ashoka University’s Sabyasachi Das presents several datasets and dozens of charts as ‘evidence’ of what he calls ‘significant irregularities’ and ‘electoral fraud’. These are big claims. Does the evidence stack up? The simple answer...
Opinion | Restoration of Srinagar’s Muharram Procession A Historic Moment for Jammu and Kashmir
While the Shia community’s struggle against marginalisation is a global issue, Hindu-majority India’s example shows how a secular state can champion inclusivity
Opinion | Manipur and the Modi Factor: Facts Versus Falsehoods
To focus only on the last three months and not give credit to the BJP’s double-engine government for the excellent work done in Manipur in the last six years reflects the Opposition’s rabid hypocrisy
Opinion | UCC Surprise: Why It Is Not Just A Hindu-Muslim Binary
While it is still unclear what form a proposed UCC will eventually take, the debate may not be as straightforward as traditional fault lines suggest
Opinion | Asylum Seekers, Refugees, Migrants and the West
The West's periodical pontificating on human rights and freedom of expression on ‘minorities issues’, especially on Kashmir and now Manipur too has not gone down well with New Delhi
Right Word | Monsoon Mayhem: Nature Is Ready To ‘Right’ The Wrongs Done To Her
If we add ‘extreme weather’ due to climate change and ‘poor urban planning’, the writing on the wall is clear