Opinion

In 1969, a group of senior Congress leaders, called the Syndicate clique, had evicted Indira Gandhi from the Congress. Years later, Sonia Gandhi had to face humiliation at the hands of Sharad Pawar and PA Sangma at a CWC meeting.

Rather than the satisfaction of having overcome a difficult social-psychological challenge, one fails to understand why the present Air Force leadership chose to run down an inspirational story told through a well-made film.

The NSCN-IM might have impressed the central government with its military prowess, but those in Delhi should not forget that Nagas are a proud warrior race and if their voice is ignored, a deal with NSCN-IM will be a sure recipe for violence.

As the first five Rafale fighter jets landed in India today, the nation finally has one of the latest and most potent fighter jets in its armoury.

DMK MP TR Baalu argues that there is a direct threat from Chinese presence in Sri Lanka and, requested the central government to prioritise this emerging threat to protect the southern part of India.

The challenges posed by the crisis appear far more serious for the tribal people as a whole than the rest of the population due to their close-knit communities living in rural areas, limited resources of livelihood, and poverty.

Oli’s remark is less about the fact that Ram might have been Nepalese and appears to be more of a covert attempt to assert cultural and economic independence and different alliances, at a time when the power dynamics of the region are shifting.

Over a period of time, the Delhi government under Arvind Kejriwal brought about a number of changes, leading to a decline in the number of recorded coronavirus cases since the city touched its peak in mid-June.

India actually needs a single organisation of border guards, merging the ITBP, BSF and Seema Suraksha Bal, to assist the Army man land borders.

India needs to overhaul how it deals with China, and India’s military apparatus itself needs its own strategic rethink if it is to play a meaningful part in this re-orientation.

Amid the latest faceoff over Governor's quota, Shiv Sena ministers charge that Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari is gradually emerging as a parallel power centre.

Urban experts have pointed out that there has been a considerable shift in the approach of urban planning post the 1990 financial reforms.

What is conspicuously absent in India is the lack of civic consciousness, social and moral obligation among the upper castes who want to secure their false privilege.

Priyanka Gandhi’s focus on Uttar Pradesh has also led to many party leaders getting upset over 'undue importance being given to UP' while other states are being neglected.

Modi has been holding brainstorming sessions with all stakeholders to find a solution to this problem that is bound to intensify in the days to come and has constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) to look into the issue.

Almost 30% of India’s population directly derives its livelihood from immediate biodiversity in the country. The value chain of trade of biological resources and their derivatives are responsible for creating jobs for probably another 30% population.