Opinion
Opinion | DMK’s Drive For Social Justice is a Sham
Despite its oft-repeated peans to high-sounding principles like rationality and social justice, the DMK is in reality a toxic cauldron of discrimination, bigotry and ignorance
Opinion | Why Science Vs Spirituality Debate is Irrelevant in Indian Context
In India, science and spirituality have been intertwined for centuries. As we celebrate Chandrayaan-3’s achievements, we must also celebrate the enduring harmony between scientific exploration and spiritual contemplation that defines India’s unique intell...
Opinion | India and the Normative Framework of G20
India’s age-old normative values can provide a necessary impetus to the functioning of the G20 Summit. This propels India to play the role of Vishwaguru
Opinion | Standing up to Patriarchy: The Empowerment Tax
For most women, standing up to patriarchy comes at a very personal, intimate cost. As we crescendo in our chorus to challenge patriarchy, we must acknowledge the empowerment tax that women are paying every day to be those women
Opinion | Why Ukraine's Counteroffensive is Bound to Fail
The most likely result is that that the war will go on and eventually end in a frozen conflict with Russia in possession of a significant portion of Ukrainian territory. But that outcome will not put an end to the competition and conflict between Russia a...
Opinion | Being Dr Bindeshwar Pathak in India, the World's Largest Democracy
Dr Pathak was a social revolutionary who single-handedly made the strides to end the ill practice of manual scavenging, further expanding the movement to cleanliness, sanitation and effective water management through Sulabh toilets
Opinion | Congress, Narasimha Rao and the Curse of Dynastic Politics
The embattled Congress today needs PV Narasimha Rao and his pragmatic politics more than ever before
Opinion | Prime Minister Modi’s Futuristic Articulation to Position India on a Global Matrix
Modi’s talk of a new ‘global order’ and ‘geopolitical’ alignment is rather real, given the sea changes experienced in the aftermath of the cold war. Post-Covid, the re-working of global order is expected to roll out in the near future
OPINION | Rahul Gandhi Still Seems A Political Novice, Should Walk Parallel Path to Old-style Politics
Rahul's awkward, seemingly unprepared speech during the no-confidence motion debate shows that it will be a daunting task for the hastily put together INDIA bloc that hopes to prevent a third term for Narendra Modi to hide the Congress leader’s weaknesses...
Opinion | Battle for 2024: Why Indian Democracy Needs A Firewall Against Foreign Influence
If there is any peril threatening democracy in India, it is the foreign actors who are attempting to vitiate the democratic process to steer electoral outcomes in a direction desired by India’s geopolitical rivals
Opinion | Five ‘Opiates’ We Indians Are Consuming Daily and Have Become Addicts
We have become a society of addicts to certain narratives which, if sober, we would have resisted and fought against, but have now accepted as the new normal
Opinion | Article 370 And Beyond: How PM Modi Has Mainstreamed Jammu and Kashmir
By revoking Articles 370 and 35-A, the BJP government mainstreamed J&K and Ladakh with the rest of India, as Article 370 was always discriminatory in more ways than one
Opinion | Unmasking Article 370: How Top Elites Exploited the Economic System
The unvarnished reality is stark – Article 370's protective façade was cynically transformed into a sanctuary for opportunistic profiteers, leaving the common people overshadowed in the wake of an exploitative masquerade.
OPINION | After Aerial Drones, Seaborne Drug Trafficking By Narco Subs: The New Challenge Ahead
Many narco subs are now capable of transporting drugs from South America to European countries. The subs now have GPS and communications equipment to cross the Atlantic Ocean, resupply in the sea and arrive at the point of delivery
Opinion | Why Interpreting Manipur Violence in Terms of Religion is Wrong
It’s a battle between two ethnic groups of Manipur, both of whom feel they are tribals but one is not recognised despite having more claims to being sons of the soil
Opinion | CDS Has Become Synonymous With Theaterisation But Gen Chauhan Must Move Beyond It
Other issues that require Gen Chauhan’s attention are Agnipath, military equipment acquisition policy and enhanced defence modernization budget to catch up with China