Opinion

The Uniform Civil Code has the potential to address some of the most pressing issues surrounding gender inequality in India’s legal system. The road to a UCC, however, is fraught with challenges. Success will depend on a careful and inclusive approach tha...

India achieved two strategic objectives: engaging with Central Asia through the SCO and confronting Pakistan and China’s double standards on terrorism, all without being sidetracked by theatrics or distractions

The Congress, desperate to regain power, seems intent on burning down the house to do so. By aligning with questionable figures and undermining India on the global stage, the party is eroding its own credibility and harming the very nation it claims to ch...

She was and remains an unconventional and underestimated political wife; her memoir may reveal what makes her tick

The Israel-Iran war threatens to upend India’s carefully crafted economic strategy. With critical shipping lanes at risk and the future of the Chabahar Port project unclear, India faces a precarious waiting game as the conflict unfolds

The Waqf Amendment Bill is not the assault on Muslims some would have you believe. This narrative, peddled for divisive ends, ignores the reality: the bill seeks to improve, not dismantle, the Waqf system

While Anura Dissanayake’s presidency may reshape Sri Lanka’s internal policies, India’s careful approach will be essential to preserve regional stability and prevent security threats

The scheme allows a younger profile of the Armed Forces and especially enhances operational efficiency. It adds fresh blood into ‘leading troops’ and keeps the ‘josh’ higher

Manipur’s conflict is not merely a localised issue. The ‘Black Triangle’s’ illicit drug trade, coupled with the involvement of transnational criminal and terrorist elements, has transformed it into a regional security challenge with global implications

Steering the world’s largest and only billion people democracy with its socio-extremities and geo-linguistic diversity is not only an exhausting mess affair but nerve wracking for any leader who is held to account 24x7 by his constituents

The book, ‘From Manjunath to Manjamma’, will help us ponder over how to help transgenders lead a life of dignity, open our hearts to them and sensitise us to their struggles and pain they go through

The international media has barely covered their myriad stories of persecution but even in the few pieces that have been published, the Hindus have been actively blamed for their political association with the Awami League

Authors Mohan Bhagwat, Suresh Soni, and Arun Kumar offer a thought-provoking analysis of Hindutva, moving beyond simplistic definitions. They explore its Vedic roots and unpack its complex relationship with contemporary Indian society

The BJP in Madhya Pradesh has recognised the relevance of development as the pollinator for cultural rejuvenation

Hezbollah has a large arsenal of weapons and rockets. Some 20,000 to 100,000 fighters. And allies in the form of Iran and Syria, making it stronger than the Lebanese Army itself

The RG Kar Hospital rape and murder case has exposed the larger issues plaguing West Bengal — political violence, corruption, Muslim appeasement and suppression of dissent