Opinion
Opinion | G20 Slum Narrative: Modi’s Critics Defame India, Neglect Global Realities
Just as homeowners tidy up their living room before hosting guests, India, as a host nation, took steps to ensure that the event would be a success. This is not a unique or deceptive tactic but rather a diplomatic norm followed by nations worldwide
Opinion | With Asia Cup Win, India Iron Out Wrinkles Ahead of World Cup Next Month
In the Asia Cup, the Indian team ticked most boxes, though a few nagging questions remain. The trophy, nonetheless, is a big morale booster ahead of the big one next month – ODI World Cup 2023
Opinion | As G20 Declaration Calls For Equitable Education, It’s Time For Effective Implementation
Moving forward, the emphasis should be on quality rather than quantity. While numerous education schemes and policies are in place, it is now imperative to ensure their effective on-ground implementation
Opinion | ‘Bharat’ is Great, But Can We Afford to Lose ‘Brand India’?
The government justification for excluding the name India remains to be heard. However, excluding the name ‘India’ from the official name of the republic can be a self-goal at a time when the brand ‘India’ is finally succeeding globally
Opinion | Swami Vivekananda and His Profound Connection with Varanasi
Varanasi's spiritual heritage and hermitic traditions exerted an irresistible pull on Swami Vivekananda. As he embarked on his pilgrimage of self-discovery, he always held Varanasi in high regard
Opinion | A Tale of Two Kashmirs: PoK on the Brink of Collapse, J&K Scripting a Turn-Around Story
Kashmir is no longer a region infested with terrorism but an engine of India’s economic growth and geopolitical ascendency. The credit for this turn-around goes to the vision of PM Modi as well as the firm resolve of Home Minister Amit Shah
Opinion | The 7 Sins of Xi: Decoding Chinese President’s No-Show at G20 Summit
Xi Jinping missing the G20 Summit is a sign that he is not inclined and China is not prepared to be a part of the collective endeavours of the world
Opinion | ASEAN’s Growing Preference for India Over China
China’s cartographic aggression and its reluctance to address the differences may have the unintended consequence of diminishing its influence within the ASEAN region
Opinion | India’s Act East Policy With An ASEAN Pivot
Prime Minister Modi had invited all ASEAN leaders as special guests on Republic Day to underscore the importance India attaches to the ASEAN and its Act East policy
Opinion | Sanatan Dharma Remark: DMK’s Brazen Hindu Hatred May Cost I.N.D.I.A Parties the 2024 Elections
Udhayanidhi Stalin’s statement is also a reflection of how, in its bid to defeat the BJP, the I.N.D.I.A alliance has decided that hating on Hindus, their beliefs and calling for their eradication is the only way forward
Opinion | How Long Will BBC Get Away with Being Sympathetic to Pakistani Terror in India?
The BBC’s article on ‘speech martyrs’ in Kashmir wasn’t just your usual clueless Western rubbish. It was far more sinister — a carefully coordinated attempt to pervert the course of justice
Shadow Warrior | What A Difference Ten Years Make: India Since 2014
India is, 76 years after the imperialists left and brown sahebs took over, finally on the march. Indians are beginning to see that they can demand respect from their rulers, and get it
Opinion | DMK’s Fight Against NEET: The True Picture in Tamil Nadu
The sudden absence of a voluminous flow of annual cash bonanza has come as a rude jolt to private medical college managements and politicians, hence the continuous effort and clamour to revert to the erstwhile money-minting format
Opinion | Kerala Politics and the Hypocrisy of I.N.D.I.A. Alliance
The contradictory approach of the Congress and the CPI(M) at the national and state level best exemplifies the problem with the idea of I.N.D.I.A.
Opinion | India, China and a Mightier BRICS: Winners All Around, Except the West
BRICS is now effectively taking an ideological shape, hovering between integrating the voice of the Global South and resisting Western influence through de-dollarisation
Opinion | BRICS: India Assumes Centre Stage, China Loses Influence
Most of the world is losing faith in China’s ambitions given its sharp decline. The only economy that is growing strongly amongst the five present members of BRICS is India’s