Opinion
Opinion | Marathon Military-to-Military Talks With China Will Serve Little Purpose
As it stands today, China assumes India has shot its bolt for now and will not initiate any offensive action unless China executes its next move. So the ball is in China’s court.
Demand for Maratha Quotas May Trigger Fresh Wave of Polarisation, Put Communities on Warpath
Despite the Shiv Sena’s base among these sections, the party insists on quotas based on economic criteria, something that activists claim is a fallacy as caste is a stronger marker of discrimination. Unlike economic status, caste cannot be transcended.
Children Snatched, Women Raped: China Continues to Treat Uyghur Muslims as Slaves for its Luxury Industry
Pakistan naively sees its ties with China as 'mutually beneficial' but it is gradually becoming China’s colony.
Addressing Educational Inequality and Ensuring Inclusive Education: Lessons for India’s NEP from 2020 UNESCO Report
The real test of the education policy would lie in its implementation, especially for India’s poor and the marginalised communities.
The Power Struggle and Proxy Politics Behind Sharad Pawar’s Brutal Takedown of His Grandson Parth
Sharad Pawar’s outburst against Parth may be a signal to his other grandson Rohit, who has been groomed in the nuts and bolts of election management by the NCP chief.
'Mooch' Ado About Nothing? Faith vs Caste as Ayodhya Event Sets Off Demand for Lord Ram's Moustache
Sambhajirao Bhide Guruji, a Hindutva leader, demanded that the idols of Lord Ram and Lakshman must sport moustaches in keeping with the age-old martial convention among men from Kshatriya communities.
Divided by Inequalities & Worsened by Covid-19, How Modi Unified India with Promise of Utopian 'Ram Rajya'
Lord Ram symbolizes the civilizational glue that binds India geographically and socially, is the harbinger of good governance, a potent source of India's soft power and a driving force for self-reliance.
Covid-19 a Perfect Opportunity for Indian Airports to Stop Aping Western Models and Turn Atmanirbhar
The pandemic and the complete decimation of air-traffic have brought up a window of opportunity. But the window may not last long.
After Ladakh Face-off, China May Intrude in Himachal Pradesh Much Before India Expects
Since India doesn’t admit intrusions because of domestic politics and is pusillanimous to the idea of quid pro quo intrusions, China will go for Indian Territory wherever opportunity exists along the entire length of the LAC.
OPINION | Khilafat Movement and the Flight of the Bulbuls
From May to November 1920, nearly 60,000 Muslims emigrated or undertook hijrat.
OPINION | World War I and The Indian Muslim Response
Though the Khilafat Movement was triggered by the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I, its portents started getting visible with the declining fortunes of the Turkish Khalifa in World War I.
OPINION | Khilafat Movement: The Previous Hundred Years
The 1857 Uprising was a significant eruption of Islamism, but even so, its ideological foundations were laid down in the eighteenth century.
Sometimes with Stretcher & Sometimes Without, Challenges Frontline Aviators Face While Airlifting Injured Soldiers
We, in India, are au fait with American war movies, where a full throated shout of ‘MEDIC’ results in a medical corps soldier rushing up to the wounded.
OPINION | Nehru Let Go of Opportunities That Would Have Given India Clear Edge Over China
In a radio address at Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference in London, Jawaharlal Nehru described China as a great nation and emphasised on the rebirth of China with new strength.
Govt Must Draw Up a Plan-B for Air India as Aviation Sector Shrinks Post Covid-19
The government may have to infuse a significant amount of money to keep the airline afloat and possibly further sweeten the offer for disinvestment.
Amid Uncertainty over NRC, 300 Foreigner Tribunals Expected to be Functional within a Month in Assam
These tribunals will hear three kinds of cases for the time being – those referred by the police, Election Commission and the cases under the erstwhile and controversial Illegal Migration (Determination by Tribunal) Act 1983 which was repealed by the Supr...