Opinion
GDP as Denominator, Federal Plan, Tax Incentives: Where Draft National Education Policy Needs Tuning
The policy has acknowledged the need for higher investment in education and rightly envisioned that to reap maximum benefits from this investment; financing should be largely from public sources.
As Kejriwal Licks His Wounds, BJP Must Avoid Frittering Away Capital Advantage Like in 2014
The performance of his party should concern Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as AAP’s vote share is down to an all-time low ever since it entered the electoral politics fighting 2013 assembly elections.
OPINION | Can Mayawati or Mamata Get PM Post? 'Master of Coalition Politics', Sonia Gandhi May Step in With 'Advantage UPA' Formula
In the post-May 23 scenario, the grand old party can have the first mover advantage — a proposition that BJP-NDA cannot match because they have an incumbent prime minister looking for the second term.
Caught in ‘Naamdar vs Kaamdar’ Web, Meira Kumar Banks on Father’s Legacy to Make the Cut in Sasaram
The Sasaram Lok Sabha seat, which goes to polls in the seventh phase on May 19, has been synonymous with Jagjivan Ram, the former deputy Prime Minister who won from this constituency for a record eight successive terms from 1952 to 1984.
From 'Urbane' Gambler to 'Shameless' Munna Bhai: When Heroes Can Restyle in 25 Years, Why Can't Our Netas?
There was a time when women were beautiful, and men were chivalrous and heroic. But in this postmodern era women drive SUVs, men go to beauty parlours. And heroism has degenerated into punk culture.
If India Follows West Example to Ban Burqa, Here’s Why Hindu Women Will Pose a Tough Challenge
In none of the western democracies, the law bans ‘burqa’ per se but rather a full face veil that includes the burqa. The language is important here because while the legislative intent may be targeted towards burqa, neutrality is deployed to escape the sc...
Easter Bombings: Post-LTTE, Did Lankan Regime Fail to See or Simply Ignore Rise in Religious Terrorism?
Infighting and lack of understanding between President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has only worsened the situation as they failed to preempt the disaster.
Brand Equity, Voter Connect and Mass Appeal: Why Fielding Film Stars is Sure Hit at Ballot Box Office
Film stars can get away with being as sensationalist and dramatic as they like, because that is what audiences expect from them.
OPINION | Politicians Flexing Muscles as EVMs Expose the Very Voter Privacy They Were Designed to Protect
The constitutional promise of free and fair elections is increasingly under threat from the very EVM technology adopted to deliver on that guarantee.
OPINION| As Sadhvi Pragya Takes on 'Raja' Digvijaya Singh, Battle for Bhopal Turns a Deeper Shade of Hindutva
The BJP clearly sees poetic justice in fielding the Sadhvi against former chief minister Digvijaya Singh in the Bhopal Lok Sabha seat. If she was dubbed the ‘Hindu terror’ prototype, he was the prime mover behind the Congress’ campaign against it.
The Story of Article 35A, a Law Unto Itself
One issue pertaining to Article 35A that has eluded academic scrutiny, so far, is the delegation of the constituent power of Parliament to amend the Constitution.
In Theatre of War, How Stars Like Sunil Dutt and Lata Mangeshkar Played Their Part
That cinema and the workings of the nation came together, especially in times of strife, was evident in the efforts of Sunil and Nargis Dutt, who toured war-torn zones to entertain jawans during the 1962 Indo–China conflict.
How Modi and Shah Tamed the Tiger, Proved Uddhav’s Sena Was All Roar and No Bite
BJP went the extra mile in Maharashtra because it was unsure of retaining its ‘number one’ position in the state with the coming together of Congress and the NCP again.
In Backing Modi Govt After Pulwama Attack, Rahul and Priyanka Have Learnt from Sonia’s 1999 and 2016 Mistakes
The Congress had erred in attacking the BJP governments after the 1999 Kargil war and the 2016 surgical strikes, suffering losses in subsequent elections.
On Education, India Follows Finland, England, Scotland. Why Not Motherland?
The Right to Education Act did precious little to improve the state of affairs. In fact, the legislation made the task of delivering quality education complex and difficult.
OPINION | Another Farm Package May be Good Politics in Election Year, But Unlikely to Change Things on the Ground
For, any fresh package to assuage furious farmers, the government will have to find ways to fund the extra expenditure, stretching its fiscal math further.
