Opinion

It’s high time we recognise the role played by Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in Bharat's freedom struggle

The next few days are as crucial for deciding the future of the nation’s politics as the past many weeks

Though Abe cooperated with former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, he shared a special bonhomie with PM Narendra Modi

China is hunting down environmental activists who dare to speak against the Chinese state’s excesses on Tibet’s environment

Wildly inappropriate concessions have been made to win over the Erdogan-led regime in Ankara by self-appointed guardians of human rights and democracy

Narendra Modi reminded the West that the impact of the Ukraine crisis was not limited to Europe, as the rising prices of energy and food grains were putting at risk the interests of the developing countries

The roaring tiger, which used to be synonymous with the formidable Balasaheb Thackeray, no longer seems to be an accurate representation of its inheritors: Uddhav and Aaditya

Ancient ‘Ram Setu’ should be rebuilt so as to re-establish the historical connectivity between India and Sri Lanka. This would enhance trade and tourism significantly

Unlike in Ukraine, which is not a NATO member, any move by Russia to establish a land bridge between Belarus and Kaliningrad will risk direct war with NATO

Some NGOs may have their political ambitions, which may influence public opinion during elections. For example, many local NGOs, which emerge from social-developmental works, have joined AAP in Gujarat

A rural-led model where small towns and villages can get high-quality industries is something worth trying, and Sridhar Vembu certainly knows how to make it work

Himachal Pradesh minister Suresh Bhardwaj looks back on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s close association with the state and the way forward for HP under the central leadership of the PM

Amarnath Yatra or pilgrimage to a cave shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva is an integral part of Kashmiri culture and ethos

The two strands of Raja Rammohun Roy's personality that remain as unbroken continuity are that of an insatiable thirst for knowledge in his quest for the ultimate truth and his stubbornness to do what he thought was right

The Chinese security and foreign policy apparatus looks like it’s confused about whether to alienate India for territorial gains or to appease it for intangible and reversible promises

If in recent months the Quad question revolved around the possibility of being derailed, the meeting in Tokyo this week has given a much-needed impetus to the Quad’s potential