Opinion
OPINION | 'Take Credit, But Don't Conspire': PM Modi Committed to His Pledge to Protect Common Man
In education, small scale industry, foreign relations, employment generation, poverty eradication, banking and industries, Modi never forgot to come up with welfare schemes to help people across all sectors. So is the case with the agriculture reform bill...
OPNION | Demands of Protesters and Possible Solutions
MSP is not a static concept, it is an ever increasing liability for society because of political reasons.
Maligning Amitabh Kant: Farmer Protests Show the Problem Isn’t Too Much Democracy, It's Too Little of It
From film and sport stars to wannabe celebrities to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, everybody sees the farmers’ protest as an opportunity for virtue-signaling.
A Year in Office: Uddhav’s Ascendance is an Opportunity for Much-needed Shiv Sena Makeover
Will the party use this opportunity to enforce a course correction, shed its rabid Hindutva image and emerge as a politically right-of-centre regional force?
A Cue from UP's Akhilesh, an Eye on Post 90's Voters: Tejashwi Tries to Emerge Out of Lalu's Shadow but Obstacles are Many
The idea behind distancing himself from his father’s shadow is to target the younger vote-bank between the age group of 18 to 30 years who constitute nearly 24 per cent of the population and were born after 1990. These voters do not have strong memories o...
Split Ends of Resistance: Why Regional Parties Sans Common Strategy Could Help BJP in 2021 Assam Polls
The need for a regional alternative to the BJP and the Congress was strongly felt in the wake of the massive agitation against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the state last December. Since then, the civil society had been pushing for...
Will There be a Single Coronavirus Peak in India’s ‘Patchwork Pandemic’?
In many parts of the country, low overall death rates and the lockdown fatigue are resulting in people, including those of high-risk categories, letting their guard down after months of protecting themselves from the virus.
The Joe Biden Worldview and its Implications for India
Although Biden has invoked Trump’s Indo-Pacific construct to promise continuity on US-India ties, the US Congress’ shift to a reformist — from its current preservationist, role could pose challenges.
With 'Temple for Dalits' Protest, is Prakash Ambedkar Walking Away from His Grandfather’s Core Principle?
In 1935 Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar announced that he was 'born as a Hindu, but would not die as one'. Eventually, he converted to Buddhism along with lakhs of his followers in 1956.
Covid-19 Has Shoved India Down Deepest Economic Contraction on Record, But There's More Bad News
It is very likely that the GDP numbers could get revised further downward going forward due to challenges in data collection during the lockdown months.
Layers within Creamy Layers: Disorienting Idea of How Dalits, Backwards and Tribes are Represented by Law
While moving the first amendment to the Constitution 1951, Dr BR Ambedkar had to reassert reservations and insisted on understanding and including Article 46 in the jurisprudence.
India's Laws Adequate to Deal With News Channel's Hate-filled 'UPSC Jihad' Jibe
This is a clear case of multiple crimes of casting aspersions on and doubting the integrity of the Union Public Service Commission which is a sacred constitutional body. It is also an attempt in creating hatred among the people of India on grounds of reli...
As Congress Tackles Storm Raised by Letter of ‘Dissent’, a Fresh One is Taking Shape in Maharashtra
While the storm in the Congress — after a group of leaders petitioned interim president Sonia Gandhi seeking structural reforms — is still to die down, the party has to contend with rising discontent in Maharashtra, where it holds power by default than de...
Sadhguru On How A Rich Soil Is An Insurance for Future Generations
If you want the next generation to live a rich life – not in terms of the stock market or their bank balance but in terms of the life that is throbbing within them – what is important is clean air, pure water and nutritious food. For all these to become p...
A Curious Case of Staging Justice? Reflecting on Mental Health Discourse as Sushant’s Death Raises Questions
The way discussions happened in social media exposed our current understanding towards suicide, mental health and the social determinants of the mental health.
Changing Times: BJP's Rival Parties Cannot Just Bank Upon Muslim and Dalit Votes Anymore
We are already aware that in the parliamentary elections of 2019, a section of Dalit voters moved towards the Bharatiya Janata Party. A few political observers also noted that a section of Muslim women supported the BJP in those elections due to the aboli...