Opinion
Opinion | China Resurrecting Admiral Zheng He
Admiral Zheng symbolised the Yongle emperor’s aim to establish hegemony over “all the known world under the Heaven” or the ‘Tianxia’. It is this same spirit to dominate all the known world under the heavens that has gripped Xi Jinping
Opinion | Let’s Honour the India that is Bharat and the Hinduism that is Sanatana Dharma
Sanatana Dharma was the original basis of India's Independence movement inspired by the Bhagavad Gita, and there can be no real Congress party apart from it
Opinion | FBI Chief’s India Visit: Time to Hold Mirror to US, Assert Right to Take Out Enemies Overseas
For a rising Bharat, the time to assert its right to take out its enemies — even in an uncooperative friend’s home — to defend its land and people, is now
Opinion | How Prime Minister Modi’s ‘Personal Guarantee’ Guarantees Modi 3.0
Prime Minister Modi doesn’t just have a ‘connect’ with his repeat voter base, but has established a deep and emotive ‘bond’ that inspires trust in his brand. Today, that transference of Modi’s personal trust has augmented ‘Brand India’
Sky-High Confidence: PM's Tejas Sortie is No Photo Op, But Flexing of India’s Indigenous Innovation
More than a dozen friendly nations in West Asia, Africa and Southeast Asia have shown interest in buying Indian defence equipment. In fact, India has found pivotal success in its Indo-Pacific neighbourhood. ASEAN and Latin America are markets where India...
Opinion | Left Politicising Palestinian Issue Just to Reap Electoral Benefits Ahead of the 2024 Polls
If the Left is so concerned about the humanitarian cause, then why haven’t they held large-scale solidarity rallies for the Ukrainians? Is it because the victims of the Russia-Ukraine war have no resonance in the country’s electoral politics?
Opinion | ICC World Cup: Why ‘Invincible’ Team India Failed to Lift the Coveted Trophy
India lost the ICC World Cup finals against an inspired Australian side. The loss is doubly disappointing because the team seemed invincible and destined to lift the trophy
Opinion | Spamouflage Dragon: China’s Pursuit of Aggressive Disinformation Strategies for Cyber Hegemony
China wants to interfere in the political process of other countries and influence it to suit its own needs. That seems to be an itch that would not go away soon
Opinion | Qatar’s Double Standards Diplomacy in Israel-Hamas War
Hamas’ top leadership stays in Doha in a luxury hotel and plans the forthcoming tunnel war with Israel
Book Review | Another Sort of Freedom: Rare, Authentic, Honest, Introspective and Reflective Memoir
‘Another Sort of Freedom’ by Gurcharan Das is the rarest of the rare gems. It is about the fourth aim of moksha, offering an all-natural, non-religious, non-transcendental view of freedom
Opinion | Taking The War On Drugs Beyond Bureaucracy
Drug traffickers and peddlers who would normally face gallows or life imprisonment in most countries, get away in India very lightly on technicalities and procedural lapses of the enforcement agencies
Opinion | ISRO Private Partnership Accelerating Growth of India’s Space Sector
India’s current space sector is valued at approximately $8 billion and has been growing at a rate of about 4 per cent per year, which is higher than the global average of 2 per cent. It is expected to reach $40 billion by 2040
Opinion | Transforming Punyabhoomi Ayodhya into International Crime Scene: The Secularist History-Sheet
From that turbulent era to the present period witnessing a slow civilisational recovery, the Ram Mandir journey has been epoch-making
Khel Vaani | Asian Para Games: India Creates History With Biggest-Ever Medals Win
Indian athletes at the Asian Para Games, Hangzhou not only re-scripted history but elevated it. 303 athletes — 191 men and 112 women — romped home with 111 medals — 29 gold, 31 silver and 51 bronze
OPINION | Time for the Christian Community to Reassess its Political Standpoint
The Congress and Left parties appear to portray Israel as the villain and Hamas as messengers of peace. This political competition in whitewashing Hamas is a cause for concern, as pointed out by Bishop Tharayil
Opinion | SYL Canal Debate: Punjab Has Already Been Exporting ‘Virtual’ Water
Successive governments in Punjab have opposed the SYL Canal citing they have little ‘surplus’ water to share with neighbouring states. Ironically, Punjab has already been exporting huge quantities of virtual water in the form of rice