Opinion

UDA framework for BIMSTEC and the way forward

23 Apr 2022 13:47 PM IST

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), a regional multilateral organization founded in 1997, offers a well positioned platform to help address a multitude of challenges.

JAHANGIRPURI RIOTS AND SUBSEQUENT BULLDOZING POLARISE DELHI CITIZENS

23 Apr 2022 10:07 AM IST

The Jahangirpuri incidents over the past few days seem to have unfortunately polarized the Delhi residents. This has happened when the need of the hour is to maintain communal harmony to create an atmosphere that is free of any hate content. The Bharatiya Janata Party and its affiliates seem to

UDA framework for BIMSTEC and the way forward

23 Apr 2022 10:05 AM IST

PAKISTAN PM SHEHBAZ SHARIF’S KASHMIR PITCH MAY HINDER ‘PEACE MOVES’ WITH INDIA

22 Apr 2022 06:23 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s message seeking a “meaningful engagement” with India may have triggered murmurs of “peace moves” aimed at repairing the ties between Islamabad and New Delhi, but the Kashmir rant by Imran Khan’s successor is fraught with the risk of queering the pitch for any such ‘peace

Principled stand always better than becoming a blind follower

22 Apr 2022 06:20 AM IST

A country of 1.3 billion people has to safeguard its strategic and energy security if it has to remain relevant and wishes to keep on sticking to its principled viewpoints in international diplomacy.

REMEMBERING CHANDRA SHEKHAR’S VISION FOR THE RURAL ECONOMY

21 Apr 2022 06:18 AM IST

If alive, former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar would have been 95 last Sunday, 17 April. Three days before that eventful day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Pradhan Mantri Sanghralaya, the Prime Ministers’ Museum in New Delhi. The museum is a tribute to all the Prime Ministers of the country

Smart cities raised over virtual communities

21 Apr 2022 06:17 AM IST

The government should seriously revisit its smart cities mission outlook to achieve its objective of liveability, eco-ability and sustainability which goes much further into a sturdy nation-building process as well.

CONGRESS REACHES TO PK FOR A BOOSTER SHOT

20 Apr 2022 03:52 AM IST

The Congress has reached out to election strategist Prashant Kishor to help revive the party. This seems to be a relationship that is mutually beneficial as even Kishor was looking for a platform, especially since his plans to take Mamata Bannerjee outside West Bengal failed to take off in Goa.

PM Modi’s efforts intend to foster ties between India, US

20 Apr 2022 03:50 AM IST

Virtually all United States majors are making a beeline to India because the US understands that even if its companies set up manufacturing units in India, as per its ‘Make in India’ priority, they will repatriate billions of dollars profits and 20 largest US arms manufacturers will continue to create

INDIA SHOULD DISCUSS POK, NOT J&K WITH PAK

19 Apr 2022 04:33 AM IST

Pakistan’s new Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif has extended his hand of “friendship” to India, seeking “meaningful engagement”. Replying to a communication from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, congratulating him on his elevation to the post of Pakistan PM, Sharif has written, “We believe that peaceful and cooperative ties between Pakistan and

Rioters don’t deserve sympathy

19 Apr 2022 04:30 AM IST

The State needs to be feared by those who violate the law and challenge the combined will of the people; and loved by peaceful, law-abiding citizens. The order cannot be reversed so that the State becomes the hand maiden of criminals and perpetrators of atrocities against the innocent.

RIGHT TO PRIVACY IN MARRIAGE: AN ANALYSIS

18 Apr 2022 06:36 AM IST

In a clear, cogent, commendable, composed and convincing judgment titled Neha vs Vibhor Garg in CR No. 1616 of 2020 and CR No. 2538 of 2020 (O&M) that was delivered finally on 12.11.2021, the single Judge Bench comprising of Justice Lisa Gill of the Punjab and Haryana High Court while