Opinion

TIME FOR INDIA TO COME OUT OF ITS RUSSIAN REVERIE

27 Oct 2020 05:15 AM IST

If it were not apparent to those still enamoured of India’s decades old “bond” with Russia, Vladimir Putin’s latest statements should make it obvious to them that Russia and China mean business, together—which is not exactly good news for India. A few days ago, Russian President Putin made it clear

How Modinomics has shaped Bihar’s political economy

27 Oct 2020 05:14 AM IST

Bihar has always been a priority for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Critics only need to see the new manifesto and the report card under the BJP-JD(U) government to learn how the state has flourished under the PM’s vision.

RSS CHIEF TOUCHES ON CHINA, CAA IN VIJAYADASHAMI ADDRESS

26 Oct 2020 06:27 AM IST

The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh Sarsanghchalak, Mohan Bhagwat, queered the pitch for the Bihar elections when during his annual Vijayadashami, he touched upon the contentious CAA issue while simultaneously referring to the Chinese build up on our borders and the need to tackle unemployment. Bhagwat, who is known for his candidness,

Desirous of jobs but devoid of skills

26 Oct 2020 06:26 AM IST

Formal institutions of vocational education need to be developed and strengthened to meet the demand of each sector by offering standardised programmes of acceptable employability.

EKNATH KHADSE’S RESIGNATION WOULD HURT BJP IN MAHARASHTRA

23 Oct 2020 05:48 AM IST

The decision of former Maharashtra Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse to quit the BJP and join the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has not come as a surprise. In fact, the saffron party’s strongman from Jalgaon, who had been elected six times from the Muktainagar Assembly segment, had been unhappy with the

Time to shatter the glass ceilings in our minds

23 Oct 2020 05:46 AM IST

The emancipation of woman is not possible without the emancipation of man. As women aim to shatter the glass ceilings outside in professional spaces, men need to look inwards and shatter the glass ceilings of prejudice, regressive conventions and patriarchy.

TIME FOR INDIA TO START FORMALISING RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN

22 Oct 2020 06:41 AM IST

Amid unconfirmed reports that India could be pursuing a trade pact with Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has asked New Delhi not to forget the “one China principle”, according to which the island nation of Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. Beijing also reminded New Delhi that this principle

Why India fails to have an industrial renaissance

22 Oct 2020 06:39 AM IST

Most of our graduates are becoming coders for the software industry. Even our ITI-trained turners and fitters refuse to work on the shop floor. Should we blame them? No, not as long as a stock broker earns more than an engineer, typing code is mistaken for technology and governments do

The crisis of credibility facing Indian media

21 Oct 2020 09:38 AM IST

The phenomenal growth of the media in India, including the unregulated arena of social media, has brought with it a significant decline in accountability and reliability. A solution to this lies perhaps in the setting up of a new Media Commission.

IT’S NOT JUST POLITICAL, IT’S ALSO PERSONAL

21 Oct 2020 09:35 AM IST

The state of Bihar is all set to go to the polls next month but equally there is another interesting battle that will take place around the same time. This is the slew of bypolls slated for 28 seats in Madhya Pradesh where the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government rules with

A Requiem for a daughter !

20 Oct 2020 17:48 PM IST

Satyameva Jayate! Truth alone triumphs! This line is inscribed on the national emblem. It means what it says. But is this true today? Which is the real truth? The one seen by us, the bystanders? The truth captured by cameras? The truth as experienced by the victim? The truth as

Partisan talk by MPs internationally not helping

20 Oct 2020 06:29 AM IST

Members of Parliament, when they are speaking at international platforms, should paint a fair picture of their country to an audience that is unlikely to know much about the ground reality. This applies to even Opposition MPs, who should try to appear impartial, instead of coming across as partisan and