Opinion

Fighting the Covid-19 infodemic begins at home

27 May 2020 03:26 AM IST

As responsible citizens it is our responsibility not only to spread the right information, but also to restrain from sharing half-baked truths.

Flying will never be the same again

27 May 2020 03:26 AM IST

India has opened its domestic sector but not without some glitches, with as many as 40% flights being cancelled on the first day itself. The reason was so basic that it was bizarre: Lack of coordination between the Centre and the state governments. While the Centre announced its decision to

Ayodhya excavations vindicate Hindu position for centuries

27 May 2020 03:26 AM IST

The dispute was a growing realisation that division among Hindus often worked to the benefit of foreign forces.

Big-bang reforms and their arch-enemies

26 May 2020 03:55 AM IST

The Modi government has been criticised for keeping the purse strings tight despite the demands for higher expenditure — for which it should have been lauded.

A year of quantum leaps

26 May 2020 03:55 AM IST

Amid the coronavirus-induced turmoil, the first anniversary of the Narendra Modi government’s second term in office went more or less unnoticed. It was on 23 May 2019 that the Prime Minister returned to power with a resounding majority—in fact a landslide, which was much bigger than his first victory in

Aatmanirbhar Bharat is a tribute to Gandhi’s idea of swadeshi

26 May 2020 03:55 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s idea of self-reliance doesn’t mean policy of isolation or protectionism but a policy of support and facilitation to make India realise its true potential.

Migrant crisis haunts the government

25 May 2020 03:13 AM IST

A Stanford University professor, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2013, has stated that the humanitarian crisis confronting India is much greater than the threat posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. In fact, in his estimation, more people may succumb to the migrant exodus from the large cities than the

The continuing life versus livelihood debate

25 May 2020 02:59 AM IST

We in India have crossed 50 days of lockdown and the principal question in everyone’s mind is whether this was the best strategy.

Indian Muslims need to conquer their inhibitions

23 May 2020 03:45 AM IST

Formula for the Muslim community in India should be assimilation and not segregation.

Don’t ground a good idea

23 May 2020 03:45 AM IST

The Civil Aviation Ministry has given the green signal for India to start flying again. Domestic flights are set to resume from 25 May, a week earlier than an earlier Home Ministry missive that had pegged flights to take off from the 31st. But then again, less said about the

Covid-19 will transform global politics like never before

23 May 2020 03:45 AM IST

World needs to coordinate, think and cooperate for an exit strategy against this ‘Black Swan’ event. It would require determination and transparency at multiple levels.