OPINION
Rationalise subsidies and explore their alternatives
In the interim pay the food and fertiliser beneficiaries through DBT. Doing away with subsidies and instead extending income support...
Repositioning nuclear power: From Fukushima to COP 26
An unprecedented, high-intensity earthquake followed by a tsunami on 11 March 2011 led to disruption of operations at the nuclear...
No lowering our guard against China
China is planning to build a ‘passageway’ between Tibet and South Asia. The National People’s Congress opened in Beijing on...
Cool Breeze: Bring it on, trolls
Bring it on, trolls Clearly anticipating the social media reaction to his conversation with economist Kaushik Basu, the former Congress...
An Indo-Pacific charter needed
Good news is coming from the Quad front. Reports suggest that the heads of state/government of the four countries that...
Rahul’s RSS card works, but for the BJP
Rahul’s verbal sallies on the RSS reinforce a perception that Congress continues to seek to make the majority community accept...
Prashant Kishor’s second Punjab innings
By appointing political consultant Prashant Kishor as his principal adviser with a Cabinet rank, Punjab Chief Minister, Captain Amarinder Singh,...
Challenges that Biden faces domestically
His major challenge is to build bipartisanship. In practice this translates to bringing the middle over the extreme, in both...
In the name of God
None other than God is great. This is an obvious truth. But strange as it may seem, this truth can...
A Beauty Secret
Experience is the best teacher, so a Guru used it for imparting a valuable lesson to his disciple. “ Go...
Jesus redeems all
Jyoti’s joy knew no bounds when she experienced the liberating love of Jesus. Her friends saw a glow on her...
Freedom of dissent has its limits
The right to protest is a sacred aspect of democracy. But what is not permissible is public protest that violates...
Tells us why, tells us how
The draconian sedition legislation was never an archaic law; it has been used by every regime. Against the backdrop of...
Declaring tribals as non Hindus shows lack of understanding of Bharat
It is not mere coincidence that Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh that are at the epicentre of the activities which form...
One year of the US-Taliban agreement: Where does Afghanistan stand?
The US-Taliban agreement inked last year on 29 February 2020 after exhausting rounds of complex negotiations engaging the Taliban and...
Cool Breeze: G23’s next move?
Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad’s three-day visit to Jammu is being seen as another platform for the G23 to make...
