What Two Successive High-Profile Exits Portend for the Congress Party
The developments in the Congress have given yet another opportunity for critics to attack the party leadership, after some dissent was neutralised during the recent Chintan Shivir. New Delhi: The high-profile exits of Hardik Patel and Sunil Jakhar from the Congress have come on the heels of the party’s Chintan Shivir – a brainstorming camp in Udaipur that […]Read More
What Is This ‘New India’ That BJP Speaks of?
For which strand, which class, and which sub-community does it speak? Many of us have wondered what our ruling class means by the phrase ‘New India’. Is the ‘new’ relative or absolute? How new is new? And what are we expected to do with the old India many of us have grown up in? Is […]Read More
Better Sorry Than Shave: In India, the Moustache Is Serious Business
Moustaches are an enduring symbol of maleness on which hang pride and social standing. In India, however, they also dictate caste equations, employment and how we see law enforcement. Moustaches are not just a fashion statement in India, but an integral part of tradition and folklore. They are closely associated with respect, privilege, honour and […]Read More
By Failing to Ensure Their Safety, Pakistan Government Has Failed the Sikh Community
The Sikh community in Pakistan lives in fear and the recent killing of two Sikh men in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province adds to a long list of such instances, where those responsible are scarcely ever arrested. Karachi: Two Sikh men were gunned down on Sunday, May 15, in Peshawar, the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. […]Read More
India and Pakistan Must Let Their People Meet – Before it’s Too Late
When strategic analysts dismiss the utility of people-to-people contacts, they forget the role of such linkages in blunting the narrative of countering misconceptions and hate. The past few months have seen several instances of tearful reunions with members of divided families from either side of Punjab in Pakistan and India meeting, after years of enforced […]Read More
When the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Scuttled India’s Coal Production Capabilities
In his book, former coal secretary Anil Swarup rues over how the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan hijacked CIL managers who should have been supervising the work of coal digging for digging of soak pits. Mumbai: A recurring coal shortage has crippled power production across the country. Incompetent management of coal – both production and its accompanying transportation […]Read More
‘Aam Aadmi’ in Punjab impatiently waiting for AAP to fulfil pre-poll promises
In a run-up to Punjab Assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates, many of them now MLAs and ministers, made a promise of 300 units of free electricity, Rs 1000 to each woman who is 18 years of age, agriculture reforms etc. Making pre-poll promises is a routine exercise to win the confidence of […]Read More
Eid-Ul-Fitr 2022: India celebrates auspicious festival with cheers and smiles | IN PICS
This is the first time that the nation celebrated the festival with so much vigour since the country went into lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic. India celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Tuesday with people visiting Eidgahs and mosques in huge numbers. This is the first time that the nation celebrated the festival with so much vigor […]Read More
‘Godse Bhakts in PMO’: Jignesh Mevani and BJP’s Efforts to Preserve Gujarat’s Bipolarity
The vocally secular Dalit leader had escaped BJP’s attention until now. But after focusing on two other figures in what was once a strong opposition trio – Alpesh Thakore and Hardik Patel – BJP is keen to concentrate on him. New Delhi: Two days after he was released on bail, Gujarat legislator Jignesh Mevani upped […]Read More
Are We on the Edge of a Food Crisis?
With food outputs already down and fuel prices going up, the market is very unsettled and the the threat of hunger is at its highest. Three experts weigh in on the whys and hows. The food markets have been volatile since the Ukraine-Russia conflict – including problems like short supply, food inflation and hoarding. Although […]Read More
