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Kamal Davar | Nuclear Threats By Pak’s Munir Can’t Be Ignored By India, West

Kamal Davar | Nuclear Threats By Pak’s Munir Can’t Be Ignored By...

Field Marshal Asim Munir appears to have gone haywire in his utterances, especially after President Trump’s...

12 Aug 2025 8:39 PM IST

Syed Ata Hasnain | Climate & Geology Posing Fresh Himalayan Threats

Syed Ata Hasnain | Climate & Geology Posing Fresh Himalayan Threats

In October 2023, the South Lhonark lake in Sikkim gave way, sending a wall of water downstream that obliterated the...

12 Aug 2025 8:20 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Is India Paying Price Now For Playing America Against China?

Aakar Patel | Is India Paying Price Now For Playing America Against...

On October 27, 2020, during the visit of US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, India signed the Basic Exchange and...

11 Aug 2025 10:26 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Amid Buzz After Bhagwat’s Remarks, Clarity Is Needed

Shikha Mukerjee | Amid Buzz After Bhagwat’s Remarks, Clarity Is Needed

Citing how the CPI(M) handled the retirement of Jyoti Basu makes sense, since both parties, the CPI(M) and the BJP, are...

11 Aug 2025 10:08 PM IST

Devi Kar | Some Things Don’t Change… That’s a Comfort In a World That’s Transforming

Devi Kar | Some Things Don’t Change… That’s a Comfort In a World ...

It’s a reality that in recent years the onslaught of changes which affect us have been so rapid and revolutionary that...

10 Aug 2025 11:41 PM IST

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | After 1971, Delhi Again Facing US-China Attack

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | After 1971, Delhi Again Facing US-China Attack

New Delhi needs to stand firm in the face of these unrelenting, deliberate and juvenile provocations

10 Aug 2025 10:57 PM IST

Lekha Shankar | Soft Power Thailand’s New Mantra

Lekha Shankar | Soft Power Thailand’s New Mantra

Launched by former Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, suspended since July by the Constitutional Court, this...

10 Aug 2025 10:30 PM IST

Sunil Gatade | Will the Dhankhar Effect Lead To a Major Shakeup In the BJP And Govt?

Sunil Gatade | Will the Dhankhar Effect Lead To a Major Shakeup In the...

Strong leaders are always afraid of a rebellion and try to do everything in their power to weed out the suspect or...

9 Aug 2025 10:30 PM IST

R. Suresh | What If We Trained Our Kids To Be Funny?

R. Suresh | What If We Trained Our Kids To Be Funny?

When we express that in our own kitchens, they do undergo significant changes, reflecting our own cooking styles,...

9 Aug 2025 9:49 PM IST

Manish Tewari | Sindoor Debate Missed Point — Lasting Security

Manish Tewari | Sindoor Debate Missed Point — Lasting Security

Central to this understanding is the context provided by Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Gen. Asim Munir’s portentous...

9 Aug 2025 9:00 PM IST

Shobhaa De | Mumbai’s Pigeon Politics: Will CM or Shinde Win?

Shobhaa De | Mumbai’s Pigeon Politics: Will CM or Shinde Win?

Kabootar politics has as much to do with playing into religious sentiments while ignoring health issues. Mr Fadnavis has...

8 Aug 2025 11:23 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Will ‘Wokery’ Now Displace All Rivals To Christianity in Britain Of Today? | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Will ‘Wokery’ Now Displace All Rivals To...

So, what then of Danny’s contention that the second religion displacing Christianity in contemporary Britain is...

8 Aug 2025 11:08 PM IST