Kashmiris have been fed on the staple of special status, autonomy, and similar rhetoric for decades. There will continue to be the echoes of it for some more time. But, broadly, the urge today is for restoration of political authority Kashmiris have been fed on the staple of special status, autonomy, and similar rhetoric for […]
There will be occasions in history when humanity yearns for transformative ideas and revolutionary action. Covid pandemic, like the great wars of the last century, was one such moment in recent history when the gross failure of the existing socio-political systems was acutely felt by the humanity. Post the pandemic, the world will look for […]
RSS is an idea that is still evolving THE RASHTRIYA SWAYAMSEVAK Sangh (RSS) is difficult to understand and easy to misunderstand. Founded in 1925 and nearing its centenary, it is still growing. Very few non-governmental organisations survive for such a long time. It remains an enigma to many. It has its detractors, mainly among the […]
In his final year in office, the outspoken United States (US) President Donald Trump found G7 to be an “outdated group of countries” In his final year in office, the outspoken United States (US) President Donald Trump found G7 to be an “outdated group of countries”. He was forthright in his denunciation, saying “I don’t […]
Learning from the past, a matured India knows how to deal with China firmly Come July 1, the Chinese Communist Party – CCP would be completing 100 years. Started at Shanghai in 1921 the Party had grown all-powerful under Mao in the initial two decades and again under President Xi in the last decade. One […]
“You will leave the relevance of the questions to me”, home minister of Singapore K Shanmugam curtly told Facebook officials when they objected to his questions in an official inquiry commission. “You do not want to be regulated. (But) We look at your conduct all over the world. We are looking at our national security,” […]
The overnight transformation of Nehru-Gandhi parivar bhakts into Lutyens’ bhakts is quite intriguing. Their opposition to the Central Vista Project on the facile grounds that many ‘heritage’ buildings in the Lutyens’ Bungalow Zone (LBZ) are being destroyed is totally misplaced. The Lutyens’ Bungalow Zone that houses government offices including Rashtrapati Bhavan was developed by Edward Lutyens over […]
Gautama Buddha tried to bring reason and ethics as the path of the religion rather than some metaphysical somnolence. In the history of humanity, the last five centuries of the pre-Christian era were a golden period of reason and logic. The Greek and Roman philosophers on one side and the Vedic, Buddhist, Jain and Nastik(heterodox) scholars […]
The 2014 mandate that catapulted Narendra Modi into the prime ministership of the world’s largest democracy was essentially due to three factors — Mr Modi’s personal charisma, the united grassroot efforts of the BJP and the Sangh Parivar cadre and the failures of the previous UPA-2 government headed by Dr Manmohan Singh. When the general […]
When tragedy of humongous proportions strikes, like the one mankind is passing through now, positivity as a byproduct of empathy and hope is called for in such moments An obese gentleman walked into a restaurant and ordered 12 vadas, a South Indian snack. Looking at his overweight body, a companion asked him if it was right […]
