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It Won't Be An Easy Term For The BJP

Delhi faces a severe financial crunch and the deficit is largely due to numerous...

DeepSeek: China's AI Guerilla War On US

DeepSeek is a case in point on how economic interdependence between nations are...

Netanyahu's Gaza Plan: Trap For Trump?

'Netanyahu lured Trump into a trap by enticing him with a seductive scenario of massive...

Facebook Knew More About Me Than My Wife

Facebook turns 21 today, February 4.Most early Facebookers have migrated to other...

Nirmalaji Releases The Nuclear Genie

'If the BJP detoxifies the nuclear liability law, it will bring economic, environmental...

Heeding Azad, Partition Could Have Been Prevented

Abul Kalam Azad chose not to contest Congress Presidency and to throw his weight behind...

How Dr Singh Changed Finance Minister's Role

'Suddenly we had a new comprehension of affairs, which reminded that the luxury of...

Remembering Dr Singh, Finance Minister

'The critical event signalling a new era for India was Dr Singh's 1991 Budget in which...

Budget 2025: Defence Must Be The Priority

'The first and most basic responsibility of any government is to protect its people...

Travails Of A Hindu School in Meghalaya

A state government that came to power after swearing to protect all people without...

Can Kejriwal Make It Three In A Row?

The BJP may win more seats in the February 5 assembly election, but not enough to trump...

A Desi Jugaad Experience on Air India

As for now, let's just say Air India has a long way to go before it can be the...

Is Trump A Lot Like Modi?

After being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, Trump started his...

Trump 47: Disruptor Or Savvy Dealmaker?

Donald Trump's exaggerated opinion of his dealmaking capacity can get him into trouble,...

How Can India Deal With Trump 2.0?

It would be a challenge to India's policy makers how to deal with Trump so that mutual...

Women Voters: The Rising Power Transforming Politics

'Women' as a political constituency appears to be an idea that has come of age. It is...

UGC Draft Regulations And AMU

Will the Draft UGC Regulations 2025 undermine our universities?Unlikely, notes...

Engaging The Indian Diaspora Is A Must

The Indian Diaspora has been able to carve a niche in their adopted countries as a...

Warning! Trump 2.0 Will Be Very Different

'Trump has no more elections to fight and his soaring ambition, which is no secret,...

Blue Economy Needs Strong Navy Protection

Naval assets take years to build, and therefore, not only is futuristic force planning...

India Must Not Lower Guard With China

The Galwan clash occurred six months after the Doklam disengagement and two...

When Dr Singh Took On Congress Bosses

Many were hoping that with Vajpayee's NDA gone, there would be a return to the Congress...

Tsari Yatra May Help Ease India China Tensions

Why can't the Indian government propose to the Chinese a corridor circumambulating the...

It Wasn't Wise To Underestimate Manmohan Singh

There was more to him than he let on, asserts Aditi Phadnis.

How History Will Remember Dr Singh

Manmohan Singh represented the finest aspects of India, asserts Aakar Patel.

In An Era Of Puppets And Puppeteers

'As we enter 2025, it must be acknowledged that there is a convergence of capital,...

2024: The Year Of Shift In Politics

Much drama is likely to continue in the coming year, within the Sangh Parivar as well...

Is Nuclear Deal PM Singh's Biggest Achievement?

The India-US nuclear deal was aimed at ending India's nuclear isolation and nuclear...

That Rarity Of Rarities, A Good Man In Politics

As a leader, he was ambitious, not for himself but for India and its people. His was...

Dr Singh, Devoted Husband And Father

Nitin Desai, who has known Dr Singh from 1971, extends his 'deepest condolences to his...

RSS Ideologue: 'A Great Soul Of India'

He won two terms in office, which was a stunning feat for a leader who used his silence...

Can Trump Fix India's US Problem?

No single individual, institution, or action is to blame for this.The BJP is responding...

Why Latin America Loves India And...

The warmth and respect for India were evident wherever I went and noticed how most...

Atalji@100: Vajpayee's Unmatched Legacy

It was good fortune for India to have Atal Bihari Vajpayee lead the government at a...

Why BJP Is A Divided House In Karnataka

The BJP may be in the Opposition in many states, but nowhere is it as divided as it is...

Time Services Acted On Modi Diktat!

Almost five years later, the three services have still not fully understood that...

Time We Understood America's Game

Sections of our media and elites take Western reports/judgements at face value and are...

Is One Nation, One Election A Ploy?

What India needs more than one simultaneous election is better governance both at the...

Beware The American Deep State

Do not underestimate the ingenuity of the Deep State in America to have its way.Keeping...

Al-Qaeda Genie Is Out Of The Bottle

... and there is no stopping its pan-Islamic agenda, cautions Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Sending Team To Pak Would Be Dangerous

Even a whiff of an incident like the violent 1989 shirt-ripping attack on...

Column: China Flourishes While India Digs Up Past

We no longer have the ambition to rival China save through words.We are happy to be...

Jyoti Punwani: December 6, 1992, All Over Again?

Can ordinary citizens counter this backward march?Can peace activists ensure that the...

What You Can Now Expect Every Election

A freebie once granted can hardly be discontinued. All that can happen is to substitute...

How Will History Remember Chandrachud?

He could have blazed a trail that few Indian judges had. It was a missed opportunity of...

India, Don't Spurn Bangladesh

Our visa operations in Bangladesh constitute the largest visa operations India conducts...

Can We Wish Away Any Part Of Our Life?

'What would it be like if one had the power to transcend the universe like the...

Can We Fight China, Pakistan With...?

Everybody talks of China as the real threat, but we aren't even building a decisive...

Eknath Shinde Has No Cards Left To Play

The meeting in New Delhi etc is just the BJP being nice to the man who helped it...

What Modi Can Learn From Trump's DOGE

'Our politicians solely depend on bureaucrats who are unaccountable and follow their...

Munambam: The Politics Of Waqf Land

The specter of how the Munambam issue was exploited during the November by-elections is...

How Modi Bounced Back From LS Setback

A new kind of history has been created in Maharashtra. Accept it. We need to give...

Let Us Salute Narayana Murthy

No great achievement or discovery or invention has been achieved without hard...

What Maharashtra Win Means For Modi

'Undeniably, Modi's position has stabilised and he has staged a comeback of sorts from...

The Strange Hoopla Over AI

The purpose for which AI should be used cannot be left to AI developers, asserts Vice...

Battle For Survival For Pawars, Uddhav, Shinde

Voters, it is said, get the government they deserve. We will soon see what voters in...

Delhi's Pollution Nightmare!

Clean air needs action all year round; and that it will work only if we act jointly and...

Maharashtra: Why BJP Wants To Be Single...

This would give BJP the chance to explore Constitutional options for government...

Cricket Is A Game, Not A War

Boycotting the Champions Trophy will not tackle the issue we have with Pakistan, points...

How To Combat Digital Crime Epidemic

The fundamental responsibility for preventing such crimes and for bringing the...

What Our Netas Can Borrow From Trump

Our politicians need to take a leaf out of Mr Trump's personalised merchandise sale: It...

Ladakh Disengagement: What's The Reality?

The government needs to answer the critical question of whether it has accepted any...

Will Japan Instability Derail India Ties?

There is nothing to be worried about as bilateral ties are robust with solid...

America Stoops to Conquer

The Biden administration's failure in stopping two major wars and several minor ones...

Pak Army Chief Will Stay Till Nov 2027

Whenever tenures of army chiefs were extended in the recent past, prime ministers were...

Trump's Election Should Worry The World

'There are ominous portents of an isolationist administration not only building a...

Voting For Trump Will Only Hurt America

'To everyone voting for Trump, I have only this simple question: Would you let him have...

Time For India To Revisit Western Alliances

It's time India re-visited its Western alliances for the attitude and approach that the...

The Elevance of Kamala Harris

Kamala has finessed bubblegum conversation about whether she is Black or Indian.Her...

'If Trump Loses, 100% He'll Throw A...'

'Accusations would be flung about his votes being stolen. He'll say dead people were...

Did Chances Of A Trump Win Spook Bezos?

Did Jeff Bezos decide against endorsing Harris because it would hurt his business...

Will J&K Assembly Pass Resolution For...

Pressure is mounting for a resolution to be moved in the assembly when it meets next...

What Happens If Donald J Trump Wins?

Showing total disregard for the US constitution, Trump has said that this could be the...

40 Years Later, Can The Wounds Ever Heal?

As a consequence of prominence given to the brutality during those few days, a very...

Modi-Xi 'Agreement': Nation Needs To Know

China does not have to give up what it took in 2020, it will never give up its claim to...

ISI Funds Khalistanis In Canada

The statements the separatists make, the abominable tableaux at their parades, the...

Will Vijay Do Business With The BJP?

If the BJP has to work as a junior partner of Vijay's TVK, then either the party will...

Ratan Tata, Dreamer And Ideas Executor

There were certainly qualities adhering to the Tata Group, which emanated from the...

The Menace Of Illegal Constructions

As we brace for unprecedented rates of urbanisation, it is crucial to ensure that...

The Messages From The Bahraich Riots

The way the Bahraich riot has played out should worry the BJP.The party has emboldened...

What Is Canada-US Game Plan?

It seems that the West is sending a signal to India that it can return to old...

Will Dharmendra Pradhan Be Next BJP Boss?

Mr Pradhan's understanding of realpolitik and organisational dynamics makes him the...

Free Elections: Democracy's Best Response

The long term trends on violence in Kashmir are positive and India must secure these...

India-Canada Rift: US Is The Only Winner

'Are we to believe that coordinated moves by the Canadian and US authorities are no...

Diplomatic Expulsions: Games Nations Play

India and Canada have mutually beneficial political and economic linkages. The two...

The Perils Of Political Abuse

'Leave aside the negative fallouts of phraseology like 'urban Naxals' and 'terrorists',...

How Haryana Win Revives Modi Aura

BIf you know this BJP, it will now go forward to Jharkhand and Maharashtra as if June...

Nayab Singh Saini's Haryana Challenges

Haryana has done well in terms of economic growth over the last couple of decades.For...

ECI Factor Gives BJP Poll Advantage!

'Unlike in the sporting arena, where sports federations moved from partisan to...

If Modi Wants His 3rd Term To Work...

To govern effectively, to legislate successfully, Modi must reach out to the...

Will Modi Let Omar Govern In Peace?

Will Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who gets his orders from New Delhi, call the...

Do We Need Atmashakti At Work?

'Alongside economic growth and the Asian century, stress has become an Asian...

Genetic Destiny Or Hard Work?

Just as the atom and the byte needed careful societal control to prevent damage to...

What Congress Must Do To Win Maharashtra

Convert the Haryana result into a blessing in disguise; make the calamity into an...

'A Fearless Man Devoted To Truth, Justice'

'Every report I filed for Rediff.com on the professor's incarceration, would leave me...

Ratan Tata, The Rishi India Trusted Most

To me he always symbolised the sincere, confident, face of a Bharat whose rise is...

Mr Tata Never Forgot His Ethics, Values

This was a man who like Buddha transformed himself into achieving the impossible and...

Udhayanidhi And The Sound of Silence

Tamil Nadu's Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin has reacted to Andhra Pradesh...

Pak Army Chief To Shuffle Generals

Two important Corps Commands at Multan and Bahawalpur, as also the posts of Adjutant...

J&K: The Message Is Loud And Clear...

There is a limit to ignoring genuine aspirations of the people and suppressing their...

Modi 3.0: Focus Shifts To Governance

'It would be reasonable to assume that Modi 3.0 would be more focused on projects and...

Is Bill Gates A Hero Or Villain?

There is no shortage of books on the Microsoft founder, but this latest one is...

AI Can't Be Left To Techies!

Here is the Brahma Mantra for mankind. So long as the world has leaders with judgement...

Will Kerala CM Survive Ally's Attack?

At a time when none in Kerala's Left politics questioned the chief minister's...

India Needs A National Security Strategy

The National Security Strategy document should flag all major issues concerning...

Why India Will Like Shigeru Ishiba

Shigeru Ishiba is expected to prioritise strengthening Japan's military capabilities...

India Shining Under PM Internationally

PM Modi went to New York this time not to engage in polemics, but to find solutions to...

Will Udhayanidhi's Elevation Backfire?

Udhayanidhi's 'untimely' elevation as deputy CM may be used against the party, for...