A year of horrors
Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam If anything, 2017 was marked by an all-pervasive sense of fear and loathing. Virtually everyday people were beaten up or killed for allegedly eating beef, conducting…
BJP goes back on Hindutva to fight next round of state polls
By Kushal Jeena With a senior central minister of BJP openly and brazenly advocating a change and modification in the basic nature and structure of Indian Constitution by dropping key…
India—all set to emerge as fastest growing economy
By ADITYA RAJ DAS India is set to emerge as the fastest growing economy once again. The United Nations has recently put out a report, saying, India’s economy is expected…
Opinion: Trump fans flames of Middle East conflict
By Rainer Sollich / DW With his decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, US President Donald Trump risks a dangerous escalation. Both Palestinians and Israelis could suffer…
Myanmar has greater threat than Rohingya Muslims
At least 11 of Myanmar’s 14 provinces are embroiled in strife. Rakhine is the only province where the conflict has attained communal proportions.The contested areas include 118 of Myanmar’s 330…
Observations of an expat
Tariq A. Al-Maeena Expatriates have often been maligned unfairly in the press as money-hungry people who just come here to fill their pockets and then flee the country once they…
Will the UN Security Council ever be reformed?
By Srinivas Mazumdaru The US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, recently said the key to India becoming a permanent member of the UNSC is “not to touch the veto.”…
India unlikely to become Open Defecation Free by 2019: CSE Study
By Utpal Borpujari / New Delhi India’s goal of becoming Open Defecation Free (ODF) by 2019 is unlikely to be achieved if one goes by a latest study by the…
Why Pluralism and Secularism essential for India?
By M. Hamid Ansari An interest in political philosophy has been a lifelong pursuit. I recall John Locke’s dictum that ‘wherever law ends, tyranny begins.’ Also in my mind is…
India’s achievement at ADB Meet
By ADITYA RAJ DAS At a time when several international economic think tanks are projecting India as the fastest growing economy in the world, the ongoing radical reforms programmes being…