India has been exemplary to a fault against Pakistan in Indus Water Treaty

Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) completed 60 years of successful operations two days ago on September 19. Except minor hiccups regarding run of river (RoR) hydropower projects,...

Uri attack anniversary today: When India decided enough is enough

In our neighbourhood, we were close to open hostilities on the borders with Pakistan in February 2019 after the Balakot air strikes. These attacks were the result of...

Modi is India’s greatest prime minister by a distance—here’s why

The very headline demands a comparison. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru had his own view of India, not the one he shared with his mentor Mahatma Gandhi. Views on science was one...

Modi and his eerie silence: Rivals are digging up their own grave

I am a little intrigued by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s prolonged silence since protests and strikes filled our newspapers from headmast to imprint line even...

New India beefs up Mahatma Gandhi in a formidable armour

India is abuzz with Mahatma Gandhi in the year of his 150th birth anniversary but there is a new version to his message of “ahimsa” (non-violence) which...

Shobhaa De could be first in a long list to be exposed

An interesting sideshow calls for your attention. It’s serious too and has wider implications.

For god’s sake, stop this my Twinkle and your Asifa nonsense

Some crimes shake the conscience of the nation: Like the one of Twinkle in Aligarh. Or Asifa in Kathua, Jammu.