Asad Mirza INDIAN policy in the region towards smaller countries, seems to be paying dividends, as compared to China, which is more and more being seen as a hawk, intent on taking over smaller countries’ natural resources. The recent example of this is the manner in...
New Delhi : In a democracy, all citizens are on the same footing in the eyes of the state in terms of freedom of religion, equality of civic rights and grant of electoral choice at the time of political contests, whether for Parliament, Assembly or local bodies. A...
Madhya Pradesh Medical Education Minister demanded action against Niyaz Khan saying his call for such a film were in violation of All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968. Pervez Bari BHOPAL – An IAS officer from Madhya Pradesh, Niyaz Khan, is in the news for daring...
F.S. Aijazuddin A PICTURE is worth a thousand words; an Indian missile falling in a Pakistani backyard spawns 240 million anxieties. On March 9, a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was fired from a secret satellite base near Sirsa (Haryana) in a southerly direction...
Because Russia’s war against Ukraine could not go unpunished, the use of painful, sweeping economic sanctions is clearly justified. In the future, though, these powerful new tools will need to be subject to proper controls; otherwise, they could trigger a reversal of...
I fail to see how a woman’s choice to cover her head bothers Indian politicians, when the origins of ghoonghat can be traced back to ancient Indian civilisations. DR SAMINA SALIM I was born and raised in a Muslim family and spent my early formative years in a...
F.S. Aijazuddin A PICTURE is worth a thousand words; an Indian missile falling in a Pakistani backyard spawns 240 million anxieties. On March 9, a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile was fired from a secret satellite base near Sirsa (Haryana) in a southerly direction...
Common sense dictates that Palestinians must develop a unified front to cope with the massive changes underway in the world, changes that will eventually yield a whole new geopolitical reality. RAMZY BAROUD Anew global geopolitical game is in formation, and the...
A moment of reckoning for the Opposition, a test of our leaders, whether they are just for personal promotion or genuinely care for the people in whose name they swear. PROF RAM PUNIYANI THE assembly election results of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttrakhand, Manipur and...
What is at issue here is not the US or Nato. It is the same question of an assault on sovereignty and independence that was brought about during the invasion of Kuwait. James Zogby THE battle brewing among US liberals and progressives in response to the Russian...