Opinions
Opinions from known and prominent personnel from various backgrounds like activism, academia, business and historical experience. Thought-provoking articles, insightful analyses, and diverse viewpoints await, encouraging meaningful conversations on the issues that matter.
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Bangladesh’s exclusion creates deep rifts within cricket community
The decision of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to exclude Bangladesh from the T20 World Cup has created deep fissures within the world cricket community. Opinions are sharply divided on the issue.…
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Beginning of a new era: India-EU set to enter a set of productive relations
As New Delhi gears up to welcome the top leadership of the European Union as the chief guest for this week’s Republic Day celebrations and the upcoming summit, the signals from Brussels…
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Little scope for Gen Z-led revolution in Iran, at least for now
When widespread protest and violence, especially by the youths, led to the overthrow of the parties in power in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal in the post-pandemic years, Iran – though single-handedly…
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Defining accountability in the digital health context
By Manisha Dhulipala As digital health technologies expand worldwide, they are redefining how people access healthcare, how health systems operate and how data flows through the medical ecosystem. According to the World…
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ODI series loss to NZ lays bare deeper maladies in Indian cricket
India’s One-Day International (ODI) series defeat at the hands of New Zealand has laid bare several deep flaws in the Indian team. It was not just about mistakes in the last match…
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Cost of hate: In MP, school building demolished despite NOC from panchayat
A country’s true strength lies in its education and healthcare systems. Demolishing a school building despite having a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the village panchayat, just out of hatred, is a major…
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Protests in India: Will the deepening dangers go away by silencing the alarm?
In contemporary India, terms such as “deshdrohi,” “urban Naxal,” “sickular” and “presstitutes” have increasingly been deployed by right-wing ideologues, not as analytical descriptors but as instruments of political delegitimisation. Their elasticity and,…
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Western dilemma over Shia Iran’s global Sunni support-base
Among other things, the biggest challenge the United States-led West faces before attacking Shia-dominated Iran, which no doubt is passing through a serious economic crisis, is that the government in Tehran, against…
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FIFA World Cup 2026: Brutal ICE actions create fear among global football fans
The brutal actions of officials of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the US has not only resulted in a huge uproar within the country but has also spilled over across…
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When small is ugly: Somaliland, UAE emerge as new pawns of the West
Small is beautiful, but perhaps not in global geo-politics. Fragmenting a sizeable country with rich resources – a phenomenon called balkanization – is a part of the policy of imperialist forces ever…
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Erratic, expansionary, dominance: Trump’s first year of second term
US President Donald Trump will complete his first year in office on January 20. Trump’s second-term foreign policy, which began in January 2025, represents a significant departure from traditional US approaches, even…
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Within brief span, Women’s Premier League has created a unique space for itself
Three days ago, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) created a sensation by chasing down 90 runs in the last 10 overs to defeat Mumbai Indians in the Women’s Premier League’s (WPL) fourth season,…
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When medicine and water can take lives: A system without accountability in MP
Madhya Pradesh is facing a harsh reality these days. Even the most basic needs of common people are not safe anymore. Maroof Ahmed Khan, a Bhopal-based social activist and writer, in a…
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A cricketing tsunami, but can Vaibhav Suryavanshi be another Sachin?
Almost every day, the name of Vaibhav Suryavanshi is splashed across the headlines throughout the country. The 14-year-old prodigy is in the news these days for pulling off incredible feats with the…
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The legal blindfold in denying Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam bail
The judgment whereby the Supreme Court denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 North East Delhi riots case presents several tensions between legal doctrine, constitutional spirit, and practical…
