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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Nations sign UN High Seas Treaty for Ocean; Is one needed for space debris?
Vast stretches of open ocean cover two-thirds of the globe and the entire space surrounding our earth is virtually no man’s land. There are hardly any rules or regulations applying to the…
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Who is a Hindu, asks Sir Syed and explains the relationship between Hindus and Muslims
It has become a political fashion for Hindus like Mohan Bhagwat and certain Muslim opinion-makers to either provoke Muslims or laud Hinduism to enter the good books of the RSS and BIP…
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Economy and diplomacy: The writer defends Jaishankar’s ‘Common Sense’ statement on China
Ishrat Aziz India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in an interview a few days ago: “Look they (China) are a bigger economy. What am I going to do? As a smaller…
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‘I sold the concept of ‘Instant Architecture’ to Saudi Arabia and it worked’
By Zahyr Siddiqi I allowed myself to be encouraged by my father that the talent I have has no market in India. He was convinced that it is the USA where my…
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Peace in Kashmir – need for Delhi and J&K to be on same page
There appears to be a divergence, though not as much as it may seem, the way Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir look at the definition in definition and reality in the region,…
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Zakia Mashhadi: Bulha Keh Jana Main Kaun
The tantalizing wrack up of the globalization-induced digital age turns in a swift waning of religious, cultural and ethnic identity and sets forth a new narrative of interfaith intimacy and multicultural proximity.…
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As cases against opposition leaders pile up, BJP gets campaign issue for 2024
Patna: Corruption has been a plank for BJP to further its political goals. It happened in the run up of 2014 Lok Sabha election and it appears to be happening in the…
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Fascinating Bull run of Raj Sharma: Himayatnagar, Hyderabad, to wealth corridors of America
Building a career in the US and making big money for an Indian is quite normal. But, advising and helping Americans, especially enterprises in both creating wealth and use it satisfactorily is…
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Baba Sharfuddin: Amongst the first saints to have set foot in Deccan
By Syed Zuhaib Quadri This is the 757th year of the veiling of the great gnostic Hazrat Syed Shah Baba Sharfuddin Suharwardy Rh from this temporal abode. He set foot here even…
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Army’s punishment for fake encounter must address wider Kashmir issues
The recommendation of a General Court Martial inquiry into the Amshipora encounter in south Kashmir’s Shopian district in July 2020, to life imprisonment for a captain and two other soldiers, needs to…
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Role of women in formation of Telangana
The role of women in any society is no less than men though it is usually not highlighted in the way it should be. Women’s Day, celebrated on March 8, thus gives…
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Lamakaan, a space for thought, speech and activity should be encouraged to function
Ham ko yaaN dar dar phiraya yaar ne/La-makaaN meiN ghar banaya yaar ne This Urdu couplet defines what La-makaaN means. It is place without boundaries or the place where God lives. It…
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Al Mahad Al Aali Al Islami: A seminary where modern subjects are also taught
Hyderabad: It is a madrassa with a difference. It is not the run-of-the-mill seminary where just Islamic studies and the teachings of Quran and Hadith are imparted. Along with these basic subjects,…
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Caste bias exists in US, says Kshama Sawant
Washington: Kshama Sawant made history last month when Seattle adopted a resolution moved by her to ban caste-based discrimination, become the first US city to do so. She took and stared down…
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Australia’s Deakin to set up campus in India; Will Oxford follow?
Australia’s Deakin University has become the first foreign university to have set up its campus in India. This is one of the two Universities (Deakin University and Wollongong University) which have high…
