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School shootings: Bane of United States of America

The United States of America must make an all-out effort to root out school shootings which are really giving it a bad name globally. In the last two decades, the number of…
Azad brings to light ‘mistakes’ made by Rahul Gandhi in his autobiography

Hyderabad: From devising a strategy with Indira Gandhi to bringing Rajiv Gandhi into politics and convincing Sonia Gandhi to become the party chief, mediation efforts in the tussle between Rahul Gandhi and…

Reduction of AFSPA areas in Northeast – J-K too deserves this

The Centre’s announcement to further reduce areas covered under Armed Forces Special Powers Act ( AFSPA) from Manipur, Assam, and Nagaland has been hailed by the political leadership of the Northeast as a positive step, which has…
Did Uri, Nanje Gowda Kill Tipu Sultan?

By Anuj Rayate The current era is marked by some great stories, which are brought to us by the means of cinema, TV, or OTT platforms. The over-sensitization of information, especially the…
Rahul disqualifiction to haunt BJP

The alacrity with which Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified from Lok Sabha is likely to haunt the BJP for a long time to come. Already being criticized for their alleged…
The universe follows cause and effect principle; debating what follows what and what does not

Ishrat Aziz Chance is a more appropriate word because it is neutral. Luck means good luck unless one qualifies it with the adjective bad. Chance can be defined as an event that…
NEP could be game changer in improving educational status of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Groups

Hasan Ghias While the details of the NEP 2020 have been discussed at considerable length by many experts, I will look at the Policy from the perspective of the opportunities it offers…

J-K parties for polls, Delhi on pause mode

It is more than a consensus. All the parties in Jammu and Kashmir with flags of their own believe that the situation in the territory has improved – the ruling BJP at…
Parliament needs reforms urgently

Just as we need reforms in many other areas, Parliament needs reforms urgently. The BJP opposed the earlier Congress Governments precisely as the Congress is following now. It includes walkouts, running to…
India needs to re-strategize, change the narrative of stability at LAC

Given the situation at the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, where the standoff between Indian and Chinese armies is nearing for fourth-year, is of no comfort to India and it…
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…
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…
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…
‘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…
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,…