Opinions
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Elections in JK – Home minister achieves twin objectives
With just one proclamation, nowadays significant announcements are made through TV channels before those appear in the official gazettes, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has killed two birds with one stone: announced…
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Book Review: Revisiting past debates in fraught times; the China question
Talmiz Ahmad The authors present the foreign policy debate largely in the context of relations with China. They contrast Nehru’s world-view, anchored firmly in progressive anti-imperialism and “Asianism”, with Patel’s hardheaded and…
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BJP poll lingo takes a nosedive after 2nd phase
Kulsum Mustafa Not that it was not done before, but suddenly, after the second phase of Uttar Pradesh’s seven-phase elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) election campaign language, and examples cited during…
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Relaunching a Languishing Political Brand
The tortoise racing against the hare wins only in the Aesop’s fable. In real life rarely this miracle happens. Such a magical event occurred in 2004. If you want to know Who?…
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Book Review: Revisiting past debates in fraught times
Talmiz Ahmad In these highly polarised times in India, when the ruling dispensation is questioning and reordering almost every idea and institution that has defined the country since Independence, it is not…
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Karnataka Hijab row: BJP push for polarization agenda
Muskan Khan, the lone girl walking bravely, even as a frenzied mob of hecklers, armed with sticks, menacingly chased her inside the College premises, raising the Saffron war-cry, became an evocative symbol…
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Mulayam’s presence adds clout to Akhilesh’s Karhal poll rally
Kulsum Mustafa By Kulsum Mustafa Karhal could certainly not have asked for a better political presence on the 2022 assembly election map. By choosing to contest from this assembly seat, the former…
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Popularity of Indian films wields more influence, power than its politicians
Abhijit Sen Gupta Literature, art, music and films play a very significant role in the interaction of different sections of the human society. Through these mediums people of different cultures and faiths can…
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Kashmiri parties invest more in democratic space to save their identity
Arun Joshi There is a new maturity in Kashmir politics where the leaders have realised it amply that the only way out for them to show their strength is to invest heavily…
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Opinion: PM Modi and his twisting of facts about Pandit Nerhu
By Palwai Raghavendra Reddy Prime Minister Narendra Modi time and again finds an opportunity to attack the Congress and its present leadership. However, in the ongoing budget sessions of the Parliament, Modi…
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Wordle: Game that keep your mind sharp, occupied
Kalyani Shankar By Kalyani Shankar The Covid pandemic has posed a challenge to many people feeling isolated. We are amid the third wave Omricron. People look to new games during the pandemic.…
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Sant Guru Ravidas ji: Embodiment of Humanism
Ram Puniyani India has a very rich tradition of saint tradition. The medieval saints came from both Hindu and Islamic traditions. These saints upheld the humane values of religion and build bridges…
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Maya’s ‘Turncoats welcome’, max tickets to minority, are hurdles in SP path
Kulsum Mustafa By Kulsum Mustafa Written off as a ‘spent force’, Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) supremo, Mayawati, the reigning queen of ‘political intrigues’ is the top game spoiler for Samajwadi Party chief…
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Opinion: Karnataka Hijab row is nothing but a Hindutva perspective
Dr. Mohammad Manzoor Alam The discourse around hijab or headscarf being oppressive is not new. From European to South-Asian countries, all of them have, at some point, made it controversial to an extent to…
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Landmark visit of Commander Royal Saudi Land Forces to India
By Irfan In a historic first, Commander of Royal Saudi Land Forces Lieutenant General Fahd Bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair arrived in New Delhi on an official visit on 14 February 2022. The…
