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Opinion: Dear Car Owners, ‘Buy One, Get One Free’ Is Not For This
I want Ram Rajya in Delhi. This utopian state of my dreams that has eluded Indians for several millennia will have its Lakshman-Rekha to define spaces that nobody can encroach upon
Instead Of Seeking Period Leave, Women Should Remove Their Uteruses
I am compelled to write this essay in a deeply subjective tone and tenor. Only because an honourable minister chose to share her "personal views" as a "menstruating woman", I'm responding to the said views as another "menstruating woman". I…
Normalising the Death of a Free Press
A good chunk of the media is sold out to the establishment while the rest of us seem to have internalised the need to discipline our minds by not offending the power holders because the consequences are fearful to contemplate.
Films Ought To Enhance Religious Harmony
The recent violence in the Manipur State in India and the attack on Christian minorities in Faisalabad district of Pakistan, are unpleasant but important reminder in August of 2023.
The tangled web of geopolitics and Bangladesh
'Geopolitics', 'geo-strategy' 'geo-economics' are all buzz words when it comes to today's international relations and foreign policy issues. It is not that these concepts didn't exist before. Whether it was Chengiz Khan invading this part…
Opinion: Sacrosanctity of womanhood under attack in Manipur
That the horrific act of destroying not just the body but the very soul of two utterly helpless women should be recorded, reeks of sadism and the lowest levels of depravity which one tends to believe is no longer present in a civilised…
Why Pakistan accuses Taliban of doing what it has been doing to India — abetting terrorism
As relations between the Taliban government in Kabul and Rawalpindi worsen, here’s the other question: What does this do to ties between Delhi and Kabul?
Manipur’s summer of discontent
It's been over 40 days since the first volley of trouble raged in Manipur on May 3 last. That there is complete mishandling of the situation is evident to the discerning eye. In normal circumstances such an internal crisis in any state with…
Question ahead of Modi’s US visit—Will India abandon multipolarity, become a camp follower?
There are several reasons why Modi must push for a closer relationship with the US, although not at the cost of becoming a camp follower.
Manipur Crisis: How my state has failed its people repeatedly | OPINION
Manipur has continuously failed its people, but it has never been more evident than now. This crisis stood out for the way it seemed “engineered” as pointed out across the board by many sections of society.