Opinion

Opinion: A Giant Cover-Up? Proof Of Evidence Being Planted, Centre Is Silent

Every day brings fresh evidence of the hurdles India faces as Chairman of the G-20 group in showcasing to the world, in the words of the Prime Minister, that it is "such a rich and living democracy of the world."

Opinion: On Assam Chief Minister's Comments About Shraddha Walkar

He said, while campaigning for the BJP in Surat, Gujarat, "Vote for Modi - without a strong leader in the country, murderers like Aftab will emerge in every city.

Opinion: India vs "Governor-itis", An Epidemic That's Spreading

Under the present dispensation at the Centre, there has been an unprecedented interference by Governors in matters of policy and governance where non-BJP parties rule the state.

Opinion: When Muslims Are Demonised At Garba Events

India needs to ask itself some hard questions - in our own times, in our own society, is evil triumphing over the good?

Opinion: Fact-Checking Amit Shah On His Declarations In Telangana

Yes, there was a "liberation" in Telangana, only it was not the chronology recited by Amit Shah.

Opinion: Teen Rape And Hanging - When Leaders Blame The Victims

Two Dalit sisters, 17 and 15, were raped, murdered and hung from a tree in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur.

Opinion: Will Amit Shah Intervene In Bilkis Bano Case?

Is this the way to develop "Nari Shakti" and protect the dignity of women?

Opinion: What PM's Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign Should Alert Us To

For Har Ghar Tiranga to go beyond a slogan or a ritual, it is important to remind ourselves of our own history and what was critical in winning us our independence.

Opinion: Who In Their Right Senses Would Call Her Rashtrapatni?

Patriarchy is reflected in language that often invisibilizes women. It needs to be challenged and changed.

Opinion: The Supreme Court's Scathing Criticism Of Nupur Sharma

Will the welcome though belated comments of the Supreme Court on Nupur Sharma and her statement against the Prophet lead, at least now, to the logical step of her arrest? In a scathing indictment, the Bench in an open court said, "The way she has ig

Opinion: Modi Sarkaar's Approach To 'Agniveers' vs Its Help To Super-Rich

It was a striking pose captured by the strategically-placed camera- that of the powerful Prime Minister of India at the feet of his mother.

Opinion: Dear "Fringe Elements," A Note For You

The impunity with which BJP leaders continue to make the most obnoxious and provocative statements, seeking to strip India's Muslims of equal citizenship shows the patronage they enjoy from the State, the government and the ruling regime leadership.

Opinion: Inflation And Price Rise - You're On Your Own, People

Today in power, when prices are shooting up, the leaders of the ruling regime maintain a deafening silence. Instead, they strain every nerve to divert people with their manufactured divisive slogans.

Opinion: From Gujarat To Hyderabad, "Honour" Killings Erupt

How many more lives will it take to put an end to horror killings and violence against young people whose only crime is to fall in love across the Lakshman Rekha drawn by bigoted orthodoxy in the name of caste and now also religion?

Opinion: The Bulldozers Destroyed A Lot More Than Property

This bulldozer can never be stopped with a response from equally fundamentalist politics. It can and must be stopped by those who believe in unity, secularism and defending the rights of the poor.

Don't Dilute Message Of Women's Day - by Brinda Karat

On March 8 this year, hundreds of millions of women across the world will celebrate the day not having been able to do so for the last two years because of the restrictions imposed by the pandemic.

Opinion: Is Wearing Hijab On Campus A Law And Order Issue?

The happenings in BJP-ruled Karnataka as the " hijab controversy" is misleading. It is nothing of the kind. It is an outright assault on the right to education of young Muslim women, guaranteed to them by the law and the Constitution of India.

Opinion: The Filmed Assault And Lynching Of A Young Mother In Delhi

When we express our anguish, anger and horror at the Shahdara crime, we cannot forget that it is also a result of the normalization of such crimes by the horrific and the blood-soaked culture of mob lynching promoted by those in positions of power.

Opinion: The Acquittal Of Kerala Bishop Is Best Example Of A Bad Judgement

This is equally a fight against insensitive and patriarchal judicial blinkers that dehumanise a victim of rape and expect her to abide by a preconceived code of conduct as a "sterling witness".

Opinion: Centre's Hypocrisy In Raising Marrying Age For Women To 21

The central government is set to introduce a Bill to raise the marriageable age for women to 21 years. Given its majority in parliament, this Bill will probably become law. Yet there are so many important issues that require deeper consideration that