Opinion

Blog: As Himalayas Change, Jim Corbett's Voice Echoes Louder Than Ever

The Himalayas are currently witnessing an unprecedented expansion of tourism and infrastructure, often putting fragile ecosystems under immense pressure.

Opinion | India Is A Rising Big Power, Not A 'Middle Power' - As Some Want To Label It

There appears to be an orchestrated attempt to drag and push India into the vague category of 'Middle Powers' in the global power pecking order, unsurprisingly, much to the surprise and shock of the country's 1.4 billion women, men, and children. Because this goes diametrically against the hard-earned image of India as a growing big power. Middl...

Opinion | India's 'Swacch' Drive Has A Mountain-Sized Blindspot

Every morning in east Delhi, trucks climb a hill that was never meant to exist. Ghazipur began taking the city's waste in 1984 and was supposed to stop at about 40 metres. A court-appointed commissioner who visited in March 2025 found it at roughly 60 metres, cracked on top, and venting methane. Fires break out regularly. Three decades of cleanline...

Opinion | Slurs, Threats, Now A Temple Attack Plot: When Did America Become So Hostile Indians?

The rising tide of anti-India, anti-Hindu, and racist attacks serves as a stark reminder that economic prosperity does not automatically guarantee social immunity from bigotry.

Opinion: Ray-Ban's Billionaire Family Drama Is Hitting New Lows

EssilorLuxottica was already the stuff of Italian capitalist legend. Its creator Leonardo was put into an orphanage by his widowed mother because she could not afford to feed him. He went on to build the world's largest eyewear group, and effectively the modern optical industry.

Opinion | Imran Khan, And The Perils Of Having An 'Opinion' In Bollywood

The reality of the industry is quite grimy. More often than not, its inhabitants have been fairweather friends, happy to sing the praises of whoever is in a position of authority.

Opinion | India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor: Business Must Lead the Way

Governments can provide the geopolitical vision for the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. Its success, however, will depend on whether businesses see a compelling commercial reason to use it, invest in it, and build supply chains around it.

Opinion | Cornell Rape Case: When Sexual Assault Allegations Test Elite US Universities

A university's reputation is built over decades. Its response to a sexual assault allegation can put that reputation to the test in a matter of days. For students and parents, admission to a prestigious university represents more than academic achievement. It is also an investment in a future that is expected to offer opportunity, independence, and...

Opinion: Gandhi Siblings, And INDIA Bloc's Political Theatrics

Indian politics has never been short of theatrics. The recent INDIA bloc protest march to the Supreme Court against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and SIR (Special Intensive Revision) was full of such spectacles. Congress leaders and siblings Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have been at the centre of demonstrations in which...

Opinion | India Has Enough Coal. So Why Are Power Plants Running Short? A 76 Million 'Crunch'

As of October 5, as many as 82 of the 191 thermal plants monitored by the Central Electricity Authority were in the 'critical' category

Opinion | Lured By Salaries, Fed To War: How India's Jobless Youth Have Become Canon Fodder

As per India's Ministry of External Affairs, 259 Indian nationals are believed to have been drafted into the Russian armed forces. Out of these, 139 have obtained an early discharge, while information remains to be sought about 69 others who may reportedly still be serving, or whose statuses remain undetermined. This raises a pertinent policy qu...

Opinion | Starlink, India, And Why Elon Musk Must Know His Billionaire Tantrums Won't Work

India should neither be intimidated by Musk's global influence nor distracted by his theatrics.

Opinion | Is The Law Scary Enough? Deterrence, Death Penalty And Sexual- Offence Prosecutions

In 2011, a serving member of the disciplined forces was accused of raping a minor, the young daughter of an officer. Fifteen years later, he is out on bail. Nothing in the evidence set him free. The delay did, in the courtroom and in the department's own proceedings, as the case moved from one adjournment to the next while the family waited. I t...

Opinion | AI Will Be Judged By What It Does To Indian Women

Something unusual has been happening in our High Courts these past few weeks. One after another, some of the most recognised women in India have walked in, asking judges to scrub fake versions of themselves off the internet. In early September, the Bombay High Court ordered the removal of AI-generated deepfakes of Shruti Haasan. Shilpa Shetty sough...

Blog | 'Baap Da Brat': Kerala Mini Cooper Crash, And Why 'Daddy' Can't Keep Saving You

There are three things you should never underestimate in India: the power of 'jugaad', the elasticity of the law, and the confidence of a 'Baap da Brat' who believes his Papa Posh can fix absolutely anything.

Opinion | 'Say Our Name': Why A Tiny Island Nation Wants The World To Get Its Name Right

Standing before the UN hall of nations, Naoero President David Adeang asked the world to unlearn its comfortable habits and speak a restored truth.

Bangla Sahib Gurdwara Becomes New Battleground Ahead Of Punjab Polls

Religion is expected to be a major poll plank in the 2027 Punjab elections as issues like sacrilege, the controversial Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026, and Panthic politics were already dominating the election scene. The debate between AAP and BJP over the Bangla Sahib Gurdwara episode clearly shows that both the pa...

Opinion | US' Visa Policies May End Up Backfiring On Its Own Tech Industry

The Trump administration's decision to suspend several major technology companies from the US Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) programme marks another consequential turn in Washington's increasingly restrictive approach to skilled immigration. The inclusion of Indian IT majors such as Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Wipro, and HCL Tec...

Opinion | Rahul Gandhi Has Found The Streets Again. And The BJP, An Unexpected 'Opening'

In the last few days, the grand old party of India seems to have finally stumbled on the fact that the beating heart of India is not the granite of the new Parliament - it's the sand of the streets and bylanes. The viral videos of two days of Congress protests, the Rahul-Priyanka brother-sister duo down on the streets, eating meals on the footpa...

Opinion | The US Is Showing India Just How Cheap Its 'Friendship' Is

Can local talent fully replace Indian contribution? Why is the US leading in setting up Global Capability Centres in India - over 60% - and pocketing the IP?