Opinion: After Karnataka, Reading The Tea Leaves For 2024
Ajay Kumar | Monday May 22, 2023One suspects the ultimate battle of the soul of the country will be between syncretic Hinduism and the more aggressive Hindutva.
Opinion: As India Preps For 2024, Why Sam Altman's Warning Is Relevant
Pankaj Mishra | Monday May 22, 2023Drawing from OpenAI's Sam Altman's testimony to the US Senate on Tuesday, India must improve its regulatory efforts to shape a safe and responsible AI ecosystem.
Opinion: No Space For Women In Siddaramaiah's First Cabinet
TM Veeraraghav | Sunday May 21, 2023Activists have taken to Twitter to lament the meagre opportunity given to women in electoral politics and demand that parties increase the number of women they field.
Opinion: Hindenburg Report Joins The Pantheon Of Unsubstantiated Smearing
Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Saturday May 20, 2023The Hindenburg report abroad and its broadcasters in India had effectively stymied a large infrastructure building group and had also deprived stock market investors of their legitimate earnings.
Opinion: After Expert Panel's Clean Chit To Adani Group, Big Questions For Congress
Sanjay Singh | Friday May 19, 2023The committee findings make it abundantly clear that the Hindenburg report was motivated mischief to make money and create a political upheaval in the Indian polity and economy.
Opinion: I Congratulated Sonia Gandhi For Karnataka 5 Months Ago
Derek O'Brien | Friday May 19, 2023I am no psephologist but let me give myself a self-congratulatory pat on the back for calling it right.
Opinion: Karnataka - The Case Of BJP
Vinay Sahasrabuddhe | Friday May 19, 2023Notwithstanding the shortcomings of the outgoing BJP government in Karnataka, the loss in this major state election shouldn't be interpreted as a rejection of the BJP's policies, programmes, and leadership.
Blog: Kiren Rijiju's Removal Follows A Controversial Tenure
Akhilesh Sharma | Thursday May 18, 2023There is no clear answer why Mr Rijuju -- one of the most prominent faces of the Modi government -- has been completely sidelined and shunted from the high-profile Law and Justice ministry to a low-key Earth Science ministry.
Opinion: From Madhya Pradesh To Rajasthan To Karnataka, Congress's HR Mess
Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Thursday May 18, 2023Unlike in the days when stalwarts dominated the Congress, today the party has a fair sprinkling of dwarfs who are tasked with crisis management. And their performance is dismal.
Opinion: Winds Of Change Sweep Top Prison
Shantanu Guha Ray | Thursday May 18, 2023Behind the imposing walls of Tihar jail, Sanjay Baniwal is crafting a story of hope for prisoners who have found the routine horrible and the horrible routine in India's maximum-security prison.
Opinion: In All-Women Republic Day Parade, PM Modi's Big Message
Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Wednesday May 17, 2023The Union Government's efforts to put together an all-women Republic Day parade in 2024 can bolster the BJP's efforts to highlight itself and Prime Minister Narendra Modi as being committed to empowering women in every walk of life, including defence
Blog: PM's Call For Organ Donation Needs Nationwide Support
Vijayasai Reddy | Wednesday May 17, 2023Organ transplants must be made inclusive. It should be like the first shots for the newborn. The Prime Minister must implement the pledge of organ donors, or else unscrupulous operators will make money by harvesting organs at mind-boggling rates.
Opinion: The "FPTP" Factor In The Karnataka Verdict
OPS Malik | Monday May 15, 2023In the 'First-Past-The-Post' system of elections, the candidate who gets the maximum valid votes wins that constituency of the assembly or parliament. This concept is based on the analogy of the racing track.
Opinion: Congress Needs Much More To Pull Off A Karnataka In 2024
Narendar Pani | Monday May 15, 2023Ironically, it is the Congress, fresh from its victory in a major state, that needs to tweak its strategy.
Opinion: BJP's Anti-Corruption Branding Took A Beating In Karnataka
Sudheendra Kulkarni | Monday May 15, 2023BJP lost power not due to any specific scandal involving outgoing CM Basavaraj Bommai or his colleagues. Voters rejected it because of the widespread perception that the entire government machinery, from bottom to top, was steeped in corruption.
