Opinion

Tracing India's Journey Through PM Modi's Independence Day Speeches

There is a simple way to measure the distance India has travelled in the last decade: listen to the prime minister's Independence Day speeches. Things have changed; it is undeniable. But what has also changed is the very nature of what Prime Minister Narendra Modi has to talk about. In the early years of the Modi government, the speeches were of...

Opinion | Attack On Sukhbir Badal: Time To Heal, Time To Rethink Panthak Politics

The motive behind the attack on Sukhbir Singh Badal remains under investigation. But the incident raises questions about the direction of Sikh public discourse.

Opinion | Noakhali To Parliament, What Gandhi, Nehru, Jinnah And Faiz Were Doing On Aug 15, 1947

What was Gandhi doing while Nehru was making his famous midnight speech, and why was Jinnah hosting a lunch as a new nation began fasting? August 15, 1947, looked very different depending on where you stood.

Opinion | India At 80: The Nation That Stopped Waiting

India marks its 80th Independence Day today, and with it, eight decades of a nation's argument with its own destiny. Every anniversary is an occasion to celebrate; this one is an occasion to reckon, with the battles fought within our borders and beyond them, with the price paid for the freedom we now take for granted, and with the distance travelle...

Opinion | 79 Years On, India's Enduring Answer To Those Who Had Predicted Its Collapse

Seventy-nine years in the lifespan of an ancient civilisation is a mere heartbeat; yet, in the annals of modern nation-building, it's an audacious triumph.

79 Years On: The Ground Beneath India's Growth Story

Three decades ago, India's organised office market was a fraction of what it is today. It was built gradually and financed largely through individual and promoter capital.

Opinion | DRDO Is Being Restructured. But The Real Problem Remains Unsolved

Three big questions are ailing the DRDO and its progress

The Coast Pays, Delhi Collects: What The Centre's Mineral Bill Takes From States

India's mineral wealth may lie with the states, but the power to tax it is increasingly travelling north.

Opinion | How Far Is Saudi Arabia Really Willing To Go For Pakistan?

Riyadh may not afford to fully align its security commitments under the Mecca pact in a way that undermines its relationship with New Delhi.

Opinion | Nanded Attack: Sukhbir Badal And The Past That Still Haunts Him, 11 Years Later

Badal has now faced two serious physical attacks at Sikh religious places in less than two years. Is religious atonement enough for political forgiveness?

How A Regional War Became The World's Economic Problem

The world has discussed the war in the Middle East from every possible angle - military strategy, geopolitics, energy security, supply chains, economic resilience and humanitarian consequences. There are articles, television debates, conferences and strategic assessments everywhere. But the world appears helpless despite knowing the consequences an...

Opinion | Indian Parliament And The Perils Of Empty 'Swagger'

Indian MPs - on all sides - have found a dangerous new way to game the Parliament. And so far, they all are winning

Opinion | China's PLA Is Entering A Dangerous New Phase, And India Can't Afford To Look Away

As the final year in the run-up to the PLA's 100-year goals commences, three problems stand out as unresolved.

Opinion | The Great IIT Dream Is Cracking: Why Even Top Degree-Holders Are Unable To Find Jobs

Across several top IITs, roughly 30-40% of registered students had not found jobs by the final weeks of the 2024-25 cycle.

Opinion | Why Akhilesh Yadav Is Suddenly Betting On Brahmins In Uttar Pradesh

Akhilesh is chasing the Brahmin vote in Uttar Pradesh. But breaking the BJP's near-total hold over it won't be easy

Opinion | Pakistan Might Just Have Signed Itself Into A Difficult Trap With Its 'Saudi' Deal

The Saudi-Pak-Turkey agreement gives Saudi Arabia a shield. But for Pakistan, it could quickly become a strategic nightmare

Opinion | Google Is Turning The Internet Into Its Own Prison, And Nobody Can Do Anything About It

The company that once sent us across the web now wants to keep us trapped inside its own walls.

Opinion | Three Adversaries Become 4: Why The Saudi-Turkey-Pak Deal Is A Headache For India

With Turkey already in Islamabad's corner and Saudi Arabia now signing up to a mutual-defence pact, Pakistan's bilateral rivalry with India may now become a much wider strategic equation.

Opinion | Pakistan's Kashmir 'Story' Is Now Collapsing Under The Weight Of Its Own Contradictions

Pakistan spent decades internationalising the Kashmir issue. With the PoK uprising, that has come back not only to bite it, but to expose its false narratives

Opinion | 86 Votes, 1 Warning: Is India Turning Into Collateral Damage In US' War On Russia?

Washington wants to sever Russian energy income, but India could end up paying the price for it