Opinion

Opinion | Maa Behen, Obsession, And The Gaze That Eats Itself

Every society has a woman it has already judged. Every man has a story about her. Cinema has long inherited both.

Blog | Barricades, Security Cordon, Questions: Inside Sonam Wangchuk's Emergency Ward

Iron barricades lined the hallways and personnel were stopping almost everyone

Reporter's Diary: How Sonam Wangchuk Was Removed From Protest Site

There was a sense of uncertainty among the protesters, who appeared anxious but were unaware of what was about to happen.

Opinion | Pakistan's Iran Problem Isn't Going Anywhere

Despite its glowing successes, and for all its mediation efforts, Pakistan's toughest audience may be in Iran itself

Beyond Runways: The Next Chapter For Tier-2 And Tier-3 Aviation

Runways and new policy are in place. The missing piece? The right aircraft.

Opinion | Why Was A Russian Doomsday Plane In Iran Recently? Inside The 'Tu-214PU'

A Russian Tu-214PU aircraft took off from Moscow and landed in Tehran at around 10:10 am on July 13. The deployment coincided with escalating US and Israeli airstrikes on Iranian military infrastructure

Opinion | Why Britain Is Finding It So Hard To Deport A Pakistani 'Grooming Gang' Leader

Shabir Ahmed, a UK-Pakistan dual national, lost his British citizenship after his conviction more than two decades ago. Now, Pakistan is refusing to take him back.

Opinion | Why A Post By A Senior US Defence Official About 'Allies' Should Worry India

Colby's post frames what could become a thorny question in India-US relations.

Opinion | The Growing Drone Wars In Myanmar

The junta did not invent Myanmar's drone battlefield. It learned it from its enemies. Now those enemies must learn how to defeat the very system they helped prove.

Opinion | Is Saudi Arabia Now Quietly Switching Sides In US-Iran War?

The Saudi presence at the Ayatollah's funeral as well as its refusal to join America's 'Project Freedom' points to a quiet shift away from its ally, the US.

Opinion | China Now Has 7 Of The World's 10 Biggest Banks, And That Should Worry India

Seven of the world's ten largest banks are now headquartered in China. Twenty-two Chinese banks figure in the top 100. No Indian bank comes anywhere close.

'Zalengam Diary' And Roads As New Language In Demand To Divide Manipur

There have been many instances when infrastructure preceded politics. By connecting territories, roads can gradually reshape political demands and make some constitutional futures more conceivable than others

The Politics Of Satluj: A Film That No Party Can Fully Own

Satluj has already achieved one political outcome: it has forced every major party to revisit questions that have remained politically unresolved for four decades

Opinion | A Quiet Indo-Pacific Revolution Is Underway, And India Is At Its Centre

America's unpredictability has finally done what the China threat never could for the Indo-Pacific

Opinion | The End Of Commitment: Is The Auto Industry Global, Regional Or National Now?

India can build the finest domestic market of its generation and lose the global contest in the same decade.

Opinion | Sharad Pawar Has An Old 'Two Plus Two' Bargain For Delhi

Sharad Pawar appears to be keeping two doors open, and the political cost could be huge for both opposition and the NDA.

Opinion | Trump's Quiet Turkey 'U-Turn' Has Loud Consequences For India

In a stunning policy reversal, Trump has decided to sell America's F-35 jets to Turkey, a staunch Pakistan ally and its closest defence supplier

Blog: Your SUV's Most-Used Feature Is Now The Brake Pedal

The growing menace of traffic begs a question: Is buying a car slowly becoming one of the worst financial decisions for people living in large cities?

Opinion | India's Opening: What New Delhi Can Actually Do In UN's AI Dialogue

India's claim to shape global AI rules rests on something few developing economies possess: a working, at-scale demonstration that AI can be built for public purpose rather than private capture.

Opinion | US-Iran MoU Collapse: Why The Strait Of Hormuz Is Back On The Brink

Why did the ceasefire fail? Could it have been prevented? The answer to many of these questions lies in the framing of the 14-Point MoU and the uneven playfield that it created.