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National emblem at Hazratbal is not conflict between faith and nationalism

Abu Ashraf Zeeshan

The recent controversy over the installation of an inaugural plaque with the Ashoka stambha at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar has sparked debate across Kashmir and beyond. For many devotees, Hazratbal is not just...

17 Sep 2025

3 min read

US tariffs boomerang and hit the American medicine cabinets

Rajeev Narayan

Barely weeks after Washington imposed a 25-per cent tariff on Indian imports—doubling it to 50 per cent penalty over New Delhi’s crude Russian oil p...

16 Sep 2025

5 min read

Ukraine, Gaza wars will end with a bang, not a whimper

Saeed Naqvi

Ukraine and Gaza are TV serials streaming interminably on our screens because the authors do not know how to script the final scene. The general ...

15 Sep 2025

5 min read

India is the only stable country in South Asia

Rajeev Narayan

South Asia’s political landscape resembles a furiously-revolving stage, with leaders getting ousted, systems overturned and crises erupting with clockwork...

14 Sep 2025

5 min read

Sushila Karki's challenges in restoring peace, democracy in Nepal

Shankar Kumar

Although the army has taken control of the situation in Nepal, chaos and confusion persist across the length and breadth of the Himalayan nation. Amid this, Gen ...

13 Sep 2025

5 min read

Investment options are low, risky, and future projections fuzzy

Rajeev Narayan

Here’s a challenge for you. Try looking at today’s available investment options from all possible angles and select one that is not scary, slippery,...

11 Sep 2025

4 min read

India and China must walk together steadily, avoid mistrust

Pallab Bhattacharyya

The geopolitical landscape of nations often resembles a restless ocean, shifting with tides of opportunity and undercurrents of rivalry. For India, this d...

03 Sep 2025

3 min read

US tariff snub pushes Japan, China, and Russia closer to India

Shankar Kumar

US President Donald Trump could hardly have imagined that India, with a single stroke of smart geopolitical game, would give him sleepless nights by drawing Toky...

03 Sep 2025

7 min read

What India must do to check illegal migration from Bangladesh

Rishi Suri

The Supreme Court has repeatedly recognised large-scale illegal immigration from Bangladesh as a matter akin to ‘external aggression’ under Article 355,...

02 Sep 2025

5 min read

India must stay invested in Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City

Aditi Bhaduri

The Kingdom of Bhutan is opening up, and India must be prepared to avail itself of the opportunities it offers. Often dubbed the last Shangri-la on earth f...

31 Aug 2025

6 min read

India faces Hobson’s choice in dealing with the US on Tariffs

Rajeev Narayan

Much like the Devil’s Alternative, Hobson’s choice was born under duress. It came into being in the 17th century, when Thomas Hobson, a Cambridge ca...

30 Aug 2025

5 min read

Dharali disaster is result of development at the cost of environment

Mahmood Hassan

The climate disaster in the village of Dharali in Uttarakhand has created ripples across the country. A video on social media captured the entire trail of destr...

30 Aug 2025

4 min read

Curse of dowry refuses to go away despite harsh laws

Uzma Khatoon

The recent case of a young woman named Nikki Bhati, who was burned alive by her husband’s family for dowry, left everyone shocked. However, such tragedies a...

28 Aug 2025

5 min read

Simplified, overhauled GST to make some goods cheaper

Sushma Ramachandran

Reform of the eight-year-old Goods and Services Tax (GST) is finally on the cards. The Group of Ministers on Rate Rationalisation set up by the GST Co...

25 Aug 2025

5 min read

LG Sinha shattered decades of silence on Kashmir’s terror victims

Sheikh Khalid Jahangir

On August 5 Jammu and Kashmir saw a turning point when Lt Governor Manoj Sinha spoke in Srinagar to people who had suffered greatly for generations. At ...

23 Aug 2025

5 min read