For Indian state to listen, Hurriyat must speak of Indian interests
Union Minister for Home Affairs Rajnath Singh voiced the sentiments of a billion-plus Indians when he said that the recent conduct of Hurriyat Conference leaders was bereft of Kashmiriyat. Separatists Syed Ali Shah Geelani and others had turned away some Members of Parliament
Modi’s new initiatives can change regional geopolitical equations
America may have a better perspective on China than China itself. President Barack Obama called it a ‘middle-income economy,’ with ‘mercantilist’, self-advantaging ideas, that need changing. This was in an interview with Indian-American journalist Farid Zakaria, on the eve of the G20 summit at
Empowering women through welcome changes in maternity leave law
On August 11, the Rajya Sabha passed the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016, by voice vote. The Bill was moved for consideration by Union Minister for Labour Bandaru Dattatreya. The Bill amends the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, and will benefit 18 lakh women out of the total 2.8 crore
India’s Baloch gamble well-articulated, can prove to be a game-changer
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech triggered a new form of debate and raised Pakistan’s fault lines in the international community. The words remained a subject of protracted debate across the globe as it implied a new move in Indo-Pak relation. Former Indian
Rahul Gandhi’s RSS tunnel-vision misses Nehru’s faux secularism
The number of flip-flops Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has done on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh will make even a seasoned acrobat’s head spin. He is now convinced, after being not so convinced days ago, that the RSS was involved in Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination
Giving new impetus to development of inland waters in country
As a part of the Government’s ambitious Jal Marg Vikas Project, Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari flagged off two vessels, MV Joy Basudev and MV VV Giri, from the Aghoreshwar Bhagwan Ram Ghat
Rekindling the spirit of nationalism, remembering the unsung heroes
The Tiranga Yatra, flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 9 from the birthplace of revolutionary nationalist Chandra Shekhar Azad, ended on August 23. While launching the yatra, Modi had again called on the youth of India, as he has…
Defence Partner and LEMOA: Road To The Great Equaliser
The Chinese thought India’s signing of the LEMOA (Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement), with the United States was ‘troubles’. For whom, they did not say, but it is unlikely they meant themselves.
Tiranga yatra historic response to forces of disintegration
The just-concluded Tiranga Yatra announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to commemorate the 70th year of India’s independence and to celebrate the contributions of revolutionary nationalists,
Mehbooba Mufti hits nail on the head, leaves Pakistan-apologists exposed
‘Secularists’ and Pakistan-apologists are squirming in acute discomfort. How could Mehbooba Mufti do this? She was one of their own, the one mainstream politician from Jammu & Kashmir whom they could trust in addition to the separatists
