By Kalyani Shankar With the Uttar Pradesh. elections drawing closer, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is rolling out a comprehensive, strategic plan aimed not only at retaining its power in the state but also at solidifying its influence across India. The strategy emphasises uniting the NDA and addressing...
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Three Temple-Mosque disputes in Uttar Pradesh will keep the communal politics alive in the months to come before May 2027, when the state will be going to polls. These are Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi, Sri Krishna Janmaboomi-ShahiIdgah Mosque in Mathura, and the Sambhal Mosque...
By Arun Srivastava Weaponisation of the governance and criminalisation of the cultural ethos are fast taking a diabolical character in Bengal in the last two months of BJP rule in the state.. The actions of the state government and the daily policy announcements of the Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari...
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers If aliens landed in India tomorrow, they would conclude they had arrived in two countries occupying the same piece of real estate. In one India, a vegetable vendor accepts payment through a QR code, a farmer checks monsoon forecasts on his smartphone, a surgeon in...
By Asad Mirza Ten months after toppling one government, Nepal’s Gen Z is confronting the one it built. A brutal eviction drive, a driver’s self-immolation and a widening crackdown on dissent are testing whether Balen Shah’s “new politics” differs from the old. Nepal is witnessing an uncomfortable rerun. Less...
By T N Ashok Hema Malini is in her late 70s and looks like she is just 45 years old . She has not lost a bit of her stunning beauty or stature or looks. She is still the dream girl of Bollywood and over the weekend she celebrated...
By Zoya Hasan Women have been at the forefront of Indian politics since the freedom struggle. Yet, their participation in governance and representation in legislatures and other decision-making institutions remains disproportionately low. Women currently hold only about 14 per cent of the 543 Lok Sabha seats, while their average...
By K Raveendran The Supreme Court vacation bench’s observation that the “heavens are not going to fall” if petitions seeking an independent investigation into the alleged misappropriation of donations to the Ayodhya Ram Temple waited for the regular judicial process was an unfortunate choice of words. The bench may...
Unemployment In Million-Plus Cities Higher Than Urban India By Dr. Gyan Pathak Unemployment rate in million-plus cities is higher under the usual status at 4.9 per cent compared to 4.8 per cent in urban India, while stark inequality in earnings also persists among various categories – such as casual...
By M A Hossain For decades, the Strait of Hormuz has been treated as a narrow stretch of water with outsized geopolitical importance. Yet the latest regional security shocks have exposed a deeper reality. Hormuz is not simply an oil chokepoint; it is the foundation upon which the modern...
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers NEW YORK:: When President Donald Trump departed Türkiye after the NATO summit this week, he did something American presidents almost never do. Instead of remaining aboard the newly modified Boeing 747 that had carried him into the country, he boarded one of the older presidential...
By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The V. D. Satheesan-led United Democratic Front(UDF) Government cannot escape the responsibility for the Wayanad debris slip tragedy which has so far claimed seven lives. The Government, ever since it assumed power, has sought to blame it all on the previous Left Democratic Front(LDF) Government....
By Ben Chacko Change, Andy Burnham offered. Yet it is now clear that in the absolutely critical area of foreign and military policy, the incoming Labour premier offers no new course at all. His article in The Times sets out his approach to the world. It is one that...
By Nitya Chakraborty China is hosting the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 17 to 20 the deliberations of which are expected to decide the course of AI development globally as also the scope of AI governance as also collaboration for assisting AI growth in the...
By Dr. Gyan Pathak In the pursuit of gaining strength in the Parliament of India – both in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha – the ruling BJP under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has adopted a national political strategy of splitting the opposition political parties, that has reached its...
By T.N. Ashok Pakistan-administered Kashmir has once again emerged as one of South Asia’s most politically volatile regions. What began as protests over soaring electricity bills, inflation and governance has now evolved into a broader political movement questioning the relationship between Islamabad and the territory it officially calls “Azad...
By Ashis Biswas KOLKATA: Nearly 10,000 job seekers and unemployed youths, mostly from South Asian countries, were killed worldwide in various accidents and mishaps in 2025, as their quest for work/migration abroad ended in tragedy. In addition a large number of people were also reported missing. International agencies and...