The writer, president, India Foundation, is with the RSS.

February 03, 2024 07:10 IST
Evolving geostrategic scenario has become fodder for the foreign policy wonks on social media platforms who churn out commentaries, often uninformed. This new foreign policy fad is throwing up a challenge to the establishment
Sat, Feb 03, 2024
January 27, 2024 08:00 IST
January 22 is not about triumphalism or an assertion of Hindu supremacy. It's an inspiration in the journey towards Viksit Bharat
Sat, Jan 27, 2024
January 20, 2024 07:45 IST
Consecration of the temple in Ayodhya is being mired in meaningless controversy. Ram is the greatest unifier of our nation. The ceremony should be celebrated in that spirit
Sat, Jan 20, 2024
January 13, 2024 07:45 IST
The BNP’s decision to boycott the elections cannot be supported by anybody. Nobody can argue, whether in India or in Bangladesh, that it is the ruling party’s duty to strengthen the Opposition
Sat, Jan 13, 2024
January 06, 2024 08:00 IST
As nations in the developed West flounder, contrary to the false commentary by naysayers, India will again set an example
Sun, Jan 07, 2024
December 30, 2023 07:45 IST
Explosion of digital-age technologies is set to revolutionise the future. But global leadership needs to reflect upon the ethics of AI
Sat, Dec 30, 2023
December 23, 2023 08:00 IST
Grace, resolve, oratory and decency — Vajpayee had all the qualities of a great PM and parliamentarian
Sat, Dec 23, 2023
December 16, 2023 07:00 IST
The verdict goes by letter and spirit of Constitution, rectifies Nehru’s blunder of indefinitely extending a temporary provision
Sat, Dec 16, 2023
December 09, 2023 07:53 IST
It’s a fact that Nehru became a useful tool for the British during those years. It was he who insisted on granting a special status to Kashmir, overruling his colleagues including Sardar Patel and Ambedkar
Sat, Dec 09, 2023
December 02, 2023 07:00 IST
It is clear and frank articulation of its position guides global foreign policy, brings laurels to its leadership
Sat, Dec 02, 2023
November 25, 2023 07:10 IST
Many major countries, including the US, run their affairs without tampering with their constitutions too much. The Indian Constitution has stood the test of time
Sat, Nov 25, 2023
November 18, 2023 07:08 IST
India’s position on Israel–Palestine conflict reflects its priority to work towards a political solution and durable peace in West Asia
Mon, Nov 20, 2023
November 11, 2023 07:10 IST
Bihar CM should remember — in the important conversation about population control, what is needed is a scientific approach
Sat, Nov 11, 2023
November 03, 2023 16:04 IST
Unfortunately, the UN resolution doesn’t have any categorical reference to the terror attack of Hamas and Islamic Jihad on Israeli soil that resulted in more than 1,400 civilian deaths and the abduction of more than 200 Israelis as hostages
Sat, Nov 04, 2023
October 27, 2023 16:38 IST
In his Vijaya Dashami speech, the RSS chief called for ‘emotional unity’ and adherence to the constitutional order as a response to divisive forces
Sat, Oct 28, 2023
October 20, 2023 19:11 IST
A new regional order that was taking shape through initiatives like I2U2 to the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, to the growing bonhomie of the Global South, will be a victim of the conflict
Sat, Oct 21, 2023
October 14, 2023 07:30 IST
Instead of absolutely rejecting varna and caste as desired by Ambedkar, we, unfortunately, continue to fortify those very institutions for political expediency or out of religious orthodoxy
Sat, Oct 14, 2023
October 06, 2023 19:38 IST
How much does Gandhi really believe in what he wrote? Preaching is a natural art that he inherited from his great grandfather. Jawaharlal Nehru was essentially a non-believer
Sat, Oct 07, 2023
September 30, 2023 07:30 IST
Their disagreements over varna were informed by principled differences on the system's philosophical foundation. Debates over caste and Sanatan Dharma continue
Sat, Sep 30, 2023
September 23, 2023 07:15 IST
Sadly, nothing changed in the way the Canadian PM conducted himself even after his disastrous maiden India visit. Under his nose, Khalistani separatists have continued their anti-India activities rather openly
Sat, Sep 23, 2023
September 16, 2023 07:46 IST
Challenging caste hierarchy is necessary. But using it to demonise Sanatan Dharma is ignorance
Sat, Sep 16, 2023
September 09, 2023 07:45 IST
The suggestion to junk the Constitution is premature. A reexamination of its various facets, from time to time, is necessary
Sat, Sep 09, 2023
September 02, 2023 07:25 IST
Unlike religion in the pre-Enlightenment West, Dharmic traditions are animated by a sense of scepticism and inquiry
Sat, Sep 02, 2023
August 26, 2023 09:12 IST
Dividing lines between 'developed' and 'developing' nations are blurring. Cultural issues, more than economic ones, distinguish Global South from Global North
Sat, Aug 26, 2023
August 19, 2023 07:06 IST
It should not spend energy on taking adversarial positions against the West. It should focus on representative economic governance
Sat, Aug 19, 2023




