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No point is served by denying that todays geopolitical India is an imperial creation. (Representational Image)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Strengthen India's future: You can't change the...

The communal angle looms largest because it threatens life and stability

18 Jan 2023 12:05 AM IST

7th Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan

Dinesh C. Sharma | How the Nizam in 1947 waged propaganda war against...

The propaganda war and political lobbying did result in some gains for the beleaguered Nizam

4 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

The CAA has to be selective since it targets a unique and complex South Asian dilemma. (Representational Image)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | CAA not the real problem, but NRC is open to...

The NRC is another matter. Not because its wording is offensive but because its provisions can be abused

1 Feb 2023 12:00 AM IST

The Indus river in Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. (AP File Photo)

Mohan Guruswamy | Indus waters: Yawning gap between threat and reality

World Bank brokered the IWT between India and Pak after many years of intense negotiations to allocate the waters of the...

8 March 2023 12:05 AM IST

April 14 instantly brings to mind the legacy of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of Indias Constitution, whose 132nd birth anniversary is being celebrated this month.

Praveen Davar | How Ambedkar ensured Hindu society's reform despite...

A saffron-clad swami went to the extent of saying an untouchable' had no business meddling in matters normally the...

14 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

Unlike Italians and other Continentals, Indians, like all former colonials, nurse a certain guilty pride about proficiency in English. (Representational Image)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | English Hinglish: Taking liberties with...

Hinglish, a cherished reminder of the Raj that we love to hate, will forever remain India's pride and glory

11 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

The ceremonial sceptre, which will be installed in the new Parliament building, was given to Nehru to symbolise the transfer of power from the British to India in August 1947. (Photo: Twitter/@AmitShah)

AA Edit | Much ado about Sengol'

The symbol's value is just one of historicity as it was associated with India's tryst with destiny as a nation freed of...

27 May 2023 12:54 AM IST

US President Joe Biden, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 leaders summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (Image: AP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Amidst waffling over China, US-India embrace...

It is India's permanent dilemma that complacency about foreign policy alternatives leads to a fatal complacency about...

11 May 2023 12:05 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the flagging off ceremony of Vande Bharat Express, at Rani Kamlapati Station, in Bhopal, Saturday, April 1, 2023. (PTI)

AA Edit | PM's Mann Ki Baat sets one-of-a-kind milestone

Mann Ki Baat must be one of the world's most prolific, versatile and engaging political conversations

1 May 2023 12:15 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), at White House in Washington, Friday, June 23, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Mohan Guruswamy | The Narendra Modi style of governing a complex...

The PM is number one and the organisation is flat after that

27 Jun 2023 12:05 AM IST

Manish Tewari | Why South Asia in dire need of statesmanship

South Asia requires statespersons who can look beyond the horizon to the future that beckons rather than remain stuck in...

4 Jun 2023 12:22 AM IST

An undated photo of Jannayak Karpoori Thakur. Former Bihar chief minister and socialist leader Karpoori Thakur, popularly known as jannayak, will be awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously. (File Image: PTI)

AA Edit | Bharat Ratna for Karpoori well-deserving recognition

His ideological, political and social impact is best gauged by the sheer number of politicians he inspired

25 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST