Delhi monuments caught in G20 makeover rush—Lodi Garden to Mehrauli, it’s more like vandalism
A small mosque near Lodhi Garden has now been plastered over, hiding the calligraphic writing that should have been restored. Read Vandana Menon’s report.
How Modi’s ‘One Nation, One Election’ panel spurred INDIA alliance to form its own committees
INDIA alliance Friday announced a 14-member coordination committee & a 19-member campaign panel. It also formed 3 working groups: for social media, traditional media, and research, reports Manasi Phadke.
Husband & wife closely related, Delhi HC declares 31-yr marriage void under Hindu law
Hindu Marriage Act prohibits marriage between ‘sapindas’ — those with common ancestor till 3rd generation on mother’s side & 5th on father’s, reports Srilekha Malladi.
Why India’s strategic depth is of little value—from Pakistan to China borders
What if a country has neither strategic depth, nor a friendly neighbour? Faced with such a situation, this depth has to be created by occupying territories, writes Manoj Naravane.
How the 2008 Alamgirpur re-excavation challenged timeline of mighty Harappan Civilisation
New dates from the site, ranging from 2600 to 2200 BCE, questioned the established timeline of Harappan presence in the Ganga-Yamuna Doab, writes Disha Ahluwalia.
Army can’t ask soldiers to do social work on leave. It’s beyond the ‘call of duty’
The ‘social warrior’ scheme would make the soldiers seem like tools for promoting the policies of the ruling party at the Centre, writes Lt Gen H S Panag (Retd).
Manmohan Singh, Rahul back Modi on Ukraine. Some things still work in India’s broken politics
The 40 years from the NAM summit in 1983 to this G20 with Biden, Macron & Sunak bilaterals mark India’s march from a fake non-alignment to a mostly transactional policy autonomy, writes Shekhar Gupta in this week’s ‘National Interest’.