Saturday, January 28, 2023
HomeOpinion

Opinion

Sharp and latest opinion on politics, policy and current affairs.

Green hydrogen defines EU’s energy security goals. India is its gateway to achieve them

Swasti Rao -
With rising cooperation between India and European partners, the road to the EU's transition to renewables will pass through trusted connections such as New Delhi.
Read more

3 reasons why Hinduism is purging itself of texts promoting casteism—and why I welcome it

+TFP Dilip Mandal -
Gita Press changed the translation of a casteist controversial verse from the Ramcharitmanas with no explanation.
Read more

Christianity in India wasn’t always imposed. Just look at its Portuguese art

+TFP Anirudh Kanisetti -
Jesus inspired by the sleeping Vishnu, Nagas on altar candlesticks—Goa remained both Indian and Christian through its history.
Read more

Ageing fleet, expired contracts, China— India has a submarine issue, Project 75 not helping

Manvendra Singh -
Given the long time required to manufacture submarines, there is almost a certainty that India will have a serious crisis in the next few years.
Read more

26 January was India’s Independence Day since 1930. Then it lost its identity after 1947

Urvish Kothari -
The Bombay Chronicle newspaper noted how Indians and Congress party welcomed 'Purna Swaraj' in 1930. The celebration of Independence Day on 26 January quickly became customary.
Read more

Women in armed forces touched new heights but real battle has just begun

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
The onus is now on the women to measure up to the exacting physical, intellectual, psychological and performance standards, and the conditions of service.
Read more

In week of BBC documentary, Parchi Baba and his ‘chamatkar’ was ‘breaking news’ on Indian TV

Shailaja Bajpai -
Whether Dhirendra Shastri is a 'con man or a god man', he has definitely become an overnight TV and social media sensation through carpet coverage on India's news channels.
Read more

Pathaan is not just any other Hindi movie. It’s a battle for India

Vir Sanghvi -
Given the frenzy of Hindutva right's boycott campaign, many believed that Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan had flopped even before it was released. We are seeing how wrong they were.
Read more

A more practical Thar is here but don’t buy one for your Andheri-Churchgate commute

Kushan Mitra -
The steering is hard and you bounce around. The tyres are loud and you don’t want to get back home after a long drive with all your muscles and bones aching.
Read more

Pakistan Army must be on board with Shehbaz peace call. It’s a change of heart helping Modi

+TFP Jyoti Malhotra -
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Gen Syed Asim Munir have time till the general election to either become heroes or dispel the impression that they have 'sold out' to India.
Read more
123...1,311Page 1 of 1,311

On Camera

YourTurn

Opinion

Illustration by Prajna Ghosh, ThePrint

How to survive a bear attack — lessons for Adani in...

TN Ninan -
Gautam Adani has a fight on his hands. Whether or not you think his group’s rebuttal of the appropriately named Hindenburg report on the...
Shah Rukh Khan as Pathaan in the movie's song titled Besharam Rang | YouTube

Pathaan is Shah Rukh Khan’s love letter to his fans. And...

File photo of PM Narendra Modi | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Modi’s victories have nailed the canard on 2002 riots. BBC should...

Economy

File photo of Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani at India Ideas Summit in New Delhi | ANI

Hindenburg effect? Adani stocks plunge after controversial report’s release

Nikhil Rampal -
While Adani Transmission’s stocks were worst hit, none of the group's seven listed companies escaped impact, with their stock prices falling between 10% & 27%.

Defence

The Army band performs during Beating Retreat rehearsal at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi. 27 January, 2023 | Photo ANI

‘Ekla Chalo Re’ to ‘Saare Jahan se Achha’ — military bands...

Suchet Vir Singh -
At this year’s Beating Retreat ceremony, Indian tunes based on classical ragas will be performed by military bands. There will also be 3-D anamorphic projection and drone shows.

National Interest

Return of the Muslim: From Modi ‘sermon’ to Pathaan to Bharat...

Shekhar Gupta -
Most key Hindutva/RSS objectives have been achieved, and Modi & BJP now need social calm, at least till summer of 2024. A de-escalation of some sort is on.

Follow us

Copyright © 2022 Printline Media Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.