scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
HomeOpinion

Opinion

This #10YearChallenge should make India feel ashamed

While individual Indians seem to have done well over the past decade, politics and policy priorities seem to have regressed to 1989.

Mukesh Ambani vs Jeff Bezos is the fight for Indian consumer that was bound to happen

Modi govt is forcing Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to fight Ambani with one hand tied behind his back.

Pakistan’s new chief justice is showing signs of an old habit – siding with the military

Chief Justice Khosa’s allegiance to the Bajwa doctrine can spell fresh crisis for Pakistan.

No one can deter Mamata Banerjee from her unrealistic PM ambitions now

A seven-time MP, Mamata Banerjee has been a three-time Union cabinet minister and is in her second term as CM.

Why BJP and Congress love to hate sedition (till they come to power)

Every political party questions the wisdom of retaining the sedition law, but only when they are in opposition.

India’s bankruptcy law will exist—with dentures in place of teeth

India’s two-year-old bankruptcy regime has been brought to the brink of irrelevance by the strain of resolving its most high-profile case -- Essar...

What BJP MPs are talking in private about Narendra Modi and 2019

If I leave the BJP now, will the Congress give me ticket? BJP MPs are wondering.

Between gaon and governance: How Modi govt’s Digital India is bridging rural-urban divide

Narendra Modi government's flagship scheme, Digital India, is transforming the country at the grassroots.

How Imran Khan’s PTI turned Pakistani conservative men into supporters of liberal women

PTI did bring change in Pakistan, but one it didn't want.

On Camera

The Bengal voter is silent. Is it fear or quiet determination?

The silence may have to do with the state’s history of political violence. During the 2021 post-poll violence, BJP leaders 'ran away leaving their voters at the mercy of the mob'.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.