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Thursday, August 28, 2025
TopicProtesting farmers

Topic: protesting farmers

By opposing farmers’ stir, AAP is playing to the crowd in urban Punjab. But it’s a slippery slope

Protesting farmers have issued call for nationwide protest outside offices of deputy commissioners and ‘chakka jam’ across Punjab after police action at Shambhu, Khanauri borders.

Protesting farmers pelt stones, smear ink on BJP MLA’s car in UP’s Muzaffarnagar

In a purported video, MLA Umesh Malik was seen claiming that the attackers had affiliation to the BKU. According to the police, a case has been registered & several were booked.

We understand why farmers are at border, govt offer still on the table, says Sitharaman

If any farmer has any question, agriculture minister has never denied opportunities for talks, said Sitharaman, adding that discussion is the only way forward.

Modi govt must hold firm on farm reforms, more than just laws are at risk

Latest reforms are India’s commitment to transition to a more environmentally sustainable & equitable growth model. If he loses the initiative, Modi will be making the same mistake twice.

Neither ‘udta’ nor ‘padhta’ Punjab. Question is how India’s no. 1 state in 2003 fell to 13

Punjab, once India’s richest state, has slipped and fallen behind. MSP and subsidies should continue, but it needs to rediscover its entrepreneurial impulse.

On Camera

How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.