Opinion

Rama Chandra Panda It is a fundamental right of every citizen to disagree with government policy. The parliament and legislatures are just trusts of collective wisdom of citizens; and if any law or policy creates fear or anger among citizens it should be explained. The...

Biranchi Narayan Nanda India’s second quarter (July–September) GDP figure for 2019-20 is the lowest among figures of the previous seven quarters. GDP growth in this quarter was 4.5 per cent, down from 5 per cent in the first quarter (April–June 19). Compared with the corresponding...

Santosh Kumar Mohapatra Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was again targeted and witnessed unprecedented violence recently. The Left-leaning JNU Students Union (JNUSU) and the Rightist Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) blamed each other for the violence unleashed at night January 5. Politicians across party lines, members...

Priya Ranjan Sahu A saying in Hindi goes: “Ulta chor kotwal ko dante” (the thief reprimands the police). But in the context of the attack on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), the roles of the thief and the police seem to be reversed, with the...

Dhanada Kanta Mishra A foundation established by a former central minister from Odisha recently organised a seminar in Delhi to pay tribute to a freedom fighter from the state. The stated purpose of the event was to raise a voice for getting the freedom fighter...

SN Misra General Bipin Rawat has taken over as the first CDS of India. He will function as a Secretary in a newly created Department of Military Affairs within the Ministry of Defence. He will be the single point Military Advisor to the Raksha Mantri...

Devdutt Pattanaik The symbol of India in Indian passports and Indian currency notes has been a lion and a spoked-wheel or chakra, both from the Ashoka pillar. Now the government has introduced the lotus on the passport, as part of security measures, we are told,...

Santosh Kumar Mohapatra Targeting those who resorted to violence and damaged public property during protests against new citizenship law, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said they should “ask themselves if their path was right”. He said emphasis should not just be on citizen rights but also...

Mihir Bose I am one of Midnight’s Children born just a few months before India won her freedom. I grew up in Nehru’s India, he died the same day in May 1964 as my SSC results were published. Throughout that period, we worried about India...

Devinder Sharma Another year passes by. While there were a lot of expectations for a better future for farmers, but as 2019 fades into history, the farming community is still grappling to recover the cost of cultivation. With prices dropping across the spectrum, barring a...