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FairPoint: Why did it take a street protest to force action?
Deepika Bhan New Delhi, It should never have taken a street protest to force governments to address a problem that has plagued India's examination system for many decades. But that…
FairPoint: Sarla Bhat’s case rekindles hope for Kashmir’s forgotten victims
Deepika Bhan New Delhi, Thirty-six years is a long time -- long enough for hopes of justice to fade and tears of grief to dry. And when every door of…
Roadmap to energy security: How India can survive without Strait of Hormuz
New Delhi, The possibility of disruption in the Strait of Hormuz due to rising tensions in West Asia should not be viewed merely as an external crisis. It should be…
Op Sindoor blow, global rebuff leaves Asim Munir scrambling for narrative control
Vicky Nanjappa New Delhi, Pakistan has been indulging in a fake narrative campaign against India. While Pakistan is known to sponsor terror groups to strike India, in recent months, it…
Rahul Gandhi’s alarm versus India’s striking diplomatic success
Deepika BhanNew Delhi, The image of a ship carrying cooking gas safely heading home may not ordinarily evokestrong emotions. But in a world shaken by conflict and uncertainty, the sight…
FairPoint: Lights, camera, opposition – Rahul Gandhi’s political theatre
Deepika BhanNew Delhi, It no longer feels like politics; it feels personal -- at times even eccentric -- sliding into rhetoric that alienates more than it persuades. The tone carries…
The Third Eye: Productivity enhancers
DC PathakNew Delhi, In the narrative of productivity enhancement some new concepts have emerged in the Age of Knowledge Economy-linked with the pace at which business was transacted and the…
India’s 2025 economic reforms lay foundation for inclusive growth
New Delhi, The economic reforms undertaken by the government in 2025 reflect a clear shift towards outcome-based governance, reducing friction for citizens and businesses, enhancing transparency and efficiency and laying…
When gratitude dies, extremism thrives — Bangladesh’s fall
Deepika BhanNew Delhi, What is transpiring in Bangladesh at present should not astonish anyone, as those who have been monitoring the steady yet persistent radicalisation taking place there were aware…
How Kashmir’s leaders fed the fire they now blame Delhi for
Deepika BhanNew Delhi, A few days ago, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah remarked that an impression was being created across the country that all Kashmiris were somehow responsible…