For the first time in over 50 years, India has been told that it is on the threshold of a full-scale war. The drills seek to bring that war into the people’s consciousness, not as a media event but as a way of preparing them for what could unfold in their lives. Civil defence preparedness … Read more
‘Civil defence’ drills The drills amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan put us in a certain mode of uncertainty about the future. Nobody knows how a war will pan out, but everybody knows that it will exact a terrible cost. A war between two nuclear-armed neighbours can be described in one word — “annihilation”. … Read more
In an article, “Demise of foreign aid in India” (‘Opinion’ page, May 5, 2025), the reference to India becoming the fifth largest economy by 2047, should have been ‘developed nation’. Published – May 07, 2025 12:32 am IST Read Comments Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit
To what extent can a leader of a country unintentionally sway the election of another G-7 nation? The answer: quite a bit, and surprisingly so, if the leader is Donald Trump. On April 28, Canadians cast their ballots in crucial snap federal elections. A few months ago, under Justin Trudeau’s leadership, the ruling Liberal Party … Read more
Gaza, as the Red Cross has put it, has already become “hell on earth”. In 19 months, Israeli forces have killed more than 52,000 Palestinians in the enclave, most of them women and children. Nearly all of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents have been displaced, many, multiple times. Tens of thousands have been wounded in a … Read more
The Pahalgam terror attack of April 22 has exposed, yet again, the fragmentation in the global fight against terror and Pakistan’s resort to terrorism when it fears normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir. While a number of countries have condemned the Pahalgam attack, they have, at the same time, called upon India and Pakistan to exercise … Read more
In this August 28, 2019 photo, people wait at the Foreigners’ Tribunal office at Barpeta in Assam. Only 26 declared foreigners have been deported since 2017 – despite the fact that, as of December 31, 2023, over 1,59,353 people had been declared foreigners by the State’s Foreigners’ Tribunals. | Photo Credit: AP In India, people … Read more
Does national integration require the imposition of one language? Does the promotion of one language over regional languages threaten the diversity and federalism of the country? Can a national party in power try to monopolise education and language at the cost of pluralism? These are the questions being raised following the Maharashtra government’s move to … Read more
Letters to The Editor — May 6, 2025 letters to the editor New textbooks Gone are the days when children had the luxury of open grounds. In the world of today, children are in the vicious grip of the online world. There is so much competition that children are often over stressed. Their faces are … Read more
A sentence in the last paragraph of a report, “With 26 Rafales, aircraft carriers will have a full fighter strength” (‘News’ page, May 4, 2025) said: “…. the deal for 156 light combat helicopters (LCH) with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) at a cost of ₹62,700 was advanced…” The amount should have been ₹62,700 crore. Published … Read more