Little a judge can do about rape
Rape in India is pervasive, and not unexpectedly, the victims are mostly from the lower strata of society, says the writer.
Jawed Naqvi
Fable of the bicycle and a plane
The inability to accept defeat with grace comes from an authoritarian streak found in enfeebled democracies, says the writer.
Did she slip up with emergency?
June 25 marked the anniversary of Indira Gandhi’s 21-month 1975-77 emergency. The 50-year-old event came up for censure in the Lok Sabha Speaker’s and president Draupadi…
Has Modi given up his belief of being a divine avatar?
The poorest voters feared the 400 seats sought by Narendra Modi were to subvert Dr Ambedkar’s statute book of rights and duties, which has so far guarded their core interests.…
Win hearts, forget the match
Sports have been weaponised since goodness knows how many centuries, notes the writer.
India’s moon landing is a laudable scientific feat but world knows the space race has a military purpose
Landing on the moon was indeed a laudable scientific feat for India. However, the world knows that the space race, along with scientific research, has a military purpose.
Media and their marching tunes in India and Pakistan
One can only hope that Rahul Gandhi does not have to pay an Imran Khan-like price or attract the wrong headlines.
Is Pakistan the most dangerous place in the world as Biden claims it to be?
Take a global vote, and the toss-up would be between Russia and the US as posing a truly mortal threat to mankind, with North Korea coming a distant third.
Is India-Pakistan peace around?
Will India and Pakistan take steps to address mistrust when leaders of both countries attend the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ?
Muslims are not alone in being hounded in India
Seldom if ever has one seen the community taking to the streets on issues of education and health, or even jobs for their people or other Indians.