Manish Chandra Mishra- Indian farmers are fearing a trade deal between India and US that may ruined the market for local producers. According to various Indian farmers association, US-China trade war and increasing agricultural output & decreasing exports of US have been posing a huge danger to the economy of US. Evidently, the agricultural […]
Justice Markandey Katju- Omar Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), has been in detention since August, 5, 2019, under the J&K Public Safety Act. I submit that every moment of his detention, as well as the detention of other Kashmiri leaders, has been a gross violation of the right to liberty […]
Sugandha Rawal – Grammy-nominated sitarist, composer and producer Anoushka Shankar finds strength in vulnerability, and says she is increasingly finding it easier to trust that she can be vulnerable in her music. Asked how important it is to be vulnerable as an artist, Anoushka told IANS: “There is great strength in vulnerability, as it takes […]
Narendra Puppala- Even as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) basked in the glory of its consecutive thumping victory on Tuesday, the spotlight shifts on its supremo Arvind Kejriwal. Over the past decade, the former Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer has crafted himself into a political brand that has virtually demolished the Congress, and is […]
Arul Louis- US President Donald Trump is proposing to cut foreign aid by 21 per cent while allocating more than $2 billion to support the Indo-Pacific strategy in the $4.4 trillion budget for the next fiscal year. The allocations in the budget unveiled on Monday seek to counter “the Chinese Malign influence and champions security, […]
Justice Markandey Katju – The exit polls predict a massive victory for AAP in the Delhi Assembly elections (the result will of course be declared on 11th February). Although I had thought the BJP would win in view of the religious polarization in Indian society, it seems I was wrong. But what could be […]
Yajurvindra Singh – The popularity and growth of cricket in India, both on and off the field, has had a steep rise. An Indian victory or a defeat has a telling impact on the mood of the nation. Cricket was brought to India by the British, but India is now its most popular destination. The […]
IANS- A NASA probe into Boeing’s commercial space capsule called Starliner, that failed to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) in December, has revealed numerous software bugs that should have been found in internal testing and not during an unmanned space flight. Investigators found “fundamental” problems with the company’s software that could have led […]
Sunjay Kapur- Overall the Budget 2020 has tried to factor in the current economic situation and consumer sentiment. It has taken into cognizance the aspirations of the youth and women, both of whom play significant roles in the economic matrix. Rural and agricultural context, education, healthcare, women, and children feature predominantly; with allocations for […]
Justice Markandey Katju- All eyes in India, and indeed throughout the Indian subcontinent, and also in many places elsewhere, are focused on the Delhi Legislative Assembly elections to be held on 8th February, whose results will be declared on the 11th. I am giving my own prediction in advance. Although Delhi is a small […]
