Commentary
Faith, language and Mumbai’s divide
Rising communal overtones and regional resentment over public space usage disrupt neighbourhoods, fracturing the city’s secular fabric An unseemly and unprecedented divide has sprung up in Mumbai, carrying with it…
Iran, US reach peace deal to end Middle East war
‘Strait of Hormuz will open on June 19 after signing of agreement’ Islamabad/Washington: President Donald…
Pitch for sustainable growth in Goa
It has been a case of rampant degradation and destruction of the state’s environment which…
Give hope a chance Â
As New Year kicks in, government and people must resolve to improve happiness index There…
EDM death: Report points to mix of drugs, alcohol
Panaji: The preliminary report into the death of Delhi youth, who died in a hospital…
Lasted Commentary
J&K carnage: India weighing options
The devastating terrorist attack on April 22, 2025, in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, has once again pushed India to the…
Indus at the receiving end
Indus Waters Treaty was designed for a very different world, when India and Pakistan were working to establish themselves amid…
How intelligence ‘gaps’ occur
Sometimes agencies produce incomplete or even conflicting inputs on security related subjects needing an able arbiter to sort out the…
Remembering Rwanda genocide
Survivors teach us that it takes active dedication and ongoing, daily work from individuals and organisations to confront and challenge…
India faces a terror dilemma
Stopping water-flow and trade won’t stop terrorism. Diplomatic, economic and other measures are fine, but we need a much more…
Pursuit of energy security
Adding additional clean energy is not enough. It must ultimately displace fossil fuels entirely. This will require a whole economy…
Lessons from Pahalgam incident
Truth is that the Modi government has not been able to eliminate cross-border terror just as the previous governments also…
Pope Francis showed US the mirror
Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, has passed away on Easter Monday, aged 88. He was the…