Opinion | India Isn’t China, We Must Stick To The High Road When Developing Our Own DeepSeek AI
Let’s not get distracted by the headlines. Many are and will sing hosannas to China for levelling the field with US big tech giants or for edging past them on the way to developing one of the most significant technologies of the current era. There’s no doubt that China’s AI app DeepSeek has created ripples […]
Read MoreOpinion | Respect Indian State? Then Why Name New Congress Party HQ After Indira Gandhi?
Rahul Gandhi has ascribed to himself a new mission. And it’s a grandiose one. As if safeguarding the Constitution wasn’t ambitious enough, the Congress scion now claims he’s “fighting” the “Indian State itself“. We’ll never know if he intended to make an ebullient declaration of hostilities, but it certainly came out that way. Addressing scores […]
Read MoreOpinion | Has Bangladesh Stolen A Leaf Out Of India’s Book Of Diplomatic Chess?
At the end of the day, one photo summed up the state of ties between Delhi and Dhaka. India’s foreign secretary Vikram Misri is portrayed posing alongside his counterpart Mohammad Touhid Hossain. Misri is standing his hands primly crossed in front of his body as if happy to be minding their own business. To his left stands […]
Read MoreOpinion | Will The ‘Maha’ Saffron Wave Push INDIA To The Brink Of A Break-Up?
In just five short months, the momentum in Indian politics has shifted dramatically. Following the BJP-led NDA’s underwhelming performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, questions were raised about its durability and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pan-national acceptability. Today, however, it is the opposition INDIA bloc that is looking distinctly fragile. The reason for the […]
Read MoreOpinion | Will The ‘Maha’ Saffron Wave Push INDIA To The Brink Of A Break-Up?
In just five short months, the momentum in Indian politics has shifted dramatically. Following the BJP-led NDA’s underwhelming performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, questions were raised about its durability and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pan-national acceptability. Today, however, it is the opposition INDIA bloc that is looking distinctly fragile. The reason for the […]
Read MoreOpinion | SoBo’s No-Show Isn’t Because Of Ennui Or Disenchantment, But Arrogance Of Access
Maharashtra, India’s second most electorally influential state, has voted. On Saturday at lunchtime, we will know for whom. But given the experience of the recent past, the mandate itself may not throw up a winner. Some among the six major parties are known to disregard the verdict and could easily switch sides to form the […]
Read MoreManipur Crisis Caused By Illegal Immigration From Neigbouring Nations: CM Biren Singh To News18
N Biren Singh, chief minister of trouble-torn Manipur, told CNN-News18 in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that the primary reason for the crisis is the illegal immigration from neighbouring countries, the increasing number of unnamed villages, and mass deforestation by these immigrants. “It was unfortunate that my house was attacked,” he said. “This happened due to […]
Read MoreOpinion | He-Donnit: Why Donald Trumped Left-Liberal Favourite Kamala
It wasn’t the prettiest fight. It wasn’t the cleanest. It wasn’t a fight for a higher cause. And as it turned out, it wasn’t even a close fight. But Donald Trump is no saint and he isn’t complaining. In the weeks ahead, he will be coronated and will formally take on the title of, as […]
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