Opinion

It is no secret that America’s intelligence services have been in the crosshairs of one of the most ignorant, paranoid, and antagonistic Presidents ever to have held the office. Trump wore his distrust of spies and intelligence analysts on his sleeve, right next to his...

Dasarathi Mishra The World Trade Organisation (WTO), the first multi-lateral global organisation with rule enforcement rights saw the light of the day on 1 January 1995. The WTO succeeded the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) which had regulated world trade since 1948. Over...

Melvin Durai A prominent writer for an American literary magazine, The New Yorker, got fired recently because he inadvertently exposed himself to some colleagues, both men and women, in a Zoom meeting. During a break in the online work-related meeting, the writer, a married man,...

Ajit Ranade The welcome to the new year was wishfully cheerful, riding more on hope than on evidence.  Economic data that is coming out is still mixed, yet hopeful. But to have survived the year 2020 is itself a cause for celebration. Disease, death, economic...

SK Nag A futuristic city proactively and predictably adjusts city management infrastructure to facilitate and deliver a better living situation under its design philosophy. So, smart cities are fast becoming a need. But are these future cities intelligent enough to support such changed demands? Though...

Shivaji Sarkar The bad year is gone. Hope of a good 2021 has set in. The bell tolls for a new India despite the burgeoning battle for coming out of the shadows of COVID-19. The economy is “reflating faster at a pace that beats most...

Bhaskar Nath Biswal The growing need for financial education for families to take prudent and rational investment decisions and to ensure their economic security has been widely recognised. The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed our financial weaknesses which necessitated some sort of economic security at the...

Melvin Durai I have always loved this time of the year, mostly because it allows me to dream of all the possibilities that the New Year will bring. This is a time to make New Year’s resolutions and transform our lives. It’s amazing what a...

Farmers across the country have a lot more on their plate than just the ongoing agitation. They are losing more to roads and highways or expressways than the mere MSP guarantee they are demanding or repeal of the farm laws. The 10 new expressways proposed...

DK Giri Last week, on 16 December, India and Bangladesh moved closer towards stitching a robust partnership in a virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina. After bad taste in bilateral relationship over CAA-NRC, the summit that resulted in signing...