Opinion

Santosh Kumar Mohapatra Odisha Finance Minister Niranjan Pujari will likely present his third budget in February at a time when the economy is ravaged by the pandemic-induced recession. Indeed, it is a herculean task to present a please-all budget especially when the share of states...

Dr Sujata Subhadarshini Nayak Cultural and economic relations between China and India date back to ancient times – more than 2,000 years ago through the Silk Road. Using this route, Fa Hien had also come to India to study Buddhism. India was among the first...

Melvin Durai The average height of a man in India is about 5-foot-5 (165 cm), while the average height of a woman is 5 feet (152.6 cm). How you compare to these averages may determine whether you consider yourself “short” or “tall,” but so might...

Shivaji Sarkar The Union Budget to be tabled on 1 February has many hearts beating, a lot of hopes rising and will set the pace for the economy. However, the high expectations may not match the formulations that are unlikely to be easy, if not...

Padmalochan Dash With its evolving drone adventurism manoeuver put on show, the Indian Army celebrated its most auspicious anniversary on January 15, 2021. The occasion was spectacular with the parade of India’s growing military prowess. The fabulous attraction for the larger audience was the caravan...

Amar KJR Nayak The farmers’ protest against the three farm laws has been gaining momentum ever since these laws were enacted in September, 2020. The nationwide protest around Delhi has crossed 50 days and over 50 protesting farmers have died so far on the protest...

Melvin Durai An Indian restaurant in the city of Bath, England, made news recently when it sent a samosa into space. The samosa went all the way to a foreign land and was enjoyed by a samosa-loving creature of some sort. The samosa was sent...

Sampad Patnaik The Democratic Party does not appear to have a clear grasp over the nature of the mandate it has won. In a country desperate for economic relief, the Democrats are signalling they may repeat Trump’s cardinal mistake of ignoring promises on the economy...

Bharat Jhunjhunwala The farmers are agitating for ensuring the continuation of Minimum Support Price (MSP) by legislation. One aspect of this demand is that they be assured of minimum remunerative prices for their produce. Another aspect is that MSP can become the instrument for saving...

Dhanada K Mishra Two years ago I moved into the household of my current hosts - an Italian and Chinese husband-wife couple in Hong Kong. I found them using AirBNB - a service that allows people to host complete strangers as paying guests in their...