Author: TNI Team

It has become a fashion these days for academicians from National Institutes to mobilise signature campaigns and protests against the policies and actions of the government at the Centre on a variety of issues. While this is restricted to small sections of these Institutions, there is a larger section which is disappointed with their colleagues […]

Reactions to the online ‘auction’ of Muslim women have ranged from revulsion to compassion (yes, for misguided youthfulness), but most observers seem to have taken for granted that those who put up those names and photos on the internet were just having a lark, albeit a wicked, criminal, or disgusting lark. Too few seem to […]

The Pakistan Tahreek e Insaaf (PTI) party led hybrid government flexed its muscle last month when it got 33 bills passed in the parliament without even its reading. However, on December 22 2021, the same government developed cold feet in passing two important bills. Asad Qaiser, the National Assembly speaker, hurriedly adjourned the session as […]

SRINAGAR: The Special Investigating Agency (SIA) in Kashmir has arrested five separatists among nine people for allegedly “selling” admissions to Kashmiri students for MBBS degree courses in colleges of Pakistan, in what may lead to spotlight on clandestine network used to funnel terror activities by incitement of youth in the Valley. A part of the […]

CHANDIGARH: There seems to be another political row in offing in Punjab — and it’s over election symbol, an old one at that. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab MLA and Kisan Wing State President Kultar Singh Sandhwan strongly condemned Harsimrat Kaur Badal for comparing Shiromani Akali Dal’s (Badal) election symbol ‘takkadi’ with the ‘Takkadi’ of […]

“There are NGOs, often funded from USA & the Scandinavian Countries, which are not fully appreciative of the development challenges that our country faces. But we are a democracy. We are not like China. You know for example, what’s happening in Kundakulum [In Southern India, where local NGO-led protest have stalled commissioning of two 1000-Megawatt […]

Even with different Covid variants looming over and causing a frenzy among the general public, 2021 was a year with major political developments. From farmers all across the country protesting against the three draconian farm laws to the BJP government triumphing with four new chief ministers in four states to Aam Aadmi Party winning its […]

A year that was: India lost several dignitaries in politics, film industry, arts and other fields in 2021. From Buta Singh to legendary Sureka Sikri Ji to Rohit Sardana to Chaudhary Ajit Singh, Sunderlal Bahuguna, Danish Siddiqui, Dilip Kumar, Yashpal Sharma and many more. It was the year of insurmountable losses, that’ll be hard to […]

Vikram Misri has vital experience on the entire triad of security challenges — China, Pakistan, and Kashmir. It must be put to full use. As a relatively junior diplomat, with only a little more than a decade’s experience, Vikram Misri held the fort as India’s ranking envoy in Pakistan when the high commissioner and deputy […]

On December 9 and 10, 2021, two events took place. The first event was “Summit for Democracy 2021”, hosted by the US State Department. The summit was attended by more than 100 countries, including Taiwan. The notable absence from the Summit was Russia, China and Pakistan. The second event was organised in Pakistan by the […]