Opinion

TNI Analysis: Nitin Gadkari, Victim Of Calumny

The latest victim of the campaign of calumny has been the Union Minister for surface transport and highways, Nitin Gadkari.

Would Turkish Trajectory To Neo-Ottomanism Work?

Analysts over the world have been watching the recent rise of Turkey with extreme interest. It made a certain kind of sense when experts like Brzezinski or Friedman predicted Turkey’s rise as a regional power. But that kind of sense that builds itself up around forecasts printed on the pages of a book usually gets […]

It’s High Time For Legislation On Freebies

During a rally on 17th July, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that “revdi culture” (culture of distributing freebies) is very dangerous for development of the country and needs to be removed from politics in the country. On 26th July, hearing a PIL on rampant culture of freebies, the Supreme Court called the issue “serious” one […]

The Dichotomy Of Free Speech

The assassination attempt on Salman Rushdie in New York recently has brought to the fore an ugly reality

Iran Under Hardliner Presidency

New order A year ago on August 5, Ebrahim Raisi, the President-elect of Iran took the formal oath of office and replaced his moderate predecessor Hassan Rouhani. His election for the top position in Iran is a shot in the arms of the conservative clerics since Raisi is known as the diehard radical, close to […]