Opinion

It is not easy to write about movies or books which bare one’s bottled-up horrors and agony. But then, that is the strength of Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s ‘The Kashmir Files’. It has made me, a displaced Kashmiri Pandit (Hindu), to own it, to call it my story. And that is no small feat.  For the […]

What is happening in Ukraine right now is replete with obvious parallels from recent history — parallels from which Russian President Vladimir Putin ought to take lessons, as should policymakers in capitals such as New Delhi. One obvious parallel is the Cuban missile crisis. Like President John F Kennedy in 1962, Putin has dug in […]

Just a day before Punjab goes to polls, Shaheed-e-Azam Sardar Bhagat Singh’s grandnephew Yadvinder Singh has issued an appeal in favour of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi who is contesting from Ferozepur assembly seat. Yadvinder who is the grandson of Sardar Kulbir Singh the brother of legendary freedom fighter Bhagat […]

American psychologist Philip Zimbardo studied behavioural pattern of humans under the situation when their identity was undisclosed. The results were expectedly on the lines, with identity remaining under wraps, people were more likely to engage in gross and unruly behaviour. Something similar is witnessed on social media too. Under the veil of anonymity, several individuals […]

For weeks now, the Russian army’s build-up around Ukraine’s borders has been one of the world’s biggest news stories. Many of us have watched it without much interest, but Indians should be very concerned about how that story plays out. For, the geopolitical repercussions could affect our national security. The most obvious impact is that […]