Opinion

The Ahmadiyya Muslim community came under attack last week yet once again from religious bigots in Panchagarh, a town in northern Bangladesh. As in the past, when the followers of …

The latest US intelligence report issued on Wednesday has advocated Washington’s intervention to resolve the India-China border standoff, which has entered its third year. The Annual Threat Assessment report makes …

A year has passed since the start of the Russian Special Military Operation in Ukraine. It began precisely as a Special Military Operation, it is clear today that Russia has …

The Sethusamudram Canal Project has been at the center of a contention since the time it was first proposed. Various sections of the population have been wary of the proposed …

The British are debating whether four students of 14 years and their families should be getting death threats because a Quran accidently fell to the ground. They are also debating …

At Shaharnama, a literary festival supported by Rajasthan Tourism and the Prabha Khaitan Foundation, where I was a speaker recently along with two of the leading lights of Indian restaurants, …

In India, it’s always time for Muslims to awaken from dogmatic slumber. However, it’s never been as urgent as it is today. Contrary to perceptions and fear, the community is …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday invited the private sector to energetically participate in the grand national infrastructure plan, reviving a tradition that has roots in ancient India. Alluding to …

On March 7, 1971 the people of Bangladesh crossed the Rubicon. When Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman rose to address a million-strong crowd in Dhaka on the day, he was doing …

It is now clear that Northeast India is riding the saffron wave. Results of the latest assembly elections show that the BJP was the star performer in the states of …

“Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones at others.” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had forgotten this while he went on  accusing leading industrialists, politicians and others …

It is said if you want to understand a country or nation, look at its culture and you will come to know its story. Even in the age of globalization, …

Aaryaman Nijhawan The famous Chinese military strategist and philosopher Sun Tzu said: “If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat”. …

In his seminal address on August 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid out a clear road map for turning India into a fully developed nation in the next 25 years, …

Thursday, February 23, 2023 would go down in the history of Punjab for the wrong kind of reasons – Police Station Ajnala, in district Amritsar was overrun by a violent …

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine completed a year, what is the shape of the great power politics? Four trends are clearly discernible. First, the consolidation of the politico-military unity …

One-year anniversary of Russian military operation in Ukraine, started Feb. 24, 2022, has a long global echo with an avalanche of statements on the interim results of the ongoing conflict …

The Ukraine crisis is finally pushing Bangladesh into distinctly uncomfortable territory. In recent days, the Russian authorities have summoned Dhaka’s ambassador in Moscow to the Foreign Ministry to demand an …

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar’s interview to ANI made some cogent and irrefutable points about the campaign in the western media and NGO circles against Prime Minister Modi. Independently of what …

Within days of the killing by the Taliban of Aijaz Ahmad Ahangar, a Pakistani delegation led by Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif landed in Kabul. More importantly, Asif’s entourage that …

The Urdu language issue in Bangladesh is perhaps the best example that shows, nothing can be forcibly imposed on anyone – whether it is a country or an individual, especially …