Opinion
N. Raghuraman's Column: Great leaders inspire even before they achieve
Ashok was just 21 years old. There were very few jobs in those days. His restlessness always inspired him to look for opportunities in the armed forces. Then came an opportunity. Not as he had thought but was very close to stepping on that path. It was a post in the CRPF. He decided to try his luck. There were already hundreds of people there. Curious and full of hope. When they were told that the regiment would be deployed in difficult and remote areas, more than half of the men left. Many were then eliminated in the Test rounds that followed. Ashok stayed because he had the stubbornness to a
Neerja Chowdhury's column: BJP's politics revolves around delimitation
The focus of the Monsoon Session was to be on the Delimitation Bill. Ahead of the session, which began on July 20, there were discussions that the ruling NDA was very close to getting a two-thirds majority in Parliament after the split between the TMC and the Shiv Sena (UBT). Buoyed by its victory in Bengal, the BJP had hoped to get the Women's Reservation Bill and the delimitation bill related to it passed, which was rejected in April this year. At the same time, many opposition leaders feared that the BJP wanted to pass this 'D' (delimitation) bill in a hurry, so that it could return to powe
Priyadarshan's column: Is it more important to contest elections or bring about a change in the country?
Should the CJP become a political party now? Many arguments are being made in favor of it. There is widespread support and attachment from the youth with him. She is known for her new language of resistance. Not only this, the system that the current generation is disillusioned with also includes the old parties. Why, then, should a mass organisation in a democracy refrain from real and legitimate politics? Ultimately, all change is driven by politics. On the surface, these arguments look correct. But there are counter-arguments too. After the Anna movement, the Aam Aadmi Party was formed with
Sayyid Ata Hasnain's column: Has a Sunni coalition been formed against Shiite Iran?
The agreement between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in Mecca is being described as "Muslim NATO". The agreement states that an attack on one will be considered as an attack on all three. It is similar to NATO's Article 5, but it is not clear what kind of military assistance will be given after the attack. This ambiguity may have been deliberately kept. The strategic strength of these three countries is different. Saudi Arabia's strength is wealth, oil and its strategic geographical location. Pakistan is the only nuclear-weapon state in the Muslim world. Türkiye has a powerful military a
Sanjay Kumar's column: Regional parties are maintaining their support base in the states
The defeat of the TMC in Bengal and the subsequent defection of many parties had raised questions about the relevance of regional parties. It is true that the regional parties are facing a crisis at the moment, but it is too early to assume that they are out of importance. The defeat of parties like the TMC in Bengal or the AAP in Delhi should not be seen as a permanent downfall of regional parties. In the last four Lok Sabha elections as well as in the assembly elections in various states, the vote share of national and regional parties has not changed much. It is important to note that vote
Brahma Chellani's column: Trump is endangering the region by increasing his engagement with China
Foreign policies don't change overnight. Often they are gradually dismantled through changing rhetoric, bureaucratic adjustments and manipulation of diplomatic priorities. America's Indo-Pacific strategy is no exception. A decade ago, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe put forward the idea of a free and open Indo-Pacific. The idea behind this was that the Indian and Pacific Oceans are strategic areas that will have to be formed a coalition of committed democracies to prevent any power from dominating. Later, the US also adopted this approach and revived the Quad. Its members – Australia, Ind
N. Raghuraman's column: If you want to shine in the hospitality industry, bring 'style' to your work
These days, I see college pass-outs trying to get into the hospitality industry by getting into the hustle and bustle of suits and ties. But gradually they realize that there is no work that they can ask someone else to do, but do not want to do it themselves. Suddenly, they find themselves picking up glasses of water and wine from the table and cleaning it. At that time, their eyes are more visible looking around than the table. That's because they don't want an acquaintance or family member to see them doing it. It is not surprising that hospitality is considered a makeshift profession among
N. Raghuraman's column: When children no longer need us, what is our second purpose?
Remember the days when the child would simply say that I wanted this, and you would somehow find a way to fulfill that wish by saving a little, hiding something from your husband. Remember the days when the child's body was heated like a cauldron, you would stay up all night changing the cold bandage on his forehead. And remember the day when your child moved to the US and told you that he didn't have enough money for a down payment to book an apartment in New York, then you somehow convinced your husband to take out his retirement savings by saying, "After all, everything is for him after us.
Navneet Gurjar's column: Who knows when the day will come, when people will start voting by awakening the gods within them
There are many stories across India of Guru Gorakhnath and his fellow yogis. The Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur today had dense bushes earlier. The story goes that a Nepalese beauty invited Guru Gorakhnath for a meal. I knew that yogis only ate khichdi. He served khichdi thalis like plates of dishes. Sitting far away, Guru Gorakhnath saw a flaw in Sundari's mind. They sat meditating in the dense bushes near Gorakhpur. The beauty got tired of waiting. Cooking and serving khichdi every day... But Gorakh doesn't come. She herself became a stone among the stones while cooking khichdi, but Gorakh
Pt. Vijay Shankar Mehta's column: The government should listen to its opposition and the opponents should not lose their dignity
These days, there is a celebration of movements going on in the country. Sometimes students, sometimes farmers and sometimes the opposition are agitating as a ritual. Everyone is trying to explain at their own level that disagreement with power does not amount to treason and agreement with power is not patriotism. Those who oppose power are also interested only in power. Most people forget the principles of their powerless time as soon as they are in power. There is an old tradition in the country of opposition to power. In the war of Mahabharata, the Kauravas opposed their own king Dhritarash
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