Home » Opinion » Columnists

Columnists - Page 220

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | East-West psy-war: India in the battle of narratives

The battle of narratives is very much a part of modern warfare, with real time coverage of news

7 March 2022 3:46 AM IST

Michael Lobo. (Twitter)

Anita Katyal | Strange why MEA kept out of Kiev; Congress in Goa tries...

Congress insiders fear that if Mr Lobo is not adequately rewarded, he may cross over again and take away five to seven...

7 March 2022 12:54 AM IST

Shashi Warrier | Hobgoblin in the house

We've named it Kuttichathan, Malayalam for hobgoblin

6 March 2022 1:55 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Lesson from Kyiv: Accept truth of multipolar world

Pavan K. Varma | Lesson from Kyiv: Accept truth of multipolar world

Russia must tone down its belligerence and end the war as soon as possible

6 March 2022 1:13 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP)

Shobhaa De | Bigg Boss emerges in Ukraine: Season One

Instead of a tiny virus, we have a Russian strongman who wants to show pretenders who's the 'asli duniya ka boss'!

4 March 2022 11:55 PM IST

The Royal Shakespeare Company has appointed a sort of czar to point out to schoolchildren the racism, sexism, ageism, homophobia, misogyny, anti-Semitism, sizeism in his works. (Representational Image/AFP)

Racism warning' for Shakespeare, Hemingway: Is it tip of the iceberg?

In my critical understanding there is woke, and there is what has to be labelled 'Jwoke'!

4 March 2022 11:55 PM IST

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. (AP)

Indranil Banerjie | Global climate calamity is here: Does anybody...

All attempts to prevent climate change are failing and the situation is worsening

4 March 2022 3:38 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP)

Saeed Naqvi | Biblical saying revisited: He who wins shall lose...

As perceptions supersede reality in how international affairs are played today, Ukraine has, as predicted, led to a huge...

4 March 2022 3:13 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)

K.C. Singh | After dragging its feet, fence-sitting on Ukraine, India...

The Narendra Modi government must, as the Americans say, put their money where their mouth is

3 March 2022 6:49 AM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP)

Ashwani Kumar | Putin's war strikes at world order, exposes UN's...

Moscow has placed its nuclear forces on alert, in an ominous signal of a possibly prolonged confrontation

3 March 2022 1:18 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Amid Europe crisis, let's look afresh at China...

It serves little purpose in the circumstances to brand China a rogue state

2 March 2022 2:08 AM IST

Earlier, responding to similar PILs questioning the legality of the guidelines fixed for selecting candidates to the posts of member secretary and chairperson of the board, the state high court, too, had ruled that the state government cannot decide to appoint only an officer from the IAS or IFoS to these posts. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Dilip Cherian | IAS officer's role in Telangana's pollution board...

Telangana HC is to hear a plea filed by a social worker seeking directions to the state government to remove IAS officer...

2 March 2022 1:25 AM IST