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The key provision of AFSPA is the sweeping empowerment of individuals from the police and the military and the paramilitary forces to open fire if he is of the opinion that it is necessary so to do for the maintenance of public order. (Representational Image/ DC File)

Aakar Patel | Should AFSPA be repealed, or stay? The case: For and...

Later this month the Nagaland Assembly will convene a special session to demand that the law be suspended in that state

14 Dec 2021 3:01 AM IST

Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (Born 9 Decem-ber 1878; Died 25 December 1972). (Twitter)

Mohan Guruswamy | Two sides of Rajaji: Will India heed him at last?

We remember him mostly for the negatives attributed to him, but his foresight went largely forgotten

14 Dec 2021 2:30 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi. (AFP)

Saeed Naqvi | After Putin trip, India closer to the poker table on...

Militancy gestating next door, in Afghanistan, and in the notice of closest friend America places New Delhi in an...

13 Dec 2021 3:58 AM IST

The ASCI was founded as the Indian equivalent and was meant to train middle management. (Twitter)

Sanjaya Baru | India the global home of cross-cultural managers

Middle class India, from which the corporate sector draws most of its managers, is largely bilingual, often tri- and...

13 Dec 2021 3:09 AM IST

Late Lalita Khanna. (DC Image)

Shailaja Khanna | Thank you, Mother, for the clarity and the music

Listening to musicians with her was a unique experience as she pointed out aspects of the music that no one else did

12 Dec 2021 3:05 AM IST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (AP)

Pavan K. Varma | Why it is dangerous to be Indian in Modi's India

Ultimately, whether in Hinduism or in Islam, the real enemies of dialogue are the bigoted

12 Dec 2021 1:59 AM IST

Home minister Amit Shah, the NDA convener. (PTI)

Anita Katyal | All's not well in NDA family; Scindia, Diggi pull no...

No one can recall when the meeting of the NDA was last convened

12 Dec 2021 1:19 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | The power of imagination: Science, myths must...

Epics, myths, narratives enrich the imagination and a culture. Science merely and heroically endeavours to understand...

10 Dec 2021 11:47 PM IST

Firemen and rescue workers stand next to the debris of an IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter crash site in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, on December 8, 2021. (Photo:AFP)

Shobha De | Copter crash: Too many questions unanswered

Far too many unanswered questions arise about the dramatic crash, that may never be answered convincingly

10 Dec 2021 11:46 PM IST

Defense personnel carry a flag-draped casket of Chief of Defence Staff of the Indian Armed forces Bipin Rawat at Palam airport in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. (AP)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Rawat death a blow: Stick to unified...

India is moving towards a unified command of all the three wings of the defence services for the first time

10 Dec 2021 2:33 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Shadow boxing over Aadhaar seems puzzling

Suspension of Indian Forest Service officer Bennichen Thomas by the Kerala govt has created a row between the Centre and...

9 Dec 2021 9:40 AM IST

Police guard an area after 14 civilians were killed by Indian security forces over the weekend in Mon district, Nagaland (Photo by AFP)

Wasbir Hussain | Nagaland firing's fallout: Spotlight back on AFSPA

During the past few days following the Mon incident, the chorus for the repeal of AFSPA has been growing across the...

9 Dec 2021 9:14 AM IST