Ashok Swain

OHCHR chief Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein has sought a commission of inquiry to probe Indian excesses in the Valley.

Opposition parties and leaders are no more seen as adversaries, but as enemies.

The ongoing two-day visit comes on the heels of Nepal PM KP Oli's India visit in April.

Key institutions in India such as the judiciary, security agencies and EC have not been able to 'withstand' government pressure tactics.

The university has been on the boil for the past two years due to M Jagadesh Kumar's open promotion of Hindutva politics.

It is not the lack of arms, but Modi government's failed foreign policy that is to be blamed for growing insecurities of the armed forces.

The PM of India is not legally bound to hold any formal academic degree, but at the same time it is illegal to lie under oath.

PM is repeatedly using diaspora meetings as partisan events, not as an occasion to reach out to all Indians living abroad.

Return of labour force working overseas to India won't just hit the remittances flow but also deepen the unemployment crisis in the country.

The hyper-nationalism is forcing the divided diaspora groups to close their ranks and support Pakistan.

There are reports that Sikh and Kashmiri militants living in Europe have revived their ties.

Urgent steps must be taken to bring back the people’s faith in the rule of law.

Various European NGOs have been relentless in their demand for the EU to take a principled stand against India.

A hard look at where world's largest democracy and its liberal values stand today.

There are growing concerns about the survival of the group itself.

Some electoral outcomes can be quite problematic.

Under the prime minister's stewardship, a secular India is now veering towards a Hindu India.

The two major providers of the nation's stability are democracy and religious freedom.

His continuance as the vice-chancellor puts the university's future at stake.

The country's refusal to budge over Doklam has forced the Modi regime to give up its swagger and desperately look for a face-saving exit.

While the PM is avoiding a trip to the West Bank, he has found time to schedule a meeting with Moshe Holtzberg.

There is no doubt that in India, there is very little space left for a free press and that space is shrinking fast.

Political opportunism can potentially extend the tutelage of the armed forces and undermine the sovereignty of citizens.

Continued crisis in the Valley helps the BJP mobilise its support base in the name of Hindu nationalism.

The regularity of such crime in different parts of India in recent years is not due to lawlessness but because of the state sanction behind it.

A sensible thing could have been to work with Beijing to get an acceptable deal for it in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project.

Regional peace and internal stability have suffered a body blow under the BJP regime.

Hindu majoritarian politics of the Centre has also added to the despondency in the Valley.

The central government's glaring push for the language risks widening the divide in the highly diverse country.

In the last couple of years, the country's global image on three accounts - being democratic, secular and scientific - has been seriously dented.