After centuries of slavery, our freedom does not merely confer on us a cluster of rights, but a huge constellation of responsibilities.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was possibly sending a simple but blunt message to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan: Don’t threaten India.
Admit it is the Muslim-ness of Kashmir which is a problem in a nation that increasingly defines itself as Hindu. But this won't stop at Kashmir. We could all lose our rights like this.
Kashmir has suddenly been locked down, its people suppressed, its leaders held. But why now?
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RIGHT Foot Forward | 7-minute read
RIGHT Foot ForwardFrom managing internal dissent to international criticism, the Modi-Shah duo left nothing to chance. Its swiftness and energy has thrown Pakistan completely off ground.
India pays a lesser price by announcing a change in policy to reduce the risk of war which, otherwise, a weak establishment in Pakistan may be emboldened to take.
That Trinamool is in shambles is clear. But how is an exodus of its controversial leaders going to help the BJP? Specially when none of them claims to follow BJP's ideology?
What happens if an Air Force pilot decides to be human first, though the rules of warfare of his country mandate that no mercy be shown.
China's latest extradition bill is only the spark to tinder that has accumulated over years. China and Hong Kong have been at loggerheads with each other and this goes back a long way.
Pakistan's target could now well shift to Punjab, where it has already fomented terrorism and introduced drugs. In addition to keeping Kashmir on the boil, its Punjab plans must be nixed.
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