Opinion

Lloyd Russell Moyle A decade ago, the military government in Myanmar cracked down on peaceful protests for economic and political reform, killing an estimated 100 monks and triggering a wave...

Neena Gopal With the US Congress passing a $700 billion defence budget for 2018 that makes some $350 million available to Pakistan, contingent on whether it takes demonstrable steps towards...

The socio economic growth is not synonymous to socio economic development Shahid Majeed Mir Societies thrive on certain well defined attributes which bring stability to the prescribed social order.  The...

Laura Haigh Imagine that your son becomes critically ill, but he is not allowed into the nearest hospital for treatment. You need to travel to the market to earn enough...

Sunanda K Datta Ray As Theresa May wrestles — albeit not very effectively — with the task of quitting the European Union, I am reminded of a Danish politician telling...

  Malak Chabkoun US President Donald Trump began his term by banning refugees and immigrants from six Muslim-majority countries and pushing forward with plans to build a wall between the...

  Anand K Sahay The Gujarat model of development was the flavour of the poll season in 2014 when then chief minister Narendra Modi rode to power in New Delhi....

Aakar Patel On October 5, the New York Times published a report on the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s sexual misbehaviour. The paper quoted the actresses who said that they had...

  Ibrahim Fraihat Driven by succession plans and a strategy to confront Iran’s influence in the Arab region, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) has engaged in several taboo-breaking...

  Nitin Gadkari The progress of a country is closely linked to the efficiency with which it transports its man and material. A good transport system aids economic growth by...