Opinion - Page 203

The process and phenomenon of Urbanization is transpiring internationallyand will continue to be so. But we are confronted with a choice between plannedand unplanned one. Planned urbanization entails a holistic and multi-disciplinaryapproach.…

The tragic and gruesome rape and killing of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, Jammu, with a blatantly communal agenda (as suggested by the details that have come to light in the charge…

‘Primitive societies live by the Rule of Might, and the strong prevail.’ ‘Advanced societies live by the Rule of Law, and the privileged prevail.’ ‘Enlightened societies live by the Rule of Love,…

Dear India: Where are our candlelight marches, our outrage and our mass protests? Why have we been so muted in our response to the gang rapes of two girls, an eight-year-old child…

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to redefine the priorities of the Commonwealth at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London this week, India’s neighbourhood policy is coming under scrutiny. The…

The US-led missile attack on Syria on April 14 for the alleged use of chemical weapons (CW) has been described by President Donald Trump as “Mission Accomplished”. Trump thanked allies, France and…

From January 2017 onwards, landmark judgments have been handed down by different benches of the Supreme Court of India (benches of five, seven and nine judges). The same period also witnessed hitherto…

While the major contenders on the political scene in Karnataka — the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Janata Dal (Secular) or JD(S) — are yet to release their manifestos,…

There is no correlation between countries and patriotism. Of the 60-odd countries I have visited, citizens of most – for instance, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Canada or Singapore – would hardly ever give a…

The anger generated by the killing of seventeen young Kashmiri’s on 1ST of April in Shopian district of South Kashmir has not subsided yet , another day of bloodshed was witnessed on…