Jawed Naqvi

Meanwhile, back on Planet Earth

A priceless aspect of last week’s moon journey was the involvement of many women scientists in the project. Updated 29 Aug, 2023 09:10am

Tricks to make rivals vanish

There are two commodities that most insecure governments would want to disappear — a strong political rival and upright... Published 22 Aug, 2023 08:21am

Independence from Churchill’s hex

Now the battle lines are redrawn to target fellow citizens as the truer enemy. Updated 15 Aug, 2023 09:05am

Modi’s countermeasures and 2024

The Indian opposition mustn’t allow themselves to be the stags yet again, pulverised by the headlights of Modi’s riotous cavalcade. Updated 08 Aug, 2023 09:10am

A begging bowl to fight poverty

India is yet to recover from the kiss of death from the 1990s, and Sri Lanka is believed to be headed for a similar abyss. Updated 01 Aug, 2023 09:22am

Manipur a Hindutva test lab?

Was Modi kept in the dark so that he could finish his foreign visits without bearing the guilt of ignoring the national shame? Updated 25 Jul, 2023 09:22am

Nothing coded in Modi’s agenda

The prejudice is decades old, but the context to express it has transformed into a vote-rich electoral strategy. Published 18 Jul, 2023 07:55am

India’s SC to begin hearing on held Kashmir’s special status on Aug 2

NEW DELHI: Four years after India-held Kashmir’s special status was controversially annulled by the Modi... Published 12 Jul, 2023 07:13am

Uzra Zeya’s ambitious India visit

Human rights is something most countries want to see being practised by others. Updated 11 Jul, 2023 09:04am

Threat from political cannibalism

One can only note with vapid contempt the political events unfolding in India’s richest state of Maharashtra. Published 04 Jul, 2023 07:55am

As with Zia, US now needs Modi

The elephant in the room was US complicity in the subversion of democracy yet again, the nature of the beast. Updated 27 Jun, 2023 08:52am

If China and US normalise ties

The fact that Bill Gates was accorded a meeting with Xi a day before Blinken’s arrival may indicate the side the bread is buttered for Sino-US ties. Updated 20 Jun, 2023 09:46am

The ‘aubash’ hand in India’s pain

Aubash is a Persian word whose meaning, if grasped correctly, could help explain the runaway success of Hindutva as an Indian phenomenon. Updated 13 Jun, 2023 09:06am

Cherry-picking of India’s heritage

You can establish a thriving democracy and be popular, and you can destroy a robust democracy and become popular. Updated 06 Jun, 2023 09:37am

Crunch time for Indian politics

Among the BJP’s measures to engage the opposition in a communal shadowboxing contest is the proposed removal of Allama Iqbal from Published 30 May, 2023 08:07am

Spectacles of abusive states

The security blanket and ceaseless raids on the homes of civilians is hardly evidence of all being hunky-dory for the abused... Published 23 May, 2023 07:52am

Too famished to sing paeans

Every detail that Rahul Gandhi had culled from his long march was put into the election manifesto. Published 16 May, 2023 07:50am

BJP voted out in key Indian state

Congress cleanly regains Karnataka Published 14 May, 2023 06:56am

Came Modi, and there was light?

It seems what Bilawal said was messed up by his faltering Urdu. Updated 09 May, 2023 09:35am

Historic visit steals spotlight from SCO moot

Jaishankar hosts dinner for visiting dignitaries, no one-on-one meeting with Pakistan FM on the cards. Updated 05 May, 2023 08:29am