Comment

The accuracy of loss assessment is crucial for the success of any crop insurance scheme

Op Sindoor has underscored the need for greater integration among our armed forces and a renewed focus on atmanirbharta.

The missing handshake at the India-Pak cricket clash was a muted protest — we shall play the match, but we will not play the friend

Punjab should take a cue from Odisha’s model, which lays stress on empowering local bodies

Nepal is a textbook example of how a ban on social media triggers widespread disorder

Effective mitigation requires Punjab-focused leadership. The BBMB's chair should ideally be a seasoned Punjab irrigation expert with broad experience and knowledge.

Pakistan’s plan to trigger an uprising in Kashmir came to naught in the absence of local support

India should dedicate a day to remember the monumental contribution of its soldiers

No government can increase taxes on the rich since they are the fundamental power behind every throne.

The regime changes in SAARC demonstrate the collapse of Modi’s vision for India’s periphery.

Gen Z rose in protest against corruption, unemployment and political decay, triggering nationwide chaos and soul-searching

The spirit of the people who were working at shoring up dams, saving fellow human beings and animals, and providing food and necessities to the displaced arose from the Sikh ethos that are deeply entrenched in the people of Punjab

The decadent lives of Nepal's rich lords and their chiffon-clad ladies go back a long, long way

Do citizens have no right to information? Is public scrutiny a wrong expectation?

Dowry deaths are society-enabled femicides. Women are burned, poisoned, hanged, or pushed off balconies, while we debate “misuse” of laws

The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana insures only four crore farmers. Importantly, Punjab is not covered under the scheme.

THE GREAT GAME: South Asia must return to being both front and centre of New Delhi’s attention

Looking at the range of institutions the young people in Nepal targeted, it is easy to understand their deep and pervasive discontent.

Initiatives like "Drone Didis" in Bathinda and PAU's new DGCA-approved drone training centre mark the way forward.

Oceanic dominance, especially in the Indian Ocean, will be centred around the 'large' aircraft carrier— IAC3, of which we need to build three.

Nepal has the potential for real transformation, but within the republican constitution, towards a genuine New Nepal.

PM Modi must sensitively address legitimate political aspirations of Kuki-Zomi-Hmar groups

With AI, disaster management becomes far more proactive, accurate and adaptable.

Endemic corruption, nepotism, inequality and misgovernance had angered the people of Nepal.

Our existing school system robs the learning experience of joy and wonder