The Interview With Karan Thapar

First Came the War, Then the Blockade, Now the Shortages; Epic Fury Has Become Epic Folly

In a recent op-ed in the Financial Times, headlined ‘The Gulf crisis may just be starting’, the paper’s well-known and highly regarded Chief Economics Commentator, Martin Wolf, analyses the impact of an aspect of the Gul

Time has come to talk to Pakistan; Modi should take the initiative: Pravin Sawhney

Current account deficit and falling rupee are biggest concerns of the Gulf crisis

The Chief Economist of Axis Bank and a Member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council says in his opinion the current account deficit and the falling rupee are the “most binding constraints” emerging out of the

What does Trump's China visit mean for India and the world?

President Trump is on a three-day visit to China. What is he looking for from Beijing? What is he prepared to offer in return? Might China be willing to help Trump secure peace in the Middle East? And what are the implic

'I’m deeply concerned by the election results; the Republic has no reason to celebrate'

In an interview to discuss the election results that were announced yesterday (the 4th of May) as well as what they mean for India as a whole and what they suggest about the BJP’s hold over the country, Yogendra Yadav, t

Rising Oil Prices Could Reduce India’s GDP Upto 2.5% – A Fairly Substantial Fall

In an interview to discuss the impact of rising oil prices – which yesterday touched $126 per barrel – on both the world economy and India’s economy, economist and former Chief Statistician of India Pronab Sen said that

Keir Starmer is a Lawyer Not a Politician and That’s His Real Problem

Sir Keir Starmer the British Prime Minister’s real problem is that he has failed to transition from being a lawyer into a prime minister and senior politician and, as a result, lacks strategy and keeps going back on what

Vice President Has 'Clearly, Patently Erred” in Accepting Merger of AAP MPs with BJP

Abhishek Manu Singhvi, one of the foremost legal minds in the country, a Rajya Sabha MP and Congress spokesperson, has said that Vice President Radhakrishnan has “clearly, patently erred” in accepting the merger of seven

Iran War a 'Strategic Disaster' for Trump and USA: Editor-in-Chief The Economist

The Editor-in-Chief of The Economist, Zanny Minton Beddoes, says the Iran war is a “strategic disaster” for President Donald Trump and the USA. She said: “I think this is along the line of Suez for the Brits. A very big

Who does the ceasefire benefit more - Iran or the United States?

After the extension of the ceasefire we ask critical questions about the new situation in the Middle East. Is this an open ended and indefinite extension of the ceasefire? Who does it benefit more? Does Iran’s refusal to

Where do things stand? What's the future of the Islamabad talks? And now what should we expect?

As uncertainty about the talks that were supposed to happen between America and Iran continues, we ask can the Pakistan-brokered talks still happen? If they do how significant will that be? In these circumstances what ca

PM ‘lied’ Saturday; CEC should issue a notice, in fact, should’ve stopped his speech: Kapil Sibal

In an interview to discuss the Prime Minister’s address to the nation on Saturday and his own video response later the same night, former Law and Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal has said “Prime Minister k

Is the Lack of Clarity About Delimitation Deliberate and Designed to be Deceptive?

There is confusion, concern and lack of clarity about the basis on which the government proposes to increase the number of seats in the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies. Will it be on the basis of the 2011 census, whic

Govts Proposed Delimitation is “Motivated Gerrymandering” & Threatens India’s Political Integrity

In sharp criticism of the government’s proposed delimitation on the basis of the 2011 census, which was circulated yesterday (Tuesday), former Information and Broadcasting Minister, Manish Tewari has called it “motivated

Trump Has Backed Off and This is Military Defeat for America but Pakistan’s Profile Has Risen

In an interview to analyse and help the audience understand the two week ceasefire announced by the US and Iran in the Middle East war and the prospects for talks, which are said to start in Islamabad on Friday, India’s

If Eligible Adults Denied Vote in Bengal It’ll Be Unconstitutional, Deplorable & Vitiate Election

Former Chief Election Commissioners S.Y. Quraishi has said that if eligible adults in Bengal are denied the right to vote in the forthcoming elections later this month it would be unconstitutional and deplorable, it woul

FCRA Amendment Bill is “Loot and Theft of Christian Institutions – A Sangh Parivar Agenda"

The President of the All India Christian Council and Primate of the Good Shepherd Church of India, Archbishop Joseph Dsouza, has called the government’s proposed amendments to the FCRA Act, which was yesterday, at the la

Iran War Will Be Remembered as Trump’s Big Mistake, “A Grave Grave Miscalculation”: Shyam Saran

In a comprehensive interview which covers many aspects of the Middle East war, India’s former Foreign Secretary, Shyam Saran, says that the present Middle East war will be remembered as Trump’s big mistake. He called it

Gender is Not Between the Legs, It’s in the Heart and Mind

n an interview to explain the deep and serious concerns India’s transgender community has with the recently introduced Transgender Persons Amendment Bill, Prof. Aqsa Shaikh, Professor of Community Medicine at Jamia Hamda

Iran’s New Supreme Leader Injured and Could Have Survived a Second Israeli Attempt to Kill Him

In an interview to The Wire, Prof. Foad Izadi, Associate Professor of American Studies at Tehran University, who spoke from Tehran, says that Iran’s new supreme leader is injured and he cited reports to that effect from