Rewriting the war
Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa. (File) Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa, in his rather crude attempt to rewrite history, has inadvertently laid bare the …
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India’s G-20 presidency: Seven reasons why this is a watershed moment
The G20 summit would be qualitatively different from any of the previous multilateral summits that India has hosted. (Reuters) From its handling of the pandemic, to scaling up digital payments to the Prime Minister’s …
New government data paints a mixed picture of the Indian economy
Beyond the headline number, the disaggregated data paints a mixed picture. As per the data, value added by agriculture and allied activities grew by 4.6 per cent in the second quarter. However, the first …
Ruturaj Gaikwad’s record seven sixes raises the bar. But six-hitting in the T20 age has become a non-event
There is a ridiculous nonchalance in the new-age six strikers. For many T20 stars, it’s a bread-and-butter stroke — as routine as a cover drive for a Test opener. By: EditorialUpdated: November 29, 2022 4:39:26 …
Restive China
The world is watching to see how strongman Xi deals with this new domestic challenge. Beijing’s extended Covid lockdown triggers street protests, tests state resolve By: EditorialNovember 29, 2022 6:10:47 am Sometimes all it takes …
Bail vs jail
The crisis at hand is this: According to the Prison Statistics India 2021, a report published by the Ministry of Home Affairs, between 2016-2021, the number of convicts in jails have decreased by 9.5 …
Monica, O My Darling is about the power games of men. Women only open doors and serve as secretaries
Despite instigating the plot, soon Monica becomes a passive outsider to the whole story. (File) Today, the industry wants “new” interesting women characters on the screen. But, the story still has to be around …
Express View: Why Lt General Asim Munir is an interesting choice as Pakistan’s new army chief
If all goes to the government’s plan, Munir will become the country’s most powerful person on November 29, taking over from COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Munir headed the ISI when the Pulwama bombing …
While inflation may have peaked, the pain is far from over— and that has consequences for the wider economy
The latest data, while providing useful nuggets of information about price trends in the economy, challenges some of the widely held conceptions about inflation, and gives mixed signals about its trajectory. Five broad trends …
Iran’s women are undeterred and fearless. In showing solidarity, the Iranian football team makes its silence count
The courageous gesture of the Iranian national football team is being rightfully applauded. Brave as it was, it is important to recognise the gesture of the Iranian footballers at the FIFA World Cup as …