Bhopinder Singh

Bhopinder Singh

The US’ ‘interests’ tilt it towards ‘establishment’

The US’ ‘interests’ tilt it towards ‘establishment’

Monday, 22 May 2023 | Bhopinder Singh

The US is likely to favour the rule of ‘establishment’ or through its proxies in Pakistan rather than maverick politician Imran Khan    Grandfather of realpolitik and the man who defined the US art of foreign diplomacy, Henry Kissinger, said about the Iran-Iraq war, “It's a pity both sides can't lose”. Despite...

Warring officials lower the narrative

Warring officials lower the narrative

Thursday, 23 February 2023 | Bhopinder Singh

The government servants must realize that their mandate is to serve people; fighting amongst themselves hardly elevates their status Inter-services turf wars and rivalries between various governmental ‘services’, is an old hat. Given that there is an invariable overlap of responsibilities, duties, and perceived ‘fiefdoms’ amongst the various services, a sense...

Time Pakistan rejiged its credo

Time Pakistan rejiged its credo

Tuesday, 14 February 2023 | Bhopinder Singh

Pakistan is in deep trouble, but most of its problems were invented by its own ruling elite. It is a case study in how not to run a country The socio-economic-security crisis in Pakistan is unprecedented with the official annualized inflation soaring upwards of 35%, and the severe ‘corrective’ measures insisted...

A tale of two nations poles apart

A tale of two nations poles apart

Saturday, 04 February 2023 | Bhopinder Singh

Pakistan and Bangladesh charted their course differently, while former was fixated with the ‘two nation theory’ latter adopted a  liberal approach Two nations emerged from non-contiguous territories in 1971, one willingly and the other unwillingly, after violently disproving a religion-based assumption i.e., the ‘two-nation theory’ that beset the ‘Idea of Pakistan’....

Resetting India Egypt relations

Resetting India Egypt relations

Saturday, 28 January 2023 | Bhopinder Singh

Inviting President of Egypt  as the chief guest at Republic day parade can usher in a new era in Indo Egyptian relations President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt made an interesting choice as the Chief Guest for the 74th Republic Day Parade, a first-ever from an Arab country. The choice is...

Jacinda Ardern is a true Gandhian

Jacinda Ardern is a true Gandhian

Monday, 23 January 2023 | Bhopinder Singh

Jacinda Ardern New Zealand’s outgoing PM stands tall among the leaders of her ilk who stood for human values & renounced power voluntarily In a world full of unhinged politicians, reckless ambitions, and amoral shortsightedness, New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern stood out like a colossus. For a distant and tiny country with...

USA gets the taste of ‘Samosa’ caucus

USA gets the taste of ‘Samosa’ caucus

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 | Bhopinder Singh

With influencial Indian Diaspora, Indian point of view gets more pronounced in the policy decisions in the US. India is not complaining Bipartisan pressure groups are not unknown in democracies, as the personal backgrounds or similarly held beliefs and concerns, can cut across partisan lines. These formal or informal caucuses are...

Pak’s metastasizing Insurgents

Pak’s metastasizing Insurgents

Friday, 06 January 2023 | Bhopinder Singh

The internal conflicts in Pakistan are getting more pronounced with time with Baloch and Pashtuns vying for their identity and power British colonists had deployed a formula to deal with the restive swathes that constitute modern Pakistan i.e., ‘Rule the Punjabis, intimidate the Sindhis, buy the Pashtun, and honour the Baloch’....

State Editions

Doctor killed in accident in city

30 May 2023 | PNS | Bhubaneswar

SEC releases programme for municipal by-election

30 May 2023 | Staff Reporter | Raipur

BBNL officer commits suicide

30 May 2023 | Staff Reporter | Raipur

Collectors undergo EVM, VVPAT training

30 May 2023 | Staff Reporter | Raipur

BJD benefitted, people neglected: Cong

30 May 2023 | PNS | Bhubaneswar

Police officer suspended

30 May 2023 | Staff Reporter | Raipur

Sunday Edition

Golden Haveli: From dusty ruins to pristine glory

21 May 2023 | Deepak Kumar Jha | Agenda

Chemistry of mind

21 May 2023 | Bharat Bhushan Padmadeo | Agenda

Mind and its functional dimensions

15 May 2023 | Bharat Bhushan Padmadeo | Agenda

SUN’S FURY

14 May 2023 | Ramit Debnath | Ronita Bardhan | Agenda

Kerala brimming with confidence

30 April 2023 | Kumar Chellappan | Agenda

Get over illusionary tendencies of mind and evolve

30 April 2023 | Bharat Bhushan Padmadeo | Agenda