A dastardly terror attack on a convoy of CRPF vehicles headed for Srinagar left around two score men of the paramilitary force dead on Thursday. The brazen strike was carried out in J&K’s Pulwama district and Pak-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed has claimed responsibility for it. Watch this new, weekly offering by SNI ‘Our Take’ in which Editor-in-Chief Nitin Gokhale discusses the Pulwama attack, its aftermath, the backing for JeM by the Pak deep state and what lies ahead for India-Pak ties with Deputy Editor Parul Chandra and Opinion Editor Ashwin Ahmad. #India #Pakistan #Pulwamaattack
Enthusiasts think BRICS is taking on the US-led West. Critics think it is just a weak wannabe. In reality, BRICS is undergirding the new global order that will bring together friends and foes alike. A Deep Analysis by Drishtikone.
Swami Dhirendra Shastri called for a meat-free Navratri in Bengal. Parties answered by invoking Shakta tradition. A restricted rite, stripped of its disciplines, has become “culture”, and Bengal uses its first taste of political freedom in decades to flaunt the very decay that helped undo it.