Only material gain is not real wealth
By Vijay Darda | 05-11-2018 The biggest wealth is health; ethical values, culture, generosity, good education and benevolence are paramount in life We all begin the festival of light Deepavali that symbolises the victory of light over darkness. What is the real message of this festival? If you turn the pages of mythological texts, […]
Why has the UN become a fiefdom of some countries?
By Vijay Darda | 08-10-2018 Sushma Swaraj has rightly said that if the United Nations does not mend ways, it risks being irrelevant. Addressing the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj has stated a bitter but absolutely correct fact that if the United Nations does not reform […]
ISRO has become our bright earning star
By Vijay Darda | 25-09-2018 India which carried the first rocket on a bullock cart to the launch station has carved a niche for itself in launching satellites The pictures you see along with this article belongs to April 1975. Then the parts of the rocket were carried on cycle and India’s first satellite […]
African countries & Chinese debt trap
By Vijay Darda | 10-09-2018 China has disbursed loan to the tune of Rs10 lakh crore in the last 18 years; 35 African countries walk in to debt trap The conference of ‘Forum on China-Africa Cooperation’ held in China’s capital Beijing last week did not attract any attention in the Indian media, but this […]
We should learn spiritedness from country like Croatia
By Vijay Darda | 16-07-2018 It is painful to see India, with a population of more than 125 crore, standing at the last rung in the world of sports A small country with a long coastline between Central and Southeast Europe on the Adriatic Sea, Croatia though lost the title clash, astonished the whole […]
India should not bow down to US threat
By Vijay Darda | 02-07-2018 We should have the right to look at our interests; America should refrain from playing the Big Brother of the world! Janunat Garbe Nafse-khud tamam ast/Je-kashi Pa-be Kashan Neem Gam Ast! The meaning of Ghalib’s couplet is.. Once if we make up the mind, the distance between Kashi and […]
Pranab Da is outspoken and committed to diversity
By Vijay Darda | 11-06-2018 What is relevant now is not why he went to the RSS programme. What is important is what he said there. Even as Dr Pranab Mukherjee came under sharp criticism from all quarters for accepting the invitation to attend the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) programme, he refused to answer […]
To compete, India needs to be economically strong
By Vijay Darda | 30-04-2018 The informal summit between Chinese President and Indian Prime Minister is a welcome move, for parleys alone can lead to a thaw in relationship Eminent poet Nida Fazli has penned a wonderful couplet: Dushmani lakh sahi Khatm na kije rishta Dil mile ya na mile Haath milate rahiye! Personally, […]
Cyber attack will destroy us if we don’t take steps
By Vijay Darda | 09-04-2018 In this age of technology, foolproof cyber security is imperative, for India too is the target of cyber criminals! This is an era of technology and almost all the documents are stored in the computer and are sent from one place to another through the Internet when necessary. From […]
Will dictator Kim Jong-un listen to Donald Trump?
By Vijay Darda | 12-03-2018 There is hidden political shrewdness in the proposed talks between the two, spewing venom against each other The world is constantly worried over the extremely bitter relationship between the US and North Korea. Both are nuclear-armed countries. The US President Donald Trump has been continuously threatening that he will […]