Bihar’s public expenditure is already stretched, and its revenue generation remains among the lowest in India. The state’s per-capita income is roughly half the national average, while unemployment and underemployment persist at high levels.

Karnataka’s recently proposed 'Domestic Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2025,' is a landmark step towards regulating domestic work

I wish someone with as powerful a platform as Mr Vembu would choose to shed light on the issues impacting parents, rather than obsessing over causes and cures

Krasznahorkai’s response to winning the Nobel was emblematic of this lineage: “I never wanted to achieve anything with my books. I just wanted to tell the stories I needed to tell.”

India cannot be blackmailed by any power because it has a very strong foundation laid by Indira Gandhi,” Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, said in New Delhi while addressing a mammoth public meeting at Boat Club.

India’s federal framework, rooted in the principle of ‘self-rule with shared-rule’, has enabled it to transform its diversity into a strategic asset, proving that unity and plurality can coexist and reinforce each other in the

The exclusion of Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sectors from Article 6.4 mechanism of the Paris Agreement weakens carbon market inclusiveness and jeopardises rural resilience

India is a fringe player and will continue to be so in the foreseeable future. It will be dependent on the kindness of other countries to source its supply of critical minerals and also rare

It will not solve America’s drug crisis, nor will it lead to stability in Latin America. What it offers, instead, is a grim reminder that when domestic politics drives foreign policy, war becomes a campaign

In the West, vaccine hesitancy has led to a resurgence of measles, whooping cough. Anti-vaxxers should pause and reflect: Can we imagine our future generation without the Pulse Polio or measles-rubella vaccination campaign?

The Trump-Xi meeting can be viewed as a positive step toward resolving issues through negotiations rather than confrontation. The US and China are systemic players, and conflicts between them have global repercussions

His vision of an inclusive nation should be Amrit Kaal's guiding spirit

Its sovereignty is rented. That is why it remains entangled in transactional alignments

Its diplomacy challenges New Delhi, both in South Asia and globally

Centre should consider states' proposal with focus on feasibility and fairness

De-escalation of China-US trade war reduces some uncertainty in world economy. Much still hinges on how Trump's tariffs play out

Assessments on which country has gained or lost based on just issues of trade and geopolitics will be incomplete. Each country’s internal conditions and resilience will be equally important to the final scorecard.

The homage to Indira Gandhi on her first death anniversary will begin at 4 am when the Congress members of Parliament assemble at the AICC-I office on Akbar Road for a silent march to her

Health, education, employment and dignity – SC communities in Bihar lag on all these indicators

With Statue of Unity, abrogation of Article 370 and construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, the PM has taken forward Patel's vision of a united India, true to its civilisational roots

Amid geopolitical churn, examining the Bay’s strategic position at the crossroads of India-China competition and multilateral cooperation has assumed renewed importance

The support from India’s left-liberal elite in framing Indians as backward, irredeemable, and barbarian is shocking to not just Indians but any neutral observer. This type of self-hatred should be a matter of national shame

As much as the Busan meeting is a useful stepping stone to resolving a large set of long-standing issues between the US and China, political will and egos are at a crossroads with entrepreneurial profitability

As Trump’s trade-driven strategy begins to reorder the region, Delhi must re-examine long-held assumptions about American purpose, Chinese ambition, and the strategic space available to middle powers such as India

AI in India has progressed without addressing the basic issue of whose priorities it serves