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Turkey contributes an increasingly sophisticated defence industry, particularly in drones and naval shipbuilding, Saudi Arabia offers financial depth and strategic geography, while Pakistan provides manpower and nuclear deterrence

The years women spend caring for others are not empty, lost, or irrelevant. They are years of labour, growth, and quiet expertise

If tomorrow’s lawyers are punished for disagreeing with today’s authorities, we should not be surprised when tomorrow’s courts have fewer lawyers willing to disagree

The use of disproportionate force calls for course correction. Orchestrated statements and the vilification of protesters for a few aberrations will be counterproductive

Students must reach beyond their campuses, build solidarity with workers and farmers, stand with Dalits, Tribals, women facing discrimination, defend public institutions and become an active force for constitutional democracy

The economy Xi is managing today, with a target of 4.5-5 per cent in 2026, is starkly different from the one that clawed back to 9 per cent soon after the Asian Financial Crisis

Leadership transitions at the Tata Group have historically been fraught with contention, each shaped by its own circumstances. Appointment of Chandrasekaran’s successor must be seen as a chance to strengthen legacy and change the Group’s

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on August 14, 1986.

PM Modi's politics of performance should extend to the legislature. The Opposition must not turn dissent into a veto over every taxpayer-funded minute

Homeopathy is no longer being viewed only through the lens of 19th-century science, but also through the capabilities of 21st-century science. The answers may reinforce existing understanding, refine it, or even overturn it

A university operating autonomously asks whether an idea is worth testing. One operating heteronomously asks whether it is worth the risk. JNU’s Dean, in cancelling the approved event, was not making a scholarly judgement. He

The government’s digital actions drew on a broad toolkit, including restrictions on internet and messaging apps, increased surveillance, and threats against Big Tech. The fact that these actions could be imposed procedurally, as they were,

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on August 13, 1986.

A culture driven by fear of failure discourages initiative; a culture that learns from failure fosters innovation and experimentation

There will always be codes of belonging. The moral question is what we do when somebody does not know them. Do we immediately hear the unfamiliar note as evidence that the person does not belong?

Pakistan has a long Cold War record of hitching its wagon to pacts, alliances and treaties to oblige Western governments to derive a geopolitical advantage against India

The cooperation on the Moon Base programme should help ISRO to achieve its own goals faster and more efficiently, and not abandon or delay them in the service of someone else’s goals.

The infighting has come at a critical time for the Tatas, when several issues need to be addressed

I broke down when I heard the news of her death. When the tears subsided, I was left with a question I had never considered before: How do I grieve her?

Aspirants are constantly told to work harder, cultivate new skills and wait patiently for their chance. But patience becomes an unfair demand when examinations remain irregular and years of preparation can be wiped out by

VB-G RAM G has undermined the only framework of guaranteed employment that India had. Who benefits from this is a question that India's composite political and economic ruling elite needs to answer

Not doing so risks leaving insufficient healthy water for everyone whose livelihood depends on it

While headlines inevitably invoke the collective defence framework, calling the Mecca Agreement an ‘Islamic NATO’ at this stage is premature

In the four months since he took over as PM, the 36-year-old Balendra Shah's habitual silence, combined with his visible disrespect for Parliament, inaccessibility even to his ministers, and the alleged interference of his secretariat

Strong institutions inspire confidence; confidence drives investment; investment fuels growth; and effective justice ensures that this virtuous cycle remains anchored in the rule of law. The Tribunal Reforms Bill, 2026 is an important step towards