Express Opinion

The IPC does have provisions for hate crimes committed against an SC/ST individual, but there is no safeguard in place for people bracketed in other categories. It ignores the diverse population of the Northeast

POCSO’s objective is not merely to punish sexual offences but to recognise and respond to aggravated forms of abuse. The aggravation lies not in formal designation but in the capacity to intimidate, silence, or manipulate

The French icon made women’s desire visible and casual in an era of repression, and for that she remains a cultural landmark. But autonomy without solidarity is a dead end

This matter also highlights a fundamental challenge in Indian environmental governance of translating ecological realities into justiciable legal standards

The new framework recognises a fundamental truth: In 2025, denying military personnel access to information would be both impractical and counterproductive to developing contemporary military leaders

He used humour with rare intelligence to hold up a mirror to the educated Malayali and his hypocrisies

The court stops short of reiterating that all couples, irrespective of caste, religion and creed, enjoy such constitutional freedoms

Long before bans and warning labels, we chose to stay offline — and now I’m learning to trust that choice

Anyone who has signed a hospital consent form knows that it is quite often an exercise in blind faith rather than informed choice. The DPDP Act forces transparency into such a system.

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on December 29, 1985.

The High Court’s strict textual reading sits uneasily with the spirit of a law that was designed to protect the most vulnerable.

He means well when he talks of organisational decentralisation; a recurring theme that remains largely unaddressed despite some synthetic steps taken of late. Congress needs a serious reboot

We were shell-shocked when Trump unilaterally slapped 25% tariffs on Indian goods, later upped to 50%. Our foreign office appeared to have little inkling of Hurricane Trump hitting our shores. But signs were evident in

When a wedding is too over-the-top, it almost feels like the host is trying to buy a guarantee of a successful marriage. Alas, an Instagram-worthy show doesn’t always equal a fairy-tale ending. If anything, the

When India enacted the MGNREGS in 2005, it was a proxy for genuine unemployment insurance. Job guarantees as a concept are not recent inventions nor ideological indulgences. They have existed from the pre-colonial era as

As Shashi Tharoor wrote in this newspaper last week, parliamentary democracy is today in danger of total collapse, and this is something that we all need to be worried about. But it will almost certainly

While the world celebrates Christmas, it seems to be a low-key affair in a number of states in our country, where miscreants are attacking Christians in their homes and places of worship

He wrote about modest people living in mundane circumstances, though their inner lives seem to be touched with magic

This Christmas, playing Santa felt hollow in an India where justice bends before power, and the future of girls looks ever more uncertain

Policing today stands at a crossroads. We can cling to distance and authority and watch trust erode. Or we can choose visibility, explanation and fairness, even when it is uncomfortable

The investigation into the terror attack will put Pakistan in the dock on international platforms, said the Union Home Minister

The rationale for central government control lies in nuclear power’s high cost. This is why administered pricing is not the way to go. State discoms, in precarious financial condition, should not be burdened with mandated

The lukewarm foreign investor interest in India may also have to do with its not being part of the artificial intelligence euphoria, which has fuelled equity markets in the US as well as China, Taiwan

Neither of them is a Bal Thackeray who would have taken the opportunity to galvanise the state. However, Raj and Uddhav can take a cue from M K Stalin or Mamata Banerjee on how to

While conceding several demands of non-resident Indians regarding investment in India, Finance Minister V P Singh said in New Delhi that the issue of a 5 per cent ceiling on investment in Indian companies would