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The latest editorials in podcast form by leading writers and columnists from the pages of the Indian Express.
Express ViewThe latest editorials in podcast form by leading writers and columnists from the pages of the Indian Express.
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197
November 15, 2022
A reassessment of economic outlook is essential (15 November)Subscriber Only
Implicit in this reassessment of key economic variables is perhaps the acknowledgment that even though India will be one of the fastest growing economies during this period, it will not be unaffected by the changing...
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196
November 15, 2022
How England won the ICC T20 World Cup (15 November)Subscriber Only
England's cricket team remade itself for the T20 World Cup. It was a gamble that paid off.
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195
November 14, 2022
When Xi Jinping meets Joe Biden (14 November)Subscriber Only
Thaw in US-China relations would calm economic and political nerves in world capitals. Delhi too would be relieved.
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194
November 14, 2022
Price of freedom (14 November)Subscriber Only
SC decision to free Rajiv assassination convicts is fraught. Court needs to insulate due process from political considerations.
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193
November 11, 2022
MEA Jaishankar’s Moscow visit (11 November)Subscriber Only
The visit underlines the all-weather nature of India-Russia relations despite differences on Ukraine. As the External Affairs Minister put it, if it is a partnership that works to India's advantage, it is in India's interest...
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192
November 11, 2022
COP-27: An opportunity for rich nations to help vulnerable communities (11 November)Subscriber Only
With rich nations nowhere close to fulfilling their funding commitments in climate change mitigation and adaptation, “loss and damage” could become another polarising issue. The issue cannot be put off another year.
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191
November 11, 2022
Lessons from Hardik Pandya (11 November)Subscriber Only
If one of India’s fittest cricketers hasn’t given up his khichdi – which includes rice and ghee – why should lesser mortals?
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190
November 10, 2022
TikTok soapbox: Protest in the age of social media (10 November)Subscriber Only
Protest can now be more individual-centric. In the social media age, the act of protesting has travelled a long, imaginative distance from the more traditional placard or picket line.
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189
November 10, 2022
US Midterm elections (10 November)Subscriber Only
The political message from the American voter indicates that neither the Dobbs verdict (taking away the right to abortion) nor election denial has yielded the expected political dividends. But while there may not have been...
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188
November 10, 2022
The government’s push to facilitate international trade (10 November)Subscriber Only
While curtailing dollar dependence and exploring bilateral trade options by paying/settling in domestic currencies makes for sound economics, it cannot replace the need for India to export more. The idea will only work if Indian...
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187
November 9, 2022
The 50th Chief Justice of India: D Y Chandrachud (9 November)Subscriber Only
As a judge, Justice Chandrachud has built a distinguished legacy of compassionate justice that has a keen sense of listening to voices that are either silent or seldom heard. His tenure as CJI may be...
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186
November 9, 2022
Here lies Dobby (9 November)Subscriber Only
The ‘grave’ of a character from Harry Potter highlights the real dangers that fandoms can sometimes pose.
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185
November 8, 2022
Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s day-long visit to China (8 November)Subscriber Only
If Germany moves out of the US-UK shadow – while honouring core liberal and democratic principles – a return to the Cold War can be avoided. It will be intriguing to see to what extent...
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184
November 8, 2022
Suryakumar Yadav is redefining T20 batting (8 November)Subscriber Only
Suryakumar is also a perfect encapsulation of how professional cricket is rapidly resembling gully cricket. In the past, the reverse was true to an extent – kids would ape cricketers. Now, it’s cricketers letting their...
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183
November 7, 2022
Winter fires (7 November)Subscriber Only
Punjab needs to sharply reduce, maybe halve, its three million hectares-plus area now under paddy cultivation. It simply does not have the water resources for this.
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182
November 7, 2022
The return of Benjamin Netanyahu (7 November)Subscriber Only
Dependence on right-wing parties might undo the new Israel PM’s past achievements. Delhi must be prepared to nudge the Israeli leader not to undermine the relations with the Arab Gulf, where India’s economic and geopolitical...
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181
November 4, 2022
The plunge in AQI (4 November)Subscriber Only
Putting out farm fires is, no doubt, a complex task. But AAP governments seem to be compounding it with their rigid approach.
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180
November 4, 2022
Gujarat Assembly elections: Battle of three (4 November)Subscriber Only
In a BJP bastion, Congress fights for relevance, AAP for electoral viability and presence.
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179
November 4, 2022
Ela Bhatt: A Gandhian at heart and in her work (4 November)Subscriber Only
Ela Bhatt made self-reliance the chief pillar of her work. She helped women overcome deep-rooted social and economic barriers to lift themselves out of poverty and debt and realise, as she put it, that “poverty...
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178
November 3, 2022
Elon Musk’s Twitter verification plan (3 November)Subscriber Only
By declaring that a fee, not some seemingly arbitrary factor, is what determines the reach and depth of someone's voice, Twitter may – perhaps involuntarily – be making a case that it is now more...
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177
November 3, 2022
NASA’s images of the sun (3 November)Subscriber Only
The image frames the super star in villainous shades – still a desirable object for banter, eerie thrills and memes.
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176
November 3, 2022
A tale of two (3 November)Subscriber Only
Those in power out to delegitimise a free press. And a newsroom that put self-righteousness above rigour.
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175
November 2, 2022
No to two-finger test (2 November)Subscriber Only
Supreme Court has rightly reiterated that the 'two-finger test' in rape cases is offensive to the dignity of women. But a stringent legislature alone cannot fix what is broken till there is change in gender...
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174
November 2, 2022
What the latest data on government finances reveals (2 November)Subscriber Only
Centre's tax revenues remain robust, though higher spending on food and fertiliser subsidies could make meeting the deficit challenging.
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173
November 2, 2022
Bappi Lahiri in Shanghai and the power of music (2 November)Subscriber Only
That the angry residents of a Chinese city found an outlet for their frustration in a Bappi Lahiri track is just another example of the immense capacity of music to contain multitudes -- of stories,...