India, it seems, is trying to normalise a new kind of civility: We shall play when needed, we won’t engage in any symbolism. Sport is a business now, let’s get done and move on. It’s an interesting way to play a sport, but its fallouts cannot be ascertained just yet.

Significantly, India’s vote in support comes after three abstentions with respect to the Gaza war since October 2023.

The government should read the message in this extraordinary intervention: It must pay scrupulous attention to due processes, especially on complex matters that pertain to religious practices of minorities.

The biggest setback to the petitioners was on waqf by user. The Court found the abolition of such a waqf perfectly justified on the ground that a lot of government lands have been encroached upon.

Developing countries risk being casualties of global reset. They can use shocks to recharge their economies

Weakening the conditions that have made ethnicity a divisive force requires sustained dialogue between the representatives of warring communities.

Amid US tariffs, moderation in inflation and lowering of GST rates could be spur economy needs

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on September 15, 1985.

Jagdeep Chhokar was fearlessly outspoken and raised his voice against the ills plaguing our country and against the ruling establishment

In a world engulfed by chaos, working on the self, striving for change, are the contemporary equivalents of rolling up the Sisyphean boulder in the pursuit of control

The record turnout in the 2024 polls showed people's faith in democratic processes in Kashmir. Those hard-won gains must not be jeopardised by a strong-armed state

Unless historical injustices are redressed, and inequalities seriously addressed, lasting peace is never a possibility.

For some reason, the private sector — be it companies or even households — is not investing and spending more. What is holding them back?

Assassination of Kirk frames a grim crisis. It will take mature leadership on both sides of the political divide to tide over it.

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on September 12, 1985.

In its luminosity through this month, lessons in wonder and humility

The present turmoil offers a chance for long overdue stabilisation and reform. Nepal must not lose the opportunity

The drugs are reshaping obesity care. Unregulated, they may sideline the poor and public health in India

There is one recurring theme: Young people feel robbed of their future

C P Radhakrishnan must navigate the demands of his office under a third-term government wielding a stern loyalty test, in a time when the lines between government and opposition have hardened

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on September 11, 1985.

Modi-Xi meeting hints at a new chapter after years of silence. But old mistrust and new asymmetries persist

Though strong on paper, this Indian team is relatively young and new. It’s the first big T20 tournament without the likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli or Ravindra Jadeja

His overriding objective appears to be the continuation of the Gaza war and its expansion to new fronts