For India, reconciliation is very welcome. The Russia-West conflict has historically strengthened China and Pakistan and constrained India’s regional policies

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

A little butter (or cream) in cacio e pepe may not be ‘authentic’, but perhaps it could be the start of something new

CBSE’s plan is welcome. It must take into account past failures and current realities

Trump-Putin meeting can move the needle towards an end to the Ukraine conflict. But given the hard stands taken by Moscow and Kyiv, and the absence of Ukraine and Europe in Alaska, it is important to temper expectations

Digital technology has come to occupy so central a place in the imagination of educational planners that they can no longer perceive what all its force can damage in an already fragile systemic environment

The tragic consequences of a heavy monsoon in populated areas of the Himalaya is not something new or unexpected. What has changed is the indiscriminate, unplanned and often illegal construction of homes, guesthouses, ashrams, hotels, Maggi points and military camps that lie directly in the path of potential flash floods.

His campaign is self-serving and fraught. All the more why EC must address his claims with transparency, not sound like a peeved party spokesperson

But first, Trump will have to stop weaponising tariffs

China’s strategic message to global firms is that India cannot be a reliable global supply chain partner. The intent is clear: Undermine India’s economic security and curb its strategic and military strength

Beyond the supply of testing equipment to primary and secondary healthcare settings, there is a need to build technical capacity for performing tests and interpreting results

He challenged orthodoxies, upheld finest traditions of intellectual scholarship

The banned books engage with the region's complicated, and often tragic, history of conflict. That history cannot be wished away

The cancellation of NCA data could make the world's largest economy and second-largest GHG emitter less informed about one of the most pressing crises facing the world

Eat more at home. It is both healthier and cheaper

Most primates change groups and locations. Rather than aggression, however, female gorillas rely on past ties with other females for survival. Perhaps it's time humans emulate the reality of the friendly females

Development can ill afford to hurt the fragile ecology of Himalaya

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on August 08, 1985.

The response to US weaponisation of trade should be mature statecraft

India must continue trade talks with the US. But who it does business with, which grouping it is part of, should be guided by national interests alone

Police said that the accused are believed to have orchestrated a vast immigration fraud racket, duping scores of unsuspecting individuals by promising to send them abroad through forged travel documents.

With growth momentum likely to be maintained at around 6.5 per cent, there is no need for further rate cuts. Only if the growth trajectory gets severely dented by the aggravation of trade risks can we expect a further rate cut by the central bank in this cycle.

The trauma of losing his father at an early age, killed by the moneylenders, left a deep impact on Soren. It also played a big role in Soren becoming the spokesperson of Jharkhand’s oppressed people.

That the oral observations of the Court are not legally binding, that they are only part of the deliberative process, is not a mitigating factor. The Court must recognise that it is a measure of the enormous respect for the institution of the judiciary that what it says is taken seriously