While most Mughal monuments, including Aurangzeb’s tomb, were largely left undisturbed — even thrived — under the Maratha rule, there were occasional incidents of plunder during the Maratha rule.

The Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, and the new leader of the Soviet Communist Party, Mikhail Gorbachev, had talks at the Kremlin and expressed their “firm desire” to enlarge mutual cooperation in all fields. The two leaders also exchanged views on the current global situation. Gandhi told Gorbachev of India’s firm commitment to the ideals of […]

The question of the dominance of parties threatens to obscure issues of federalism, including on delimitation

Jack didn’t survive, but sometimes reality is kinder than fiction.

Space is an area where India has been functioning almost at the cutting edge, and there's evidence that the brain drain is starting to reverse.

Indian agriculture can thrive with a greater market orientation. And there's no better time for it than when the worst of a supply crisis is over

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on March 13, 1985.

They were starved for an art installation, and rescued in time. The controversy brings up uncomfortable questions

With PM-elect Mark Carney, Delhi and Ottawa have an opportunity to reset their relationship after recent turbulence

Former members of the MPC have in the past argued that a real interest rate of 1-1.5 per cent is enough to achieve the central bank's inflation target. This implies that there is space for deeper cuts

India does not have to look too far for models to emulate. Its success in services exports demonstrates the power of moving up the value chain. Perhaps a similar learning-by-doing process while moving up the value chain will help manufacturing too

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

New study says people don’t really get dogs as well as they think they do.

Towns are as vulnerable to air pollution as metros. IQAir report should occasion cooperation across cities, states, countries.

Markets sink on growing economic uncertainty.

It is imperative that post-colonial nations join hands and convene a global convention against neo-imperialism. All major powers, including the US, China and Russia, must be put on notice.

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

India has ticked important boxes mandatory to be a bonafide cricketing superpower

Miffed with the US, Canadians have renamed the Americano. It’s bitter revenge

The government must prioritise large-scale outreach and confidence-building efforts

Small interventions and access to digital technologies have brought about far-reaching impacts

Mere months after a historic mandate, bickering between the three Mahayuti partners and recent scandals have impacted the efficiency of the Maharashtra government.

There is an emerging alliance of global right-wing forces, which has disdain for democratic norms

A US strategic reserve signals a major change in how Washington views cryptocurrencies. And with more countries ushering in regulatory frameworks, given the borderless nature of such assets, it will be difficult to have a regulatory stance that is an outlier