Nawazuddin Siddiqui challenges identity politics, without saying a word.

Pirsig, hands-on student of motorcycle maintenance, helped generations mend the rift between philosophy and life.

American campuses welcome and value diversity.

Absence of strategic clarity, over-dependence of states on Central forces, have crippled the fight against Maoists.

Antony, who heads the KPCC and is a bachelor, will be the country’s youngest chief minister at 37.

If unchecked, vigilantism in the name of the cow could render meaningless all vision documents and development plans.

Election Commission’s proposals to deal with problem of bribing of voters could upend principles of natural justice.

Liberals take solace in Marine Le Pen’s performance, but there are echoes of Brexit sentiment in French elections.

India’s political and security establishment needs a strategy in light of China’s naval expansion.

Extremism comes in all shades. Justice Shah should critique each one.

Arshad Chowdhury, a member of the PNA’s national council, said, “This time, Bhutto has decided to burn his boats.” He was seeking “to set the army and the people against each other,” he said.

A shift to their respective ministries will help professional education, skill development

SC promises closure in Babri demolition case. But what of the perils of memory and age, the problem of delay?

Government must draw up plans, in coordination with states, to prepare for good rains in June-July

Minister’s proposal to model it on Project Tiger shows a fundamental misunderstanding of both programmes

Desai said trust, like respect, was something to be earned, not asked for.

Imran Khan’s opposition to English-medium education is misguided

More, not less, public money must be spent on inclusive education that encourages independent thinking

Bhutto called on the army to take over Karachi, Lahore and Hyderabad.

Across the world, politicians are using elections and referendums to mask their own abdications

Centre, EC press ahead with paper trails for EVMs. All parties must now move on

Onus is on leaders of BJP-PDP, especially BJP, to protect the fragile alliance in J&K from its own sharp edges

Russia must rejoin the West to build a stable Afghanistan

Freewheeling use of Article 142 is raising questions about judicial diktats inattentive to consequences