US election changed global financial calculations. Emerging markets must wait and watch.

A US underwater ‘glider’ sparks fiery exchanges between Trump and China. They could be a sign of things to come.

Government should pay heed when accounts of demonetisation discomfort start coming in from allies.

Changes to education policy do not address fundamental problems, risk reopening old wounds.

For the Tatas, questions of corporate governance will remain.

New terror is a chilling spectacle, its violent imagery circling the world instantly.

Contradictions in Chinese statecraft on his watch make him hard to fathom.

Judgment is a reminder of the criminal justice system’s work undone in terror cases — in dispensing justice, bringing closure.

EPFO cutting rates is a step in the right direction. There must be no roll-back.

New disabilities bill draws on the language of justice, improves on the current act.

The youth world cup has revived old ghosts — and hopes.

Jettisoning seniority principle without creating a better selection process could hurt civil-military poise.

Government departure from tradition is its prerogative but calls for more information about the selection process.

Carving out of new administrative divisions is a fraught exercise. Manipur government must strive for consensus.

Shifting goalposts, changing playing fields: It’s clear the government didn’t think demonetisation through.

A single tribunal to adjudicate inter-state river disputes is a step forward, but not sufficient to settle claims and complaints.

The right to withdraw money cannot be extinguished by demonetisation.

The banking sector is the government’s key partner in the demonetisation drive. Why push it to the wall?

The human tragedy pales as the US and Russia spin their narratives on the war

Four years after Nirbhaya, police forces remain under-trained, under-staffed, under-paid and under-functioning.

PM Modi prefers to speak outside Parliament, Rahul Gandhisays he will only speak inside

The price of oil will rise by 10 and 15 per cent next year, the chairman of the oil ministers conference, Sheikh Abdel Aziz al-Thani said in Doha.

The casino capital’s first international film festival is a mixed bag

Failure of secular parties in Kerala to condemn censorship of art has allowed communal outfits to gain traction.