He is duty-bound to confound assessments of India’s nuclear deterrent.

Prime Minister Indira Gandhi left for Guwahati to spend her 59thbirthday among the tribals of Khonsa in the Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh.

Hong Kong and mainland China differ fundamentally in their approach to the relationship between economy and polity.

NHRC summons to Chhattisgarh IGP puts the Raman Singh government in the dock

Finance ministry should reconsider its rejection of the proposal to relax cash norms for farmers to buy seeds

Foreign teams had declined to play in Pakistan after a Sri Lankan side was attacked by terrorists in Lahore in 2009.

She disliked plurality of politics and policy, and preferred centralisation. We continue to pay the price

Constitution. Answering a query on general elections, Gandhi said they could be held well before the second extension of the Lok Sabha expired — provided the country’s economy was consolidated.

With a heavy heart, the Oxford Dictionaries declare “post-truth” the word of the year.

India could leverage its leadership of the International Solar Alliance to solve some of its energy problems.

The Heart of Asia, which will discuss Afghanistan’s future, is a moment for India and Pakistan to build on.

Is it necessary to punish all to tackle the 3 per cent who generate the big black incomes?

An informal credit and debit mechanism has been demolished. Without adequate cash in the system, it is less likely to be restored soon.

Politics is bitterly anti-globalisation. But that shouldn’t daunt activists.

The cash crunch hurts non-urban India more. Government must urgently reach out, address its problems.

India’s food safety authority has not been sure-footed on the matter of issuing standards for fortified foods.

Sushma Swaraj has earned — and shared — special warmth online.

Demonetisation politics unfolds as a vast morality play. Its imagination unleashes the state on you, in the name of protecting your own virtue.

Politics is bitterly anti-globalisation. But that shouldn’t daunt activists.

Opposition parties spot an opportunity in the cash crunch. But it may not be glue enough.

Hillary withdraws, Trump shocks and awes — Bernie Sanders arrives to save America again.

And why I oppose the uniform civil code

There had been a clamour for radical reforms. Demonetisation shows what real reforms feel like.

In the Valley, a heartening moment to build on, as students turn out in large numbers to take the board exams.