She is hailed for saving refugees but Merkel is no moral answer to Donald Trump.

The master stroke that Narendra Modi struck on the night of the American elections is that, by fiat, he made hoards of cash valueless.

To ensure that there was no leak, Law Ministry officials were asked to wait in the Finance Ministry, and the Intelligence Bureau kept tabs till the PM’s announcement.

We must hope that once he becomes President, a wiser, more serious man will emerge to enable him to tackle grim international problems that are complex and terrifying.

The reality is the old notes will be replaced by new notes. Hence, the true test will be the answer to the question ‘what proportion of the old notes will be tendered for replacement’? It is only the notes that are not tendered that will be ‘demonetised’ in the true sense of the word

In Pakistan, it is hatred of an imposed order, part of the Islamisation of the state.

Trump vote is not primarily born of globalisation anxieties. It is the outcome of white nationalism.

By committing to the NFU, critics have argued, India allows more powerful adversaries, specifically China, to plan large-scale conventional offensives secure in the knowledge India will not reach for its strategic deterrent.

During the final reading of the bill, Bhupesh Gupta (CPI), said there were several clauses in the bill to which his party had objections.

Cohen managed to straddle the fine line between profundity and platitude, never straying into the latter.

In Punjab, with elections just months away, it will now be a race to the bottom to determine who can be the most selfish and most narrowly provincial.

There is Trump’s America. There is also a country that shows growing cultural progressiveness.

The most vociferous critics of reforms in Hindu law are now arguing for the UCC

Ban on Rs 500, Rs 1000 notes deals with stocks of black money. But push to a cashless economy is premature.

Developed countries will have to loosen their purse strings to ensure success of the Paris climate pact.

PM Modi must use the opportunity to begin a conversation with Shinzo Abe on the construction of a new Asian geopolitics.

Trump’s victory underlines a sense of dread, of what lies in the dark spaces.

Donald Trump’s presidency threatens to reopen deep fractures of race and class in US, unsettle Pax Americana.

Feminist symbols in pop culture look light but should be taken seriously.

He represented the audacity of hope. And an American dream within reach.

Prime Minister's initiative to clean up cash is historic— and helps script a future of transparency.

Prime Minister Indira Gandhi asserted in the Rajya Sabha that the objective of the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Bill “is the rejuvenation of the nation and the Constitution”.

Congress still doesn’t get it: Whether or not Rahul becomes party president is not the question.

Cleaning Delhi’s air requires urban planners, health experts and policymakers to work together.