Can elements of a secular morality be enforced in ways that don’t reinforce a sense of state arbitrariness?

Because laws do not work, they are worked.

After Pathankot, Pakistan has taken the right first steps. India has nothing to gain from not talking.

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A law prone to misuse and a political executive insecure of its footing led to the bizarre Kiku Sharda episode.

A country that aspires to become an economic superpower must first become a science & technology superpower.

We need a national framework to address agricultural problems.

Latest IIP and CPI data outlines the policy challenges that lie ahead.

Ghulam Ali sings in Kolkata. States should vie to develop a liberal and open environment.

A full engagement with Pakistan cannot withstand major terror strikes.

Obama’s State of the Union underscored his legacy, pondered a divided America.

Messi’s fifth Ballon d’Or redeems Fifa after its year of shame.

The Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta controversy highlights the need for greater attention to anti-corruption systems and processes.

New procurement policy is well-meaning, with a clear focus on indigenisation. Test will be in the execution.

Suspending the dialogue each time there is a terrorist attack gives jihadis a veto over talks.

Bowie was an idol for everyone who didn’t know who they were, where they belonged.

Perceptions that the Modi government has moved Westwards are misplaced.

The bankruptcy code, not a money bill, was introduced in Lok Sabha as one. Is this the first of a new trend?

Animals must be treated in more humane ways. But bans are blunt instruments.

Congress, BJP cannot continue to stave off an honest reckoning with the events on January 16-17, 2012.

David Bowie was the music industry’s own permanent revolution.

We need to engage with Abhinavagupta to find a language in which to articulate our experience.

Pathankot-style attacks are less likely today to change the India-Pak equation.

Controversies about Indian Science Congress point to a deeper problem in science administration.