Political, economic and institutional dysfunction threatens to cloud India’s prospects

Parties have failed the people on Section 377. Tharoor’s private member’s bill gives another opportunity to right a wrong

In Arunachal Pradesh, Governor Rajkhowa's conduct invites accusations of partisanship

India takes the Fed hike in its stride. But it must remain alert to domestic supply-side constraints

D.K. Barooah was to be elected Congress president unopposed on December 29 at the 75th plenary session of the Congress in Chandigarh.

Do not expect timely movement on Tapi. There are many imponderables

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s response to the ‘National Herald’ case raises questions.

His 75th birthday celebrations brought diverse politicians on the same stage. It is not surprising

Supreme Court, as always, leads the way on environment reform. Now policy must catch up.

India-Japan rail diplomacy is a setback for China’s One Belt, One Road initiative.

Saudi Arabia proposes an Islamic alliance to battle the IS. Intent alone will not be sufficient.

Policies, reforms and infrastructure need to be redesigned to boost domestic consumption.

She deserves a tribute, a renewal of the resolve to challenge the culture of sexual violence, not vengeance.

But National Front’s defeat may end up helping Marine Le Pen, if Hollande and Sarkozy don’t get their act together

Raghuram Rajan’s cautionary tale on debt should put the focus on bond markets and governance standards

The governments in Delhi and at the Centre cannot afford this bruising battle. Both do disservice to their mandates

The habeas corpus writs were filed by persons detained under the MISA during the Emergency.

But this isn’t the last that France will see of Marine Le Pen and her National Front

The odd-even car proposal is being enforced in Delhi without any evidence or cost-benefit analysis

India and Japan seek to improve their individual prospects in a reshaped Asia through deeper collaboration.

That’s what Pakistan’s broken pledges have reduced Afghanistan to.

Paris Agreement is a pale shadow of the 1992 convention, but India salvaged some key principles.

Habeas Corpus Case The Supreme Court would start hearing arguments on a series of petitions on the scope and content of the citizen’s right to move high courts for writs of habeas corpus. The petitions filed on behalf of several persons held under detention in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh in the wake of […]

In Kerala, a battle over the legacy of a former CM, with an eye on next year’s polls.