A new study underlines the high cost of the failure to contain out-of-pocket expenses for healthcare in India

Uttar Pradesh shows that direct benefit transfers can work on the ground

The UN General Assembly passed a resolution condemning South Africa and nations that aid the White minority government.

As Pakistan becomes more a domestic than a foreign policy issue

Apex court’s decision on Haryana panchayat poll qualifications is disappointing. Parliament must intervene

Why post-mortems of this year’s most crucial election are missing the point

In 2015, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s compassionate leadership made her stand apart from the rest

Haryana law on educational qualification for panchayat polls is discriminatory. SC must rethink decision to uphold it

Yelena Sakharov received the Nobel peace prize on behalf of her husband, physicist and dissident Andrei Sakharov.

Great that they’re talking again. Going ahead, India and Pakistan must show wisdom and seriousness of purpose

They are betting that Japan and India can influence Asia’s strategic future by reclaiming regional leadership.

Government must ensure the disabilities law reaches out to the most needy.

Sangh Parivar’s acknowledgement of Babasaheb’s greatness is belated and hypocritical.

Some comfort: A poll reveals that only Mexicans are more ignorant than Indians.

Crucial legislation, like the real estate regulator bill, is held hostage to political confrontation in the House.

Congress response to the National Herald case casts unflattering light on the party.

Curbs on construction on the Ganga must be part of a larger effort to keep alive the river ecosystem.

Report of a key panel lays out the middle ground for resolving political differences.

After the California attack, Obama appeals to people’s better nature. Trump ratchets up hate-drenched rhetoric.

Leaders of India, Pakistan seem to get on better when abroad than at home.

Apex court does well to emphasise primacy of the legislature, and the political process, in deciding on a uniform civil code.

Delhi government’s odd-even vehicle decision needs to be rethought.

Raipur win confirms that India is no longer a team of breathtaking dribblers, those tragic misfits of modern hockey.

Constitutional settlements require a measure of statesmanship and generosity missing in Nepal today.