Government’s support system for sportspersons is pathetic. But why depend only on government?

Payments banks could be game-changers, bring in genuine financial inclusion.

Hurriyat arrest and release drama shows that India has misplaced the script again on eve of talks with Pakistan.

A look at the front page of The Indian Express, published on August 20, Forty Years Ago.

He needs to be rescued from communal and sectarian interpretations.

Hamid Gul’s legacy is an army that is both a patron and a victim of terror.

Erdogan may be back in the driver’s seat at a time when Turkey needs to be a more responsible stakeholder in regional peace.

This election, all parties in Bihar are searching for a strategy or idea that skirts the contradictions on the ground.

Government needs to urgently reach out to FTII students. It must talk to them, not treat them like political opponents.

Santhara judgment is court’s bid to colonise ways in which death can be interpreted and life given meaning.

A look at the front page of The Indian Express, published on August 19, Forty Years Ago.

Sirisena-Wickremesinghe 2.0 must build on their project of good governance with reconciliation.

Net neutrality prevents profit-driven entities from overriding freedom of the Web.

India-UAE agreement is a result of possibilities opening up in the new West Asia. India must build on them.

What the prime minister’s selfie spree is meant to accomplish.

BJP’s attempts to project the civic body results in MP as an exoneration on Vyapam are unsurprising and misguided.

If ‘Indradhanush’ is to address the crisis of public sector banks, its proposals will need to be spelt out more clearly.

But school education has been in adequate to prepare students for the IIT joint entrance examination. So the coaching culture has grown.

Its Supreme Court has retreated from its insistence on ‘due process’ in a state that is no longer sovereign.

Modi’s I-Day address revealed a leader conscious of perceptions about his government.

A look at the front page of The Indian Express, published on August 17, Forty Years Ago.

Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad agree on seat-sharing, bet on social arithmetic to bid for Bihar.

Note to policymakers: Access to technology by itself does not ensure learning.

Current political chill comes from deep differences. But parties are unwilling to argue them out.