50 years after Emergency, Congress has neither apologised nor learnt any lesson

In 2023-24, upto 40 per cent of rural population and 10 per cent of urban population could not afford two thalis a day, indicating that levels of food deprivation are much higher than implied by poverty estimates

They are simply children. Naughty, messy, fun-loving, and creative. Raise them well, and they will grow into respectful, compassionate men who manage their emotions responsibly, and strive to make the world a better place. Not because they are boys but because they are inherently good people

Strategic autonomy gives India space to manoeuvre amid global uncertainty.

Constitutional nationalism aims at correction; Hindutva nationalism seeks retribution. Can the two ever meet?

It’s impossible to look at the randomness of this airline crash and not realise how tenuous our foothold on earth really is. Intellectually, we may know loss is omnipresent. A twist in fate means some unlucky people are forced to confront this reality in discombobulating ways.

The conflicting versions of US President Donald Trump and India as to what abruptly brought the India-Pakistan four-day war to an end is better understood in the context of a report from well-placed Western diplomatic sources and military strategists.

The GST laws have added to the burdens of business. The high and multiple rates of GST are per se bad. The rules, regulations, notifications, forms and compliances under the GST laws are worse.

We may not be the ‘Mother of democracy’ as our Prime Minister likes to tell the world, but in modern times, we have been a democratic republic, and this is something we should all be proud of. Democracy is something that we must cherish.

While pursuing perceived strategic advantages through closer ties with Israel, India has neither secured opportunities it seeks nor maintained its moral leadership

Unanswered questions related to the Emergency require a clinical analysis of global and domestic events leading up to it

National security crises are ultimately a test of political mettle. Prime Minister Modi’s actions show a leader making rational, resolute decisions in critical national security moments — unlike the UPA era, marked by weakness and incoherence

The present government’s response to adverse verdicts is not interference with or dilution of the judicial process — it is democratic acceptance

As Trump questions NATO’s relevance and pushes for disengagement, the Indo-Pacific will have to weigh in on new partnerships and independent security strategies.

Emergency showed how Indian democracy could be threatened, and what must be done to protect it

Now beset by a rising tide of strong-armed rulers and demagogues worldwide, democracy is also the best check on their unrestrained power. Those who resisted the Emergency understood this

The democracy we cherish today exists because they stood up 50 years ago

We have close ties with Iran, deep strategic relations with Israel, and increasing defence interoperability with the United States

Just replace the US and Iran with China and India in an imaginary future, and you understand the lesson of history: You need friends and some principles to survive in the real world

The sector’s industrial growth is a testament to a rapidly evolving institutional and innovation ecosystem

Every addition or deletion in the electoral rolls must be scrutinised. This is about every Indian who believes in the sanctity of the ballot

These subsidies claim the largest resources in the agri-food space and yet give sub-optimal results.

Sufficient opportunity is given to all political parties to file objections. These are heard and if necessary, corrections are made before updated rolls are sent to a state's chief election officer

This Father’s Day, I found myself thinking about my father, who recently turned 95 and is fading faster than I can accept.