No matter what the criteria, inflation has dropped, and dropped by a large magnitude, during Raghuram Rajan’s tenure as RBI governor, September 2013 to September 2016.

India can gain by being active in the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Pakistan’s foreign policy, founded on hostility towards India, has isolated it globally.

Civic tech can be an instrument for bringing social change

Nepal’s new PM must address Madhesi aspirations and bring relations with India on even keel.

Blockchain and distributed ledger technology can make the state more accountable

India needs to build legal expertise to press its case in international maritime disputes

India might think of itself as equal to China, but the realists point to the power shift that has begun to express itself in Beijing’s ties with Delhi.

In Brazil, majestic horses leapt over hurdles. In India, the holy cow lay low.

Indian Muslims must find a solution in accordance with the teachings and spirit of Islam.

Several problems and hurdles lie ahead in the implementation of the GST regime.

The misuse of the freedom of media amounts to irresponsible reporting.

Governors, with rare exceptions, have been acting as if they are employees of the Central government, at its behest and in the interests of the party or parties in power at the Centre.

India should leverage trade talks with South Korea to take advantage of opportunities in the Arctic region

Braj B. Kachru challenged orthodoxies of the English Studies establishment.

India should be patient with Pakistan, engage with other South Asian countries and not give up on the regional forum.

Four years since Pallavi Purkayastha was murdered in Mumbai, the convict, a security guard, sentenced to life, has jumped parole while an appeal in high court is pending hearing for two years.

The J&K chief minister appropriates the language of struggle, but the BJP-PDP alliance erodes her legitimacy

It is a strong statistical phenomenon — the voter who did not vote for the party that gained power through a disproportionate seat share tends to restore vote-seat justice in the next poll

It is time the UN had a woman and a feminist as its secretary-general

If the government believes that GST will be a more efficient tax that will enhance revenues and reduce tax evasion, it must be prepared to take some risks.

Josy Joseph’s book A Feast of Vultures highlights some forgotten corruption cases involving the rich and the powerful, which the CBI failed to unravel.

Since the Prime Minister has remained silent, the impression has gone around that he secretly approves of what these cow vigilantes are doing.

If the government believes that GST will be a more efficient tax that will enhance revenues and reduce tax evasion, it must be prepared to take some risks.