Delhi needs a single public authority suitably empowered and responsible for the delivery of safe drinking water.

That he is projected as a saviour of the Left and Congress shows the deep morass they have sunk into.

Modi’s speech reflected the glory of Sufism, its impact on India, how Islam is fundamentally a religion of peace, the inclusive as well as plural nature of India and, most importantly, the need to delink terror and religion.

A rising China and the anti-India resentments of Kathmandu’s hill elite, however, have the potential to neutralise, over the longer term, some of Delhi’s natural strategic advantages in Nepal.

There are several good proposals in Budget 2016. Government’s ability to raise resources for the proposed programmes will depend on the growth of the economy.

Why the Murty Classical Library of India needs a rethink.

Countercultural narratives of myths and deities must be allowed to flourish.

The new enemy property ordinance is more draconian than the one in 2010. It retrospectively rewrites the 1968 act and forecloses judicial recourse for countless Indians

Yet, six months after he assumed office, the ground under his feet is slipping, notwithstanding the red carpet awaiting him in China.

Kidnapping has spread in Pakistan as a means of filling up the war-chest of terror; and everybody, including those who are supposed to prevent it, is getting fat on it.

Taking hesitant but small positive steps over the last five years, Myanmar seems to have finally crossed the Rubicon.

Siasat, in its March 12 editorial, writes: “In its red corner notice, the CBI had said that Mallya should be arrested if he makes an attempt to leave the country.

We need to learn to keep politicians away from sports bodies. SC can help us do so.

A look at the US presidential contenders’ positions on issues that matter to India.

To optimise the potential for medical tourism, stop formulating and implementing policies in silos. And ensure adequate dissemination of information

It was the usual tokenism. Meanwhile, to see real women, watch Zindagi

Why riots, agitations are often accompanied by heightened levels of violence against women

The cover story in the Organiser, “Bharat and Science: The Unsung Legacy”, talks about the “great tradition” of “knowledge, inference, logic” in India and notes that many believe that “science is the gift of Western Europe”, but it “is not true”.

Reform of agricultural markets and land lease laws must be a priority.

The Left and left-liberals must admit to their comprehensive shortcomings before claiming a new spring.

Unlike in the West, India’s syncretic culture has kept the fear of Islam at bay.

The US president sees the world as a messy place not always amenable to the use of American force.

Budget 2016 is disappointing for India’s health. It will not cut the burden of catastrophic out-of-pocket expenditure.

Government privileges the private over the public, preferring trade to health