In 2015, MPs jeered in the Lok Sabha at LGBTQ concerns. In 2016, I’m still scared to hold my partner’s hand in public

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed understood that politics, especially in a setting like Kashmir, was a shifting game. He made bold moves. He also knew the importance of waiting

“Now that the BJP is in power, the Jaish-e-Muhammad has once again raised its head (after the Kandahar episode). Now this terrorist organisation is not only out of the ISI’s control, but also international groups like al-Qaeda and the ISIS."

Why can the people of the subcontinent not unite in a confederation?

To address it, we first need to measure it correctly

In the new year, the state must not look on as the weak are bullied

It lists Indians who run some of the world’s largest companies, including Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella and Indra Nooyi.

The Akhand Bharat controversy exposes the Sangh’s ideological dogmas and difficulties.

In 2015, dissenting artists were asked to go to Pakistan. 2016 must be different.

PM Modi must not give in to the war cries. His Pakistan project must continue

The idea of subcontinental unity has endured. Its definition continues to be problematic

Let politics not derail what the country’s entrepreneurs are setting out to do - as told to Saritha Rai

It will diminish in significance in a reconfigured energy system

The farmers are under severe stress, with profitability in farming falling alarmingly. FY17 budget must boldly address the agriculture crisis.

Government cannot bring rain to the farmer. But there are some things it can do

It’s rare indeed to find a union of lives, thoughts and minds that Susanne and Lloyd embodied. That they were popularly known and addressed in India as the Rudolphs signifies their inseparable intellectual partnership.

Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif should agree on a joint Afghanistan policy

So my wish is you spend more time in your country in 2016, in its jhuggis and among daily-wagers and tea-sellers, an identity you proudly speak about to chants of “Modi, Modi”.

But be careful before you celebrate a rosy prediction. The astrologer is always right, but sometimes regrettably so

His Lahore stopover puts the onus on PM Sharif to take forward the dialogue

In 2015, the lynching incident in Bisara village was a wake-up call not just for Dadri but for the entire country.

Hell has no fury like a Hindu nationalist scorned — as I found out after my Ram Madhav interview.

India’s secular, liberal Hindus need to engage with their religion if they are to fight intolerance.

2015 was noisy and saw the PM Narendra Modi deliver. Speeches, that is.