This contest will shape the fate of progressive politics for the nation.

Can a sovereign parliament, after having passed such a vote, be expected to yield to overt outside pressure? Modi’s neighbourhood policy is about to suffer a mortal blow — if it has not already.

A writer has two chief weapons against the state: To write, and to refuse or return awards from the establishment.

An Islamic or Jewish nation can prohibit the killing of pigs. A Hindu nation can prohibit the killing of cows. A secular nation can do neither.

The ultimate purpose of the entire legal and political edifice is to acknowledge and buttress the democratic existence of the body politic.

August was also the month when Zardari decided to fade into the background and anointed his son Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari as the new party leader.

The fount of Bharmall’s tale is the history of medieval Rajasthan, where cow protection against diseases and raids was a definitive aspect of the lives of pastoral communities.

If we could be spared the political utterances on Dadri.

The problem is that Aadhaar was never about individual choice, and was never intended to be voluntary.

Millennium development goals were not the achievement they were purported to be. Now the success of sustainable development goals could depend on India. But Delhi appears unlikely to grasp the nettle.

The German chancellor’s gesture of returning the 10th century Durga statue to India should move UK to return the Kohinoor diamond and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's sword.

How ex-Islamists are becoming the new ex-communists

The Volkswagen scandal provides insight into what India would need in terms of developing an adequate regulatory framework

Why would those with PhDs apply for grade IV jobs? It is doubtful that many are under the illusion that PhDs awarded at Indian universities count for something.

Neither Prime Minister Narendra Modi nor Chancellor Angela Merkel may have heard of the “Hindu-German conspiracy”.

Delhi lost the window of opportunity to avoid an outbreak because of a governance deficit; first because the state was in election mode and then because of the AAP’s internal squabbles.

The state-sponsored celebrations to welcome the constitution were cut short and anti-India rhetoric and protests have now become routine.

The needle of change must be shifted more sharply, democracy is not an acceptable cover for non-performance

Would it be possible for the honourable court to tell them that as there is a backlog of 3.5 crore cases, they go to the back of the queue?

A casualty could be Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu. He was handpicked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, although he was technically in the Shiv Sena.

The cut in the repo rate is not the end of policy making; it gives the Government an opportunity to take bold decisions.

The murder of Mohammad Akhlaq shows up India in all its ugliness.

Akhlaq’s death was foretold from the moment Bharatiya Janata Party chief ministers started banning meat on the excuse of festivals during which it has never been banned before.

More needs to be done to reduce the delay in interest rate transmission in India.