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.

On the anniversary of his assassination, his family again asked for the truth.

For now, Obama and Xi have given their best shot to stabilising ties. But the long-term outlook for US-China remains cloudy.

The Haj tragedy in Saudi Arabia, which resulted in the death of more than 1,000 Hajis and serious injuries to a large number, has led to renewed tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran. The daily, Roznama Khabrein, has highlighted the contours of this controversy: “Iran has demanded that Saudi Arabia be prosecuted for its criminal […]

The Big City measures merit by manic ambition, morality by money.

Here, administration was reoriented to facilitate behavioural change rather than just provide individual toilets. This is the way forward for Swachh Bharat.

The PM is pushing for a seat on the UN Security Council, yet the media seems to have little interest in global issues. Unless it’s the world according to Modi.

Several of innovations and interventions emanate from the young. There’s a slice of the young generation that does want to change India, for the better.

Or maybe Malayalam is English. The lingua franca of digital India is an ingenious, mind-boggling blend of regional language and the English alphabet.

RSS-BJP equation is indeed unique. And an anathema for a modern liberal democracy.

Start-up India can become a reality. But for that, government needs to update policy.

RSS's Organiser writes that ancient India’s knowledge system has a lot to offer the world. “The insights about life offered by this system are not meant for any sect but for the entire humanity.”

The Dhirendra Singh Committee makes a controversial recommendation

... as they wait on the runway for the economic takeoff the Modi government promised but failed to deliver

India does well to revise its approach to international peacekeeping

The first step to revisit immunity for diplomats should be taken by the UNGA