If ECI adheres to its fiat of asking for one of the 11 specified documents, at least 50 per cent of those required to produce a document could be excluded from the final voters list in Bihar.

Consolidating various schemes of the Centre, states will yield long-term dividends

Those who currently feel that what is happening to the urban poor cannot happen to them should carefully consider the fact that while walls and gates may save them from their imagined enemies, the logic of the state is quite different. Walled utopias are not as hardy as imagined

Political correctness and cancel culture have forced creators into petrified self-consciousness — people are so scared of being written off as dated has-beens, they’re willing to sacrifice whatever they stand for.

At least it used to be till last week. Hard to say if this will still be true by the end of this month if he goes ahead with his plan to impose that 50 per cent tariff on Indian imports.

Soren’s ability to talk to those in power with a sense of moral courage allowed him to deal with his political opponents, including Lalu Prasad Yadav, then Bihar Chief Minister, without losing credibility.

The Iranian people, who had previously questioned the benefits of nuclear energy due to illegal US sanctions, are now more united and determined than ever

New Delhi will have to take a hard call: For now, economy-greasing oil from Russia, and a plan for diversification for the future

India-US relationship is too important to be derailed on the Russian oil imports issue. Delhi must avoid raising decibel levels

Since 1998, the Subcontinent has seen a few sporadic attempts at evolving confidence-building measures and nuclear risk reduction measures. But these are not enough, and a sustained dialogue is essential.

In the wake of controversial electoral roll revision, a boycott would be an abdication and a political blunder.

There was a time when values, scientific internationalism drove India-US tech cooperation. Now, the White House and Silicon Valley's 'broligarchy' are pursuing strategic dominance, not ideals

Data shows that its momentum in past 10 years has outpaced that of advanced countries

Besides the slowdown in income growth, unemployment has been volatile post-2019 with temporary spikes much higher than earlier peaks

Adivasis will remember him for helming struggle for political self-determination

Join the dots of what is happening across India. The horrific aggression and arrest of the nuns and Adivasi Christians is not an isolated incident.

To achieve this goal, India must focus on not just conservation of the usage of fossils, but also the simplification and coherence of the energy regulatory system.

This is an overdue agenda, irrespective of Trump’s tariff pressures today. Hope India can do it.

Trump’s tariffs could turn into a real opportunity for India instead of being the threat that they currently appear to be. But for this to happen, Modi needs to remember that he once believed that the government had no business to be in business.

The Cholas occupy a hallowed space in Indian imagination for their pioneering experiments in democracy, but one needs to look beyond their basilica-like monuments, gilded Natarajas and temple vimanas piercing the skylines of Thanjavur, Gangaikonda Cholapuram, and Darasuram.

Elizabeth is the favourite of her dad, the intelligent, witty parent, while throughout the book, Jane is taking care of their mother, the petulant, embarrassing parent. While Elizabeth goes vacationing with her aunt and uncle, it is Jane who is best suited to “play with, teach, and love” their four small children.

The failure of intelligence and the absence of security forces in Pahalgam led to the tragedy. No one in the government has taken responsibility. The military’s gains in Operation Sindoor will have a deterrent effect on Pakistan but the political leadership’s timidity before the US and China may cancel the gains and give encouragement to Pakistan

Ahead of elections next year, political space in the country is open for fresh players

The lives lost in Pahalgam are not isolated tragedies. They join the unbroken line of innocents who have paid with their lives for our failures of anticipation. We must allow that reality to haunt us — not in despair, but as a driving force for better vigilance, stronger systems