The US-led postwar order is unravelling. In its place, a contest for influence and legitimacy is gathering pace, with China eager to fill the vacuum.

Nations do not fall because of foreign conquest alone — they crumble from within when the bonds of unity snap under the weight of discontent and mistrust. The Centre must take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation. Sonam Wangchuk must be released, and dialogue held with him and other political players.

If her self-assured, distinctive strength marked Keaton, so did her encompassing warmth. No one could look into her smiling eyes and not find a grin forming along one’s lips

It is not limited to the rural or traditional pockets of 'backwardness'; caste wears new masks in modern sections of our society.

The cycle of scams has endangered the careers of countless deserving candidates and sparked widespread disillusionment

It is not a slogan when global institutions report that India contributed more than 16 per cent of the world's growth last year. It is the result of a decade of reform, investment, and infrastructure under the Prime Minister’s leadership.

In my view, the war may stop finally, the hostages (or their remains) may be released shortly, and humanitarian aid may reach the hapless residents of Gaza, but Gaza itself will be a virtual colony under an ‘apolitical committee’ supervised by a ‘Board of Peace’ consisting of the likes of Mr Trump and Mr Blair. The Palestinian dream of statehood is virtually dead

The thing is, no one is really looking to judge. But even if my saner mind knows that, what do I do about my stubborn feet? Or my dreams, in which I am somehow smashing a dance floor?

The point I am trying to make is that what has happened in Gaza has happened because of the sick ideology that Hamas believes in. No cause in the world justifies taking small children hostage and keeping them confined underground for months. To do that is barbarism. I

Its claims of service collapse in face of its own record. Its fear of social change mirrors anxieties of upper castes threatened by modernity

There are both historical precedents and regional interests for New Delhi to be actively involved in the new plan

He took over Tata group when it was facing a crisis and shepherded it through economic reforms

A reimagined politics can draw on the strengths of the Left and the Right without succumbing to their excesses

We must do all it takes to insulate the India-UK partnership from the continuous efforts of vested interests to derail it. Both governments must keep their sights on the swift achievement of shared goals for their people and the world

Forty years ago, he led a contingent of 250 on a 220-km run from Agra to Delhi.

Europe is today increasingly ill at ease with Donald Trump’s America First nationalism. A loosely knit West offers India opportunities to seek multiple avenues of cooperation.

He inspired us to resist oppression, avenge humiliation.

When faced with confusion or disagreement in the classroom, I turn to literature, not for answers, but for language to hold contradictions.

Although SC interventions allayed fears of mass disenfranchisement, the exercise has left much to be desired from the standpoint of accuracy equity, transparency, fairness

In losing them, I have come to see grief differently. It is not only about mourning what is gone. It is about finally noticing what was always there.

It is needed. Because even as contours of the energy map have changed, energy security remains a national priority

If the BCCI did not withdraw from the Asia Cup, it was not for monetary considerations, as is implied, but because the government feared it would jeopardise the country’s hopes of hosting the 2036 Olympics.

I can’t help but think there’s something futile and petulant about grudging someone their good fortune. Life is never fair, and as Oscar Wilde noted most wisely, it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.

India and handshakes just don’t vibe, you would come to think. England — with its archaic manners dragged into this sport, and blatantly postured pretences — has been denied handshakes before.