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EditorialMay 23, 2025
Giving Ruben Amorim the time and players for his ideas to take wing is the most practical way forward
EditorialMay 23, 2025
The US president's reality TV diplomacy sees summit-level meetings as an opportunity to score political points, posturing to a domestic base
EditorialMay 23, 2025
Any reading of the professor's posts makes it clear that no crime has been committed, nor was it intended. He was exercising his constitutionally protected right to free speech
Pratap Bhanu MehtaMay 23, 2025
We are now in a constitutional regime in which even the Court’s philanthropic benevolence in granting bail lays the groundwork for further oppression.
Guru PrakashMay 23, 2025
The integrity of constitutional rights is compromised when free speech is filtered through political convenience
Sahir RazaMay 23, 2025
Best of Both Sides: OTT allows experimentation sans restrictions that accompany cinema, TV Subscriber Only
OTT platforms and theatres exist in parallel to each other. The two worlds are pushing and pulling each other constantly, but one will not destroy the other
Ashish SaksenaMay 23, 2025
Best of Both Sides: Even in the OTT age, cinema halls are the true measure of films’ success Subscriber Only
One metric has remained definitive: The theatrical run. Box office performances provide unmatched visibility and transparency in measuring a film’s cultural impact and commercial viability
May 22, 2025
The effective institutional response during the recent crisis was enabled by long-term investment in funding and partnerships
Yusuf T UnjhawalaMay 22, 2025
This was not a war for territory. It was a war for credibility. And India won — militarily, diplomatically, and psychologically. The burden now shifts to Islamabad
Neeraj Singh ManhasMay 22, 2025
Five things India needs to do to combat heatwave Subscriber Only
Building a national heatwave infrastructure is not just a policy choice; it is a moral and economic imperative. The time to act is now, before the next summer scorches more lives and livelihoods
Nirupama RaoMay 22, 2025
The information front Subscriber Only
India may have shown strategic restraint and military preparedness, but its inability to shape the global narrative allowed Pakistan to dodge scrutiny—and diplomacy— to default to old habits
Mohd KashifMay 22, 2025
An inclusive India cannot emerge if merit is judged only through the lens of English fluency. Language should be a bridge, not a barrier. It should empower, not exclude
Gunjan SinghMay 22, 2025
In a world with Trump’s isolationist America and two high-profile wars, does soft power still matter? Subscriber Only
While its intangible nature makes it difficult to quantify, its influence is visible in the enduring appeal of cultural narratives, values, and diplomacy. Despite the renewed dominance of hard power politics, soft power will continue
Rajib DasguptaMay 22, 2025
There are key challenges ahead, including the successful adoption of a One Health approach
M S SanthanamMay 22, 2025
ISRO’s 2025 setbacks mirror 1988 — and that’s not bad news Subscriber Only
Lessons from history show India’s space agency has the resilience and technology to turn misfires into milestones
Bishan SamaddarMay 22, 2025
World is moving on from the semicolon. That may be a good thing Subscriber Only
Words and punctuation marks outlive their utility just like we do in the world; their fond memory lingers among those who once cared for them
EditorialMay 22, 2025
May 22, 1985, Forty Years Ago: No Nuclear Weapons Subscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on May 22, 1985.
EditorialMay 22, 2025
This is a further regression, with yet another simple freedom taken away from those who have already lost so many of their basic rights and liberties
Sarfaraz AhmadMay 22, 2025
Pakistan’s hypocrisy must be revealed to the world Subscriber Only
We may have differences, but we stand together when it comes to national interest
Kevin KellyMay 22, 2025
A decade of marriage equality in Ireland Subscriber Only
It is important to note that the journey of change began long before 2015. Same-sex sexual relations between consenting males were decriminalised in 1993 — a turning point that helped pave the way for progress
EditorialMay 22, 2025
This is a major setback for left-wing extremist forces. Government must seize the opportunity, keep vigil
Suhas PalshikarMay 22, 2025
That is the question when someone is arrested for what he says, or when we demand that someone be arrested for what he said
Amitabh MattooMay 22, 2025
Field Marshal Asim Munir, of a Pakistan in denial Subscriber Only
Pakistan’s internal crises and Operation Sindoor should have made it look inward. Rawalpindi’s response is not reform, but a ritual – a baton
EditorialMay 22, 2025
At a time when the narratives around minorities in India, and the world, are often shaped by fear, suspicion and prejudice, Mushtaq’s win is a luminous affirmation of literature’s power to heal
May 21, 2025
Three-year minimum legal practice requirement narrows the path to judiciary, could also worsen pendency Subscriber Only
In its bid to ensure competence, the Supreme Court’s three-year practice mandate inadvertently reinforces structural inequities while doing little to address the deeper crisis within the judiciary
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