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For BJP, name-calling may be a tried, tested way to trash Punjab farmers’ protest. But it is unwise and fraught with risk

It is not just anxieties about inter-faith marriage that propels these ideas. More significant is the need to control women’s sexualities, lest they threaten patriarchy and caste endogamy by exercising choice in their marriages.

The ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ has moved from Pakistan to Cambodia. His journey has particular resonance in Covid times

First case under new UP anti-conversion law offers clinching argument for why it is an assault on individual freedom

Prime Minister Indira Gandhi warned of a further rise in the prices of petrol and other petroleum products because of the continuing war between Iran and Iraq.

For now, the question is whether the South Asian states can manage the fallout from the geopolitical churn in the Middle East and seize the new opportunities that are presenting themselves.

How does one combine the electoral pressure to create jobs and the hard logic of sustainable economic growth? This is going to be the acid test for the “twin-engine”, Modi in Delhi and Nitish in

By moving to censor online content, resorting to frequent internet shutdowns, government could end up stalling sector's innovation, growth.

An important question from a regulatory standpoint is to what extent is user experience improved or compromised by these platforms. Overall, what is lacking in the debates is a discussion of the value creation aspect

A nine-hour fast by leaders of the Assam movement ended on November 29 with strong speeches by their leaders condemning the government for letting loose a reign of terror against students.

Economy outpaced expectations in second quarter. But sustainability of rebound in activities remains a concern

In the absence of large-scale reform, however, we will continue with a regime that in its daily reality both horrifies and numbs.

Professionals need to be trained to deliver Covid-19 vaccine. Government must coordinate with private sector

The third and fourth quarter numbers are likely to spring a positive surprise, though conditional on the absence of another wave of infections.

Even when showered with global praise and a legion of renowned followers, Swami Vivekananda loved his tattered orange cloth. He taught us kingly values. These will permeate JNU now and make it grand.

They love the flag, they love the White America that is sailing away, they love America’s dominance in the world, they love their traditional jobs. They love it when Trump implies that the flag, the

While the Pakistani military may be inclined to negotiate with opposition parties, Imran Khan’s unwillingness to do so has proved awkward and, arguably, something of an irritant

The charter proposes a regulatory regime for self-financing unaided institutions that curtails institutional autonomy underlined in Supreme Court judgments.

If he takes up a moral political route, vows to end dynasty rule in Congress and accommodates ambitious regional leaders, Rahul Gandhi and his party have a fighting chance.

Imagine a developing country, that is desperately in need of capital, actually exporting its capital to other countries to be invested there! American businesses must be laughing all the way to the bank.

After 26/11 the lesson we have learned is that it is no longer about Kashmir. It is about harming India in every way possible and the reason why Mumbai has been on target, is with

For the State to design and implement social policies to uplift Dalits in urban India, it is essential to produce meticulous spatial and socioeconomic surveys and studies on urban Dalit households and ward-level projections on

It might be more freeing to accept that conflicting feelings on body image will be the lot of mankind till kingdom come.

Delhi does well to turn its attention to task of diplomacy in neighbourhood. There can be high cost of neglect

With a desultory Quad naval exercise, once a year of a few ships, Beijing will only be amused that a “threat” exists to its ambition to become a global power.