Editorials, Leading Editorials, Indian Express Editorials

A middle roadSubscriber Only

January 20, 2014 04:21 IST

Obama curtails secret surveillance, but fails to make major changes to intelligence gathering apparatus.

Filling in the blanksSubscriber Only

January 20, 2014 15:51 IST

Modi lays out some big ideas, frames the urbanisation opportunity. But his economic blueprint is incomplete.

On her termsSubscriber Only

January 18, 2014 03:08 IST

Suchitra Sen’s persona was made up of what she showed on screen and what she withheld.

Enabling lawSubscriber Only

January 17, 2014 03:00 IST

The new disabilities bill could help enshrine a more modern understanding of the issue.

Bottom of the classSubscriber Only

January 17, 2014 02:58 IST

More children are enrolling in school. But learning outcomes continue to decline. The ninth Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) by the non-profit Pratham, which focuses on the status of schooling and basic learning of children in rural India, makes sobering reading. In the third year of implementation of the landmark Right to Education Act, […]

Rough justiceSubscriber Only

January 17, 2014 02:55 IST

By trying to bypass police procedures, inviting contempt for them, AAP betrays vigilante leanings.

Poet’s challengeSubscriber Only

January 16, 2014 02:23 IST

Namdeo Dhasal’s poetry dared the reader to look reality in the eye. It also offered a redemptive vision.

Still in the pitsSubscriber Only

January 16, 2014 02:19 IST

Coal India’s announcement of a grand dividend cannot mask its several crises and the need for reform.

Where the party’s atSubscriber Only

January 16, 2014 02:05 IST

AAP cannot claim to be post-ideological as it welcomes members with clear ideological slants.

View from the leftSubscriber Only

January 15, 2014 00:51 IST

The editorial also backs the Delhi government’s move asking for an audit of the three private power distribution companies.

Faring betterSubscriber Only

January 15, 2014 00:32 IST

A rail tariff authority was long overdue. Its recommendations must be made mandatory.

America’s sweetheartsSubscriber Only

January 14, 2014 04:45 IST

At the Golden Globe awards, an unusually gender-aware ceremony, as funny as it was on point.

Opportunity lostSubscriber Only

January 14, 2014 04:36 IST

An equal opportunities commission solely for religious minorities misses the point.

Game changingSubscriber Only

January 13, 2014 00:08 IST

Thomas Hitzlsperger coming out as gay subverts some of football’s most rigid stereotypes.

The bulldozerSubscriber Only

January 13, 2014 00:06 IST

Ariel Sharon’s controversial legacy will continue to divide Israel and the world.

Mind the gapSubscriber Only

January 13, 2014 00:05 IST

Increase in MBBS seats is welcome. But it will take more to address the deficits in medical education.

Wait and watchSubscriber Only

January 11, 2014 04:34 IST

The AAP “experiment” has not yet unfolded sufficiently to be judged.

Questionable answerSubscriber Only

January 11, 2014 04:21 IST

A paramedical cadre is needed, but empowering homeopaths is wrong-headed

Lesson from the stormSubscriber Only

January 11, 2014 04:19 IST

Khobragade matter should be laid to rest. Then, IFS must cast a hard look at its perks and privileges.

Saved by the bellSubscriber Only

January 11, 2014 04:14 IST

Posco signed the deal with the Odisha government in 2005 and the project had been strongly backed by both Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.