Express Opinion

Living in a “mixed” locality taught me that proximity does not always guarantee connection, but connection is possible when people are open to it

From dried pens to dusty benches, my return to the exam hall as an adult was equal parts panic, nostalgia and joy

Its core promise — that an attack on one is an attack on all — loses meaning if a threat comes from within, prompting smaller allies to hedge or quietly explore alternative security arrangements when

Most importantly, the epics do not preach civilisational triumphalism. They stress moral collapse within societies far more than threats from outside

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 14, 1986.

The communists have not produced any serious literature or political thesis in several decades. Since the 1990s, they have been focused, that too in a shallow manner, on the RSS-BJP.

Mediation is certainly not a new tool or topic. However, with recent developments and a push for it, it may be a golden period to implement it large scale, to see it reach its full

Dismissing US interest in Greenland as mere bravado is to miss the tectonic shift underway in geopolitics. Power politics never disappeared; it simply went into hibernation. The Arctic thaw has awakened it

The real question is not how we raise our sons or daughters differently, but why courage, care, ambition, and vulnerability still need to be assigned a gender at all

Transitions are rarely linear, and history offers no guarantees. But what is clear is that the Islamic Republic has reached the limits of its governing imagination. It no longer knows how to adapt without undoing

The moving meditation on love and loss in ‘Hamnet’ features two of the finest contemporary actors, Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal. It is also an excellent example of the power of collaborations.

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 13, 1986.

Tehran has warned that it will retaliate if attacked by the US. This comes less than a year after Iran’s 12-day war with Israel last June, during which US forces bombed Iranian nuclear facilities.

Let's hope that those parents who want their kids to be toppers and brilliant, who push them to be cutthroat in a dog-eat-dog world, spoil the dog – even if they couldn't spare the child

Iran’s streets have again become a national ledger of grievance. The protest wave began in late December 2025 with a familiar trigger: A currency slide and prices that jumped faster than wages. Shopkeepers in Tehran

It is an exciting time to be an author, an illustrator, a publisher — and a reader — of literature for children and young adults

The way income inequality is framed in public debate is a red herring. By associating all talk of equality with resentment, we avoid asking serious questions about inequality’s real effects

I feel the calculation — the constant awareness that if something goes wrong at a protest, if an agent decides I look ‘suspicious’, if I’m pushed or pepper‑sprayed, the burden of proof will fall on

Since the colonial era, many Assamese and indigenous people believe that the migration of Hindu and Muslim Bengali people from across East-Pakistan/Bangladesh had eaten into their land, demography, culture and identity. But the recent Karbi

It suggested a broader shift in how fashion engages with public life. It is no longer enough to be bold. In a sombre political climate, restraint becomes powerful

The judgment denying them bail presents the bureaucratic state as fumbling with “complex proceedings”, and nods in sympathy

The country needs a long-term plan to fix its water quality. But as an immediate measure, the government must put in place water quality monitoring and auditing systems and bolster disease surveillance mechanisms

Brutality isn't coincidental to Trump's programme, it’s central to it. Trump hopes to terrify all other Renee Goods — that is, all the rest of us — into submission

Adolescence is a transitional period, and at some point young people do acquire the capacity to consent to romantic relationships. It does not lend itself to sharp moral/legal cut-offs

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 12, 1986.