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

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.

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

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 conundrum has raked up old faultlines and seems to be creating new ones

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

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

The US’s intervention is in many ways a replay of what happened in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan. The response to such attacks cannot be cosmetic

The trendline in multiple reports is consistent. e Indian enrolments in Germany are rising as US applications fall. What students now hope for is delivery with faster recognition of qualifications, stronger language pathways, affordable housing, and cleaner information channels

The surprise appointment of Nitin Nabin, 46, the relatively inexperienced MLA from Bihar, as BJP working president is the upshot of a long-standing tug-of-war between the RSS and the two-member BJP high command as to who should lead the party.

Having climbed high, India has their heads in the clouds. They have forgotten those on whose shoulders they stand, the neighbours who helped and their commitment to the sport that has made them prosperous. 

Two hundred years after the Monroe Doctrine was declared by the 5th President of the United States, and despite the widespread doubt about its power and efficacy, the doctrine was invoked by the 47th President of the United States.

As two ideas of a nation collide, the answer to the question, what does America stand for, hangs in the balance

For the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, the BJP was counting on the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) as its saviour. When that appeared to fail, the BJP has now reverted to its tried-and-tested technique of using central agencies for political battles, as we saw this week