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Godman’s Burden

Bhayyuji Maharaj’s suicide highlight pressures that overtake the spiritually inclined

Tighter is better

Loose fiscal and monetary policies pushed India to brink of crisis in 2013. Wiser policy could avert it in 2018.

Economic Graffiti: A Hinduism more tolerant

At the Ramakrishna Mission complex in Kolkata, a different face of the religion is visible from what is propagated by Hindutva

The fall of the Mehbooba Mufti government is only the latest instance. New Delhi’s policy towards Jammu and Kashmir has been to prefer rule by bureaucracy and fiat rather than by elected state governments

The Urdu Press: J&K Upheaval

Rashtriya Sahara’s editorial, on the same day, notes: “By stating that a muscular policy cannot work, Mehbooba Mufti has perhaps indicated that the BJP wanted to establish peace in the Valley by using force, something that is practically impossible.”

Telescope: To 2019, with machismo

On the football field and on Kashmir, there’s a lot of testosterone around

The state is taking healthcare

National Health Protection Mission will ensure that medical emergencies do not result in people falling into poverty

A betrayal in the Valley

Every time Governor’s Rule has been imposed in J&K, situation has worsened, alienation has grown

Psycho Analysis

With his 1960 classic, Hitchcock invented a genre. Two revived films relate to it in 2018.

River, state and Centre

Cauvery Authority’s challenge lies in forging federal consensus on Centre’s role in inter-state rivers. This could guide the making of a policy on river water sharing.

With Saviours Like These

Those ‘rescuing’ Muslim women are also the ones undermining their agency.

GST, a buoyant force

Aggregate revenues have done well, despite headwinds, especially for less developed, consuming states

Growth in the machine

If done right, artificial intelligence can jump-start India’s productivity, help the country get out of the emerging economy trap, propel it into the ranks of nations that matter.

Look who’s starting up

The global start-up landscape is still dominated by the West. But a visible shift is underway.

Arithmetic to chemistry

For the patchy beginnings of opposition unity to grow into something more, quantity must gather political quality.

It isn’t just Trinamool

Politics in Bengal is about total domination by Party, irrespective of party in power.

A crisis in plain sight

Delhi saga showcases poison of recrimination, institutional subversion, pettiness at highest levels

Knee-jerk Justice

For POCSO Act to effectively protect children, it should go beyond death penalty

Raja Mandala: Falling behind on Digital Silk Road

India has the chance to foster connectivity and strategic cooperation across Asia. Here, too, China seems to be racing ahead.

Avoid ideology

Narendra Modi devised an inclusive strategy in 2014. He reached out to the Dalit voters. He downplayed anti-Muslim sentiments. He modernised the BJP by remaking its image as a tech-savvy party with social media and holograms. This captured the youth vote.