Ukraine’s crisis must be mitigated. The long term challenge is to bridge the great divide

Bills all parties agree on should be passed. That’s the only way to restore dignity to 15th Lok Sabha

The power to remit sentences must not be exercised arbitrarily. Court must lay down guidelines

The abortion debate deepens political fissures at a difficult time.

A debt management office is a long-delayed idea. But it may need statutory backing.

Passing Telangana bill in the dark is anti-democratic. Lok Sabha speaker has a lot to answer for.

A new study supports the idea that youth and innovation are less interlinked than we believe.

Public participation in the early life of the law is a welcome step forward.

FM keeps his word on fiscal consolidation. But promises for next year will be more difficult to keep.

Facebook’s more inclusive approach to gender identification is a teachable moment

Delays in trial should weigh on punishment, but the problem must also be addressed systemically.

Khurshid’s visit must focus attention on centrality of the Pashtun question for India’s Afghan policy. .

The BJP’s attack on Somnath Bharti’s misogyny reveals its own sexism.

Sebi’s effort to tighten norms for corporate governance does not go far enough

As AAP stakes all for the Lok Sabha contest, it will also be judged on its record in governance.

Politicians leverage technology to project an illusion of presence, openness — as in ‘chai pe charcha’.

Delhi government’s power subsidy divides the people into AAP sympathisers and others.

And so is Congress. The ugly scenes in the House on Telangana mirrored the party’s failures of leadership.

Vodafone conciliation failure is a serious setback. Government should have taken the long-term view.

Both government and opposition have failed the 15th Lok Sabha.

The work of Stuart Hall, ‘godfather of multiculturalism’, will remain seminal.

With the publisher’s cave-in on Wendy Doniger’s book, the republic of ideas and debate shrinks again.

IPL’s credibility takes yet another hit with the Mudgal report. Will the BCCI act now?

Rowling’s Harry Potter revisionism sparks questions about authorial intent and reader interpretation.

Koirala’s election ends weeks of confusion. He must focus on restoring stability, delivering the constitution.