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.

Slow employment growth is a grave challenge. Political urgency to address it is missing.

 Discrimination against Northeast must be addressed. But not through band-aid, or separate, solutions That the lead players in this election season — Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal — have trained the spotlight on the Nido Taniam case is heartening. It also gives reason to hope for more considered responses from the government. To […]

Dr Prathap C Reddy talks about taking advanced healthcare to small towns and villages, launching health-related IT services, and why India needs to go a long way to become a medical tourism hub.

The AAP cannot disregard the law of the land in pushing through its Jan lokpal.

The Sochi Games is turning out to be the stage for spectacular agitation.

Policymakers may finally push for scientific evaluations of GM crops.

Jantar Mantar is all the rage in Indian politics.

Drug regulation needs an overhaul. Start with more investment in human resources, infrastructure.

AAP-Congress face-off on jan lokpal skirts the real issue: sweeping powers of the anti-corruption body .

Government and opposition must introspect on the squandered opportunities in the 15th Lok Sabha.

Introduce a comprehensive bill in Parliament and create a separate facilitating department under the PMO

How she cannily allied with the CPI to undercut the CPM and raise her standing after the Congress split

No serious questioning is allowed. All parties keep the status quo by foreclosing meaningful discussion

Nido Taniam’s death highlights the need to confront everyday prejudices in a multicultural city.

It’s about time India simplified tourist visas for international travellers.

GDP numbers confirm the bad news. Populist decisions by Centre and states will worsen matters.

In this Idea Exchange moderated by Senior Editor D K Singh, Congress UP in-charge Madhusudan Mistry goes all out against Narendra Modi.