When the British ruled as a colonial power they needed to keep us awestruck and fearful.

On Mahinda Rajapaksa registering a remarkable victory in his bid for re-election,you have rightly commented that the worry now is that this...

Pratap B. Mehta took us down memory lane,elaborating on the sensibility of the framers of our Constitution.

The Election Commission of India should be congratulated for completing 60 years of commendable service to Indian democracy....

Shekhar Gupta has shown deep insight into the terror infrastructure still flourishing in Pakistan,with ISI and other institutional support....

This refers to the editorial ‘More adventurism’ (IE,January22). The non-auction of Pakistani cricketers in the IPL will only contribute further to already existing Indo-Pak tensions....

Demands for new states have been a chronic feature of the Indian polity since the inception of the republic.

On the HRD Ministry’s decision to de-recognise 44 out of 130 universities enjoying deemed status...

Shekhar Gupta’s lament in ‘Our harmed forces’ (IE,January 16) is perfectly understandable. In India,the only part of government the citizenry looks up to is the armed forces....

Jyoti Basu,one of the last real Marxists,was a man of principle — a tribe fast dwindling. He was opinionated and desperate to implement a Soviet-lite socialism in India....

We have lost a great Indian in the demise of Jyoti Basu. He was a great patriot,great democrat,great parliamentarian and great source of inspiration.

This refers to ‘Sugar free’. Despite building pressure from the people and the opposition the government has found it difficult to mitigate the effects of inflation.

It’s good to see Bihar’s growth rate improving. A state’s growth is dependent on many factors including natural resource endowments....

The citizen has the right to demand information that falls under the public domain: this in the interests of transparency and ensures a smooth working of the institution concerned.....

Otherwise,they wouldn’t have allowed the situation to reach such a deadlock,with neither the players nor the sports authorities willing to take the first step towards some sort of rapprochement...

Shekhar Gupta has rightly observed that if the Union government appears to be stalling,it’s because of its “reluctance to talk,to pro-actively create public opinion”....

A continuous performance assessment of each department of UPA-II is necessary.

The expulsion of Ruchika Girhotra from her school,on the petty grounds of her defaulting on payment of school fees is deplorable.

It is indisputable that wide-ranging reforms are needed in order to ensure that India’s growth becomes truly inclusive in the decade ahead....

A reduction in terrorist violence seen in 2009 must not serve as the basis for troop reduction in Kashmir.

While it is true that the Planning Commission needs some reform in a post-planning era,as has been initiated by the current...

This refers to ‘Caught partying with gangsters,five Mumbai cops suspended’. The deep and unholy nexus between the Mumbai police...

This refers to the pertinent editorial ‘Zero vision’. As a nation,we display a lack of vision with disaster and crisis management.

It is indisputable that wide-ranging reforms are needed in order to ensure that India’s growth becomes truly inclusive in the decade ahead.

Institutional incentives are palliatives with little long-term effect. We forget that politicians are not a separate institution or entity but a component of civil society,a reflection of our social norms....