Express Opinion

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on December 11, 1985.

We must ensure that our children know the stories of their land before they learn the myths of another. And we must do so in every language, English included Shashi Tharoor

In its attempt to commandeer the em dash -- as though punctuation were a finite rare earth mineral to be strip-mined -- what AI is really doing is wandering into a tradition older, stranger and

Unlike global warming mitigation, which can happen at national, regional or global levels, building defences against heat waves, floods, cyclones and storms requires action at the local level

An America that recognises limits to its power, accepts diversity in international affairs, and becomes less interventionist ought to be welcomed by Delhi

At a time when social media encourages competing victimhoods by saying that only experience and identity can form the basis of morality and ethics, we lose out on the larger idea of the universal

If large AI systems operate under Indian law, if computing power grows through green infrastructure, and if citizens can access AI securely and affordably, we can leapfrog directly to the green frontier

Rabindranath Tagore's song did not invoke religious sentiments, unlike the one by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. Tagore's message was of togetherness

Pakistan today is not the rival of old; it is a state negotiating with its own contradictions. Recognising that reality — and responding with firmness without agitation — is what will define mature Indian statecraft

As geopolitics shifts, the purpose of Regional Trade Agreements is shifting with it: From economic instruments to political safety nets. About time — after a lull of four years, an India–Russia FTA looks increasingly logical

The burden of patriarchy might make it tougher for men to speak about their mental health, and we empathise, but the consistent trauma dumping within the confines of the hearth is not something we had

With no big stars and no easy answers, Eko delivers a deeply immersive cinematic puzzle that shows why Malayalam cinema continues to captivate India

Our children need more chapters on the environment, not less. They deserve books that mirror their reality

From clashing worldviews to MAGA factionalism and an ambiguous China policy, the NSS exposes the paradoxes shaping America’s global posture

In a new edition of his book A Short History of Nearly Everything, author Bill Bryson has corrected his etymology of “asteroid” after a Delhi schoolboy wrote to him pointing out that it comes from

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on December 10, 1985.

Food companies must invest in affordable, culturally appropriate, healthy products matching Indian tastes and lifestyles. It requires a whole-of-society engagement.

The NSS is notably harsh on US allies in Europe. It castigates Europe’s liberal polities and astonishingly promises to support right-wing movements seeking to overturn the continent’s current political order

Cooperation on the manufacture of parts and components with transfer of technologies of Russian defence platforms in India contrasts with the continuing ambivalence in some of India’s Western partners regarding the same

This public infrastructure ethos is reflected in the RBI’s recent reaffirmation that UPI will remain a zero-cost rail for users, underscoring the state’s commitment to keeping digital infrastructure open and accessible.

Rather than viewing employment generation solely through the lens of large industry or government programmes, policy must confront the reality that employment generation is tied to improving the productivity of its smallest enterprises

The BCCI allows a regulated transfer of talent by permitting three guest players outside the jurisdiction of an association to play for them in the senior team. But when malpractice ensues, guests become “native locals”,

Since 2017, when the survivor went to the police, this solidarity, and the entrenched silence that it has helped break, has been the silver lining that glimmered through the cloud that hung over the case.

Under a new plan, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation through scientific means shall excavate, stabilise, process, treat and dispose of the existing legacy waste in an environmentally sustainable manner

The question is whether the path charted by the HECI, under the auspices of NEP 2020, is one that leads to inclusive excellence or towards a stratified, commercialised system that reproduces and deepens existing inequalities