Opinion & Edits

Return to the old normal may take away from us a very potent opportunity

Children from economically weaker backgrounds have fallen behind as classes shifted to the digital mode during the pandemic

The Constitution must guide us in crafting a distinctly Indian, climate-friendly development paradigm

N M Ghatate’s life mirrored the 20th century journey of Hindu nationalism

Can the BJP change?

The party needs to rethink its agenda and its manner

The Raja-Baalu episode: Forget clean govt

Did the PM express reservations against including A Raja and T R Baalu in his council of ministers?

Ash Cannes,Sonam can’t

They are known to fight over films and men but this is really the first instance of two actresses in a free-for-all over an endorsement.

The trials of ‘court marriages’ in India

A Delhi HC judge recently took the very progressive step of scolding marriage officers for sending prior notices of weddings to the couples’ residences.

Foreign Minister Krishna’s worldview

It did not take too long for S M Krishna,a self-confessed rookie on diplomatic front,to lay out his worldview over the weekend.

When terror talks

I agree with the observation that insurgent groups must learn to ultimately transform themselves….

Why we have dynasties

Dynastic politics isn’t a problem — it’s a symptom

Mind that debt

Pranab Mukherjee’s first task will be to prevent a fiscal crisis

Doon squad

Doon School will have a larger representation in the 15th Lok Sabha than ever before.

Why stability won over change

May 16 has reinforced my two inter-related beliefs about the behaviour of the Indian voter.

A deja vu government

It was not so much Dr Manmohan Singh’s new ministers but the Tamil tableau that enthralled me last week.

The triumph of the Outsider

I once met an LSE alumnus who had become a millionaire by restoring the fortunes of firms gone broke.

The inscrutable voter

The 2009 elections have again demonstrated the inscrutability of our voters.

Mascara and Black Nail Polish

Watching Kris Allen beat Adam Lambert to win the title of American Idol was like witnessing a Maruti 800 steal a march over a Porsche.

Second chance at reform

Why the track record of UPA-I tempers hopes about UPA-II

Top stories

We Indians must feel proud for not only the successful general election,but also this vote for stability….

The election’s real winner

American optimism and the new Lok Sabha

Partisans for peace

The United Nations Mission has not been an unbiased mediator in Nepal.

The ‘others’ in news TV

‘Others’: a minefield of a word. Anthropologists,sociologists,cultural studies theorists and,er,others in social science disciplines…

Great expectations

The Congress’s sweep to victory has sparked fresh hope of repairing bridges between India and Pakistan…

Where east and west meet

Agenda for Dr Singh’s new term: the long overdue strategic outreach to the Muslim world

Speaking out,finally

What a turnaround in five years! Though the Indian Muslim may have seemed adrift and divided…

In translation

Shekhar Gupta’s article ‘On the wall,off the road’ made valid points against Mulayam and Paswan’s ideology…

How to be a Pappu

“What’s the secret of Naveen Patnaik’s success?” is the question I’ve been asked innumerable times in the past week,almost always by friends outside Orissa.