Opinion & Edits

Why it is important for classrooms to learn to transgress

India’s new digital rules are bad news for democracy

No classroom is monolingual. Our education policies must reflect this

Indo-US partnership holds the key to checking China

Rules for the limbo

Another hung Lok Sabha,the seventh in succession since the 1989 general elections,appears to be inevitable.

Our election,their opinions

India now commands great weight in the world,but it must stay clear of populist politics,warns the Telegraph.

This time for real

As military action intensifies in the NWFP and FATA,this time the US seems to be endorsing Pakistan’s resolve in flushing out the Taliban.

Despite Varun

Irrespective of what one thinks of Varun Gandhi,most people seem to believe that slapping the NSA on Varun was an excess….

On the wall,off the road – 2

UP’s path from grievance to aspiration,from Habiba Beauty Parlour to Lohia Convent

Time for small change

Our Ministry of Finance is reportedly looking for a symbol for the ‘rupee’,on the lines of ‘£’ for ‘pound sterling’ and ¥ for the Japanese yen and $ for the dollar….

When the Buddha first smiled

The story behind Indira Gandhi’s Pokhran-I decision

Force divider

It’s hard for a frustrated and aggrieved military to remain apolitical

A sea change in relations

The United States and Indian militaries are partnering like never before

Riding into the night

The KKR train-wreck isn’t even funny any more

Flattery and trivia  

The editorial in the latest issue of Organiser,titled ‘Death of Ideology; Overtaken by Servile Flattery’,observes….

Ruling the waves

1971 war hero Admiral S.M Nanda was a scrappy fighter and master strategist

Limits of freedom: Where do they lie?

Two years ago,self-styled moral policemen stormed into an exam of the famous Arts Faculty of the Maharaja Sayaji University at Vadodara.

Vox populi

Shekhar Gupta’s innovative Walk-the-Talk in a Dalit village was revealing. I wish he had done a similar programme with pockets of deprived Muslims….

More than logic

Sorabjee raises a pertinent question. Any purposeful indulgence or reconstruction by judges is always welcome if it secures or protects the rights of the ill-treated….

The great escape

Roxana Saberi’s release lays bare Iran’s political fragmentation

Not black-and-white

Fixating on black money recovery is pointless. The only thing that works is real domestic reform

The end of Bollywood?

The multiplex revolution,the growing influence of ‘NRI’ audiences have transformed it beyond recognition. An astonishing array of new talent has emerged,the production is a lot more professionalised.

Ploughing a lone furrow

How will Sajjad Lone redefine the electoral dynamic in Kashmir?

Getting rid of lawyers

The issue of backlog in India’s courts has been discussed threadbare. What needs to be done to reduce backlog and improve speed of dispute-resolution is also known.

Nuclear flop-down

Given US assertions that the nuclear deal has brought India closer to the NPT,the lead editorial in the latest issue of CPM organ….

Border sense

As mammoth civilisational states,China and India have for long lived with imprecise borders. After they re-emerged as modern states during the last century….

Truth and reconciliation in Ayodhya

Kalyan Singh’s not the only actor in Babri Masjid’s long history of political collusion

The Af-Pak turnaround

After stepping up the heat,the Obama administration assures Zardari and Karzai that it feels their pain