Express Opinion

JD(U) seeks to replicate the mahagathbandhan in other poll-bound states. It may be overreaching.

In December 16 case, court did not bend to an illiberal clamour. House of Elders should not either.

The juvenile justice bill, to be debated by the Rajya Sabha today, confuses revenge with justice

Few thought PM Modi would put religion and culture into the diplomatic mix with Pakistan. He has sprung a surprise

In Salman Khan case, ineptitude on one side, wrong interpretation on the other.

The sector is ripe for reform. Will the Centre bite the bullet in the next budget?

Paris was no Copenhagen. But let’s now hope it is no Rio, where commitments made in 1992 were abandoned in due course.

Congress strategy in and outside Parliament is short-sighted, has diminishing returns

The journalist in Bastar is a besieged species

Bansi Lal was appointed minister of defence in the second reshuffle of her cabinet carried out by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in three weeks.

For Delhi, the WTO agreement is disappointing. Yet, it also offers India an opportunity to reform its farm subsidy regime.

Healthcare in India is a leading cause of poverty. The medical profession must own its share of the blame

Parliament has been turned into a general purpose complaint akhada.

As Nirbhaya, Jyoti became a symbol of civic convenience that fit with Indian society’s patriarchy. We know her name. Let’s say it aloud, again and again

It is noticeable that since Modi-Sharif talk during COP21 and Sushma Swaraj's Pak visit, there has been a toning down of the angry rhetoric between the two countries.

The Modi government must prepare for an endless non-cooperation movement and get on with the task of governance.

On the National Herald issue, it appears that the government was prepared for the expected.

Mid-year economic review presents a sobering picture. Government must heed the warning signals

Chandigarh could set an example, call its airport by its own name

President Isabel Peron called general elections in Argentina for October 17, 1976, in an apparent effort to defuse political tensions and head off a possible military coup.

Policymakers will have to address both needs and aspirations

José Mourinho is sacked. But in football, his style has become a template

Political, economic and institutional dysfunction threatens to cloud India’s prospects

Hopefully, in 2016, India-Pakistan will break some of the shackles of the past

He was the constable who became Salman Khan’s bodyguard. Mumbai Police must reflect on his story.