Express Opinion

If there is to be competitive federalism, borrowing costs for states with varying deficits can’t be the same.

Not in two minutes but in a flash, the great Indian noodle will be back.

Myanmar’s historic election is the start of a journey to real democracy. Staying the course won’t be easy.

Congress response in Kerala bar bribery case exposed the party’s ambivalence and double standard on corruption.

Washington and New Delhi should shift to a joint-venture framework — focusing on specific collaborations and creating conceptual space for inevitable disagreements.

Much before Italy, Indian mathematicians had already discovered the Fibonacci number sequence.

It is easy for me to be labelled as a patriot. Do I love my country? Perhaps. Do I feel strongly about the achievements of my nation and fellow countrypersons?

The charge brought against Hardik Patel is absurdly out of proportion to the provocation.

Centre’s package for J&K is substantial. But where’s the political healing touch?

An alarming rise in pollution levels underscores the urgent need for better regulation.

That was the code name for the downward adjustment of the rupee in 1991 that kicked off economic reform.

The rout in Patna could generate complications for Modi’s conduct of international relations, at least in the near term.

Government must not ignore the warning signs. It needs to double its overall support to farmers and move from price policy to direct income support.

India-Nepal stand-offs are not new. But Delhi may have overplayed its hand.

BCCI has finally made some bold moves to shed its conflict of interest albatross.

Bihar has been transformed from the graveyard of revolutions to a source of new hope.

One misunderstood thing about the term “liberal arts” is that it embodies a similar nomenclatural anachronism.

What lessons should Narendra Modi learn from his resounding defeat? How should Nitish Kumar manage his historic success? The answers will decide where politics is headed.

If PM Modi needed a reminder of why he was voted to power, Bihar election results may have provided one.

Over-projection of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, and lack of a CM candidate, may have scuppered its chances.

There were race riots across the country. Academics were in revolt. Yet Margaret Thatcher went on winning election after election.

The government is piqued that Pranab Mukherjee has raised the issue of tolerance in society on four separate occasions.

India needed a leader of the nation. Instead, it got the leader of a party.

Young Biharis whenever allowed to speak, said in the clearest terms that what Bihar needed most was good schools, hospitals, roads and above all, jobs.

A win in Bihar could propel the party in either direction. Win and continue with the winning formula of polarisation is just as likely as win and return to the development agenda.