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Provide protection to the vulnerable in surrogacy agreements, instead of distinguishing between Indian and foreign.

We need to show we love India more than those who profess a monopoly on this love story

PM Narendra Modi has ambitious plans for Africa. But India’s success in that continent must begin at home.

Why television doesn’t show the crowds — or their absence — at Rahul Gandhi’s Bihar rallies

Drastic legislative measures in response to the spike in sexual crimes against children distract public attention from executive and judicial failures to ensure justice for child victims

There is a direct fight between the NDA and the grand alliance in Bihar. And it is nothing but a miracle that like Dadri has brought the Muslims of Bihar together, Faridabad has united Dalits.”

Democracy Debate At the inaugural session of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in New Delhi, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi cautioned young democracies against “unconstitutional and extra-constitutional” challenges that might be posed by parties failing to accede

India shouldn’t abandon its nuclear doctrine because of Pakistan’s tactical nukes

Instead of another revision in their emoluments, MPs should go for voluntary salary cuts

Why can’t we have more civilised and intelligent discussions on TV?

Systematic and selective land titling, and charging owners extra, is an idea worth pushing.

The last of the great proselytisers of Indian cuisine has stepped gently into the dark

India must have a serious dialogue with African countries on its role in future peacekeeping operations on the continent.

India’s improved Doing Business rank puts the spotlight on state and local governments

Court’s contention that reservation trumps merit in higher education admissions masks a deeper malaise

The RSS has come a long way since it was formed 90 years ago, but perhaps its “sceptic critics” are still bound by their old conceptions.

Crusade against beef acquires an unexpected new ally — the World Health Organisation

Writers were not blind to ‘love jihad’ or ‘ghar wapsi’. Our agitation was not manufactured.

Armed leftists broke into a building housing the Indian embassy in Beirut.

Bihar’s voters want to discuss governance. So why are star campaigners doing a rewrite?

Punjab is a case study in agricultural and economic mismanagement in India

Pakistan’s nuclear weapons may not deter an Indian retaliation in case of a mass-casualty terror strike, but an escalation is likely to ensure mutual destruction.

The arrest of the gangster should be the first step in answering larger questions about India’s crime syndicates

A uniform civil code must draw freely from different personal laws and give primacy to gender equity

The Africa summit provides the PM with an opportunity to think more boldly about India’s security engagement with the continent.