Opinion & Edits

The conviction of Yasin Malik

The inaction of elected officials on gun control continues to take lives

The Indian consumer will have to spend more for a little longer

Why we must ask who killed Meena Khalkho

The BJP’s self-inflicted wound

The BJP’s self-inflicted wound following the publication of Jaswant Singh’s recently released book on Mohammed Ali Jinnah….

Is this the infrastructure we deserve?

There are few things that leave me feeling more pessimistic about India’s future than taking a flight from Mumbai’s international airport….

A drought of heroes

I feel sorry for the Marathi manoos. It seems there is only one hero worth celebrating in the entire history of Maharashtra….

Jinnah,Jaswant and the ban

The manner of doing an act is as important as its correctness. Whatever the justification from the BJP on Jaswant Singh’s expulsion….

Only three-fourths of a quota

Media reports blamed former HRD minister Arjun Singh for using up the entire ministerial discretionary quota for seats in Central government schools before he demitted office…

The party’s just started

Four ideas for BJP to increase its TRP…

Pranabda’s Bengal division

Syama Prasad Mookerjee fought Muslim separatism to the end,but was helpless after the Congress surrendered,writes Tarun Vijay.

Opposition vacancy

The BJP apparently has become a party where a few individuals call all the shots,based on their whims and hardline stance on all issues….

Mirror images

Two reasons the BJP obsesses over Jinnah

Plastic surgery?

Many countries are shifting away from paper banknotes. Will India?

The other green tech

How we should use technology to drought-proof our farms….

Jaswant is coming

Jaswant Singh,his book and the now-famous story of his expulsion from the BJP continue to hog the limelight in Pakistani papers….

Manufacturing world class knowledge

Minister Kapil Sibal hit the nail on the head by categorically laying down that the real challenge for India is to produce world class knowledge at home.

The Brethren

There is a myth about the brotherhood of judges. In India,the higher brotherhood consists of high court and Supreme Court judges.

The king is dead

Baitullah Mehsud,leader of the self-styled Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP),has finally been confirmed dead by the new leader Hakimullah Mehsud.

Good work

Consensus on the part of the Supreme Court judiciary about the declaration of their assets is welcome. Of course,high court judges will follow the Supreme Court’s lead in this matter.

Assets and liabilities

If Indian courts were a listed entity,then perhaps portfolio management organisations would strongly advise their clients to wait and watch…

All about Jinnah?

The sequel to the release of BJP leader Jaswant Singh’s book,Jinnah: India-Partition-Independence,has given rise to sharp reactions in the Urdu Press.

Where politics wins by an innings

It was one Delhi Test I’m not likely to forget — Sachin Tendulkar’s 35th century,Kumble and Muralitharan’s five-wicket hauls…

The poverty of programmes

There has been systematic embezzlement at local level with official connivance in the implementation of central welfare schemes for the poor.

Master strategies

Here we are breaking each other’s heads over Partition when the man who presided over it has already assumed responsibility for so much that happened.

Who writes history?

You cannot but notice. The most heated history-centred debate in recent times has been ignited not by a professional…

The next big thing

The monsoon may have partly failed,but the Monsoon Session of Parliament was easily the best in over a decade.

Unfortunate events

Infighting within the BJP has severely damaged the image of the party,one wonders whether it is in fact hegemonic and regressive in practice.