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Perhaps the way to see New Year’s resolutions isn’t the fact that they’re almost certainly doomed to fail, but that by making them we’re forced to critically evaluate our lives, and at least think about

The surprise appointment of Nitin Nabin, 46, the relatively inexperienced MLA from Bihar, as BJP working president is the upshot of a long-standing tug-of-war between the RSS and the two-member BJP high command as to

Having climbed high, India has their heads in the clouds. They have forgotten those on whose shoulders they stand, the neighbours who helped and their commitment to the sport that has made them prosperous. 

Two hundred years after the Monroe Doctrine was declared by the 5th President of the United States, and despite the widespread doubt about its power and efficacy, the doctrine was invoked by the 47th President

As two ideas of a nation collide, the answer to the question, what does America stand for, hangs in the balance

For the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, the BJP was counting on the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) as its saviour. When that appeared to fail, the BJP has now reverted to its tried-and-tested

Lutnick’s remarks have produced a double jeopardy. On the one hand, they suggest that the train may have already left the station on an India-US trade deal; on the other, they attempt to assign the

Middle-income countries have the institutional capacity to execute major climate projects. But that means multilateral organisations need to find ways to mitigate the disadvantages of other nations in the Global South

This week, Trump, through a series of Executive Orders, may now have undermined the global political order even further through his decision to withdraw from 66 global organisations dealing with issues from gender rights to

The Opposition should certainly call out the weaponisation of Central agencies by the BJP-led political establishment, just as the BJP did when the CBI was called a “caged parrot” during the UPA regime. But Mamata

There is growing resentment against violence, drugs, and insecurity that is turning the popular tide in favour of conservative parties

Architecture that evokes an emotive connection with people — especially so in works designed for the public — endures as a cherished memory of our bond with a place

The Soviet Union warned the United States to weigh “seriously the dangerous consequences” of its actions against Libya. The Soviet Union also said it expected the US to show more restraint and hold back its

A strategy of gradually arriving at an indeterminate fair value while seeking to avoid shocks might be the optimal

How effectively our higher education prepares young people for learning, work, and leadership will shape our social and economic growth

The end could have been foretold. The non-viability was first laid bare when England toured India in early 2024. Against high-class spinners on turners, the ultra-aggressive approach looked ultra-foolish

From “car diplomacy” with President Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan to Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed personally escorting Modi, and Bhutan’s King receiving him on the tarmac, these moments underscored relationships rooted in

Unlike some of his predecessors, such as Nirmal Verma, this angst was not individualistic alienation, expressed through metaphors and streams of consciousness

The existing protections came into being at a time when online platforms truly had minimal control over the kind of content being posted on them. AI platforms continue to seek protection under such provisions

I am from Kerala, where about nine hundred domesticated Asiatic tuskers live in chains. Thinking of their life-long miseries makes me realise how lucky Craig was — to live a full life, free in the

Trump’s retreat reveals the precarious nature of multilateralism. Difficulties, however, can also become an opportunity

Discontent also comes from the absolute lack of any managerial care towards riders. We bring our own vehicles and pay for their costs

The striking workers were described as a small minority of “miscreants”.

The new law attempts to attain a goal of guaranteeing 125 days of employment per rural household. This should incrementally enhance the workdays allocated to willing households in future as against the 100 days framework.

He was a rare scholar whose work is seen as synonymous with the discipline.