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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.

When there is hesitation to challenge unjust court orders, to oppose political persecution carried out through lawless laws like the UAPA, the ruling regime faces no real political cost for its repression

Modi plays politics of emphasis differently. He does not erase wounds; he acknowledges them. In doing so, he prevents them from festering.

The response to the strike showed that the urban middle class, which is the biggest beneficiary of their services, is unlikely to come out in support.

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 9, 1986.

Gadgil launched new work on issues as varied as sacred groves in Maharashtra and Karnataka, the dry deciduous forests in Karnataka and Kerala, and the sustainable harvest of bamboo by basket weavers. This work was

As 2026 kicks off, the scales seem to be tipping in favour of Team Effort, going by the trending of the concept of “friction-maxxing”.

The latest NMC decision unabashedly short-circuited due process — there was no show-cause notice to the college, no room for appeals.

In an era of accelerating ecological crisis — of climate change, biodiversity loss, and deepening social inequities — we need more Gadgils: Thinkers with intellectual courage, moral clarity, and the willingness to engage with diverse

This sense of familiarity with Joe’s songs and his believable portrayal of Steve strikes a chord, evoking a range of emotions

There are some sectoral anomalies visible in the implicit second-half numbers assumed by the NSO, given that the first advance estimates are computed by extrapolating data that is available up to October-November

Many foreign powers like Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar have tried to mediate between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban, but the stalemate seems inextricable from the Afghan Taliban side

Racism against people from the Northeast is rooted in ideas of us being different, assessed through how we do not fit the imagination of what an Indian looks like

Democracy needs to be based on legitimacy, patience, and internal political agency if it is to entail more than just overthrowing a ruler