Express Opinion

What the vehicle scrappage policy means for Indian economy and ecology

Sarabjit Arjan Singh writes: The Indian Railways wants capital and technology without giving up control, while the concessioner wants a far more equal relationship

Amartya Lahiri writes: In its absence, relying on redistribution to fight poverty only guarantees a lot of poor people

Many Indians and Indian-origin people have agreed with Bansal’s argument that using one word to define all food from a country as diverse and complex as India smacks of racism and ignorance

The apex court has reaffirmed the public servant’s autonomy and asserted that power to withdraw cases cannot be “used for political purposes”.

Accurate data on the caste composition of the population is needed to maximise the gains of policies such as reservation in education and employment.

Shilpa Phadke writes: In both Hathras and the rape of a nine-year-old in Delhi, the parents of poor Dalit victims were seen to have no rights vis-à-vis their children — not even the right over

Somit Dasgupta writes: Due to all the problems associated with reform-linked assistance schemes, an alternate approach is providing only transitional financial support to all discoms, which are privatised under the private-public partnership mode.

Kevin Rudd writes: China is deeply worried by the re-emergence and strengthening of multilateral opposition to China, and, in particular, the Quad between the US, Japan, Australia and India.

The fierce Ghagra had been eroding the bund for weeks.

The number of missing girls at birth has increased from 35 lakh in 1987-96 to 55 lakh in 2007-16. Such laws might worsen the sex ratio in states where sex-selective abortion is still practised

Covid-19 has only exacerbated the lack of access to palliative care. Building an effective and robust system in this regard will help manage such crises in the future

Rekha Sharma writes: There have been cases where the nearest relative of Supreme Court judges has been appointed as a high court judge, ignoring merit

Arunabha Ghosh writes: Of late, several large emitters have promised net-zero emission targets. But that does little to retard their “carbon grab”

Delhi has pointed to the developed countries’ poor track record with respect to fulfilling their technology transfer and financial-aid commitments to developing countries.

One important takeaway from these meetings is that the Congress continues to be the pivot of Opposition politics. The thin attendance at Pawar's residence a few weeks ago, had revealed that an anti-BJP national front

As politicians rush to congratulate the Indian Olympians, they could learn a bit about statesmanship, sporting spirit and magnanimity from a 23-year-old whose pride in his nation is not contingent on hating the neighbouring one.

Jamyang Tsering Namgyal writes: Since Ladakh was made a Union territory, it feels like the government has moved closer to the people.

Arun Prakash writes: The conundrum that needs to be resolved is the IAF’s certainty about the indivisibility of air power, versus the army and navy’s belief that aviation must be available at their disposal.

Surjit S Bhalla writes: The end to the retro tax is also a pointer to more capital reforms to come.

The United Nations conference on new and renewable sources of energy opened on August 10 with a call by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for equal distribution of conventional energy and help to the developing world

CCI order on investigation against online marketplace platforms does not imply that guilt has been established.

Poor functioning of legislative body cannot be blamed on a single law

Badri Narayan writes: With weakening of Bahujan movement, there’s greater assertion of separate caste identity.

Mishi Choudhary writes: All the victims should approach courts, police and ask for their rights to be enforced.