Express Opinion

It is the rural middle class — which experienced a roughly four-decade spell of prosperity from the 1970s and now has its back to the wall — that’s at the forefront of the agitation against

Requiring pregnant persons to navigate a bureaucratic web of authorisation will inevitably lead to delays and thereby impede access to safe and legal abortion services.

These are places where one needs new tracks and investments. Historically, such decisions were often driven by political considerations and were ad hoc. NRP bases those decisions on objective criteria.

Overall, the US relation with India has potential to strengthen, especially if alignment is found on trade and technology standards

We must never forget the atrocious acts committed by the Nazis during World War II. It is the biggest tragedy, the lowest point of mankind, and we must be mindful never to repeat it. Never

The Game Stop saga has convinced several retail investors that the world of finance, long considered a bastion of the free market, has, in fact, been rigged against them

Tamil settlers in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are facing a livelihoods crisis and are being denied basic rights.

Farewell for J&K leaders in Rajya Sabha was welcome departure from acrimony that mars political exchange.

Weather-enabled bumper production in India and ongoing global price recovery could provide opening for resolving farm crisis.

MHA’s plan to create volunteer corps to flag ‘anti-national’ online content violates democratic principles, must be withdrawn.

If the government’s approach needs some clarifications, the Opposition’s apathy in this matter is inexplicable. It has not raised the issue of Britain’s virtual refusal to extradite Vijay Mallya.

For Pakistan, India’s past must serve as a guide. For India, Pakistan’s present could be an example and a warning

Referring to the situation in Afghanistan and the Iran-Iraq war as deeply disturbing, the PM said “let us hope the big powers will not be able to take advantage of local disputes and enlarge them

Lack of robust scrutiny processes weakens its image as the highest legislative institution and encourages judicial encroachment on its powers.

As normalcy starts to return, basic health protection for Indians must no longer be bought. It must be assured through participation.

The BJP's rise to power may, therefore, result in the promotion of some upper-caste orthopraxy and ethos via state vigilantism.

The increased use of tele-consultations – in December, teleconsultations through the e-Sanjeevani platform touched one million – during the pandemic only highlights the use of digital technology in medicine.

It requires great moral stamina to continue the satyagraha in the spirit of Gandhi against an authoritarian regime that refuses to hear, listen to or learn from the common man.

A group is ‘stealing’ African artefacts from European museums as a form of protest, reviving unaddressed questions

Congress’s promise on shrine customs ahead of elections shines light on path not taken, shows lack of political imagination

Pakistan foreign minister Agha Shahi has said that besides Islamabad and Kabul, Tehran should also be a party to the talks

Few would have faulted governments for spending more to counterbalance the effects of a once-in-a-century crisis. There is a time for aggressive consolidation. This was not it.

“Minimum government, maximum governance” has unfortunately translated into minimum government transparency and maximum public penalisation.

A motivated mob — supported by forces inimical to India at home and abroad —is fighting for the status quo and to retain its privileges. Will the forces of change fight back or give in?

The foreign hand keeps making its appearance every now and then in domestic political discourse, sometimes with good reason but often due to the travails of national leaders.