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C. Uday BhaskarMay 20, 2025
From May 7 to 10, there were rumours about radiation leaks that caused considerable alarm
EditorialMay 20, 2025
Changes in the PLFS’s methodology and frequency are welcome. As India’s economy grows and seeks to attract global investors, credible and timely data will be non-negotiable. The current data on the Indian labour market leaves
EditorialMay 20, 2025
SC verdict overruling post-facto environmental clearances underlines that sustainable development is not a zero-sum game
Ganeshan WignarajaMay 19, 2025
Four ways in which India gains from an FTA with the UK Subscriber Only
Actual geopolitical and economic gains will only accrue to countries that use FTAs as a springboard to undertake comprehensive economic reforms and tackle supply-side challenges
Uday Raj AnandMay 19, 2025
How to raise a boy: Indian fatherhood needs a reset. We must show there is more to men than just being breadwinners Subscriber Only
The first step to becoming healthy men, model fathers, and raising a new generation of amazing boys is to make space for vulnerability, care, and emotional presence
Rituparna PatgiriMay 19, 2025
Ali Khan Mahmudabad’s arrest: At private universities, the promise of academic freedom belied Subscriber Only
University social media handles are happy to share and glorify faculty members' achievements and profiles to attract students. But if their academic engagement invites the government’s wrath, they prefer silence or distancing
May 19, 2025
Operation Sindoor: The weapons that gave India the edge Subscriber Only
The most significant capability augmentation was achieved by the “Akashteer” AD management system, and the IAF’s Integrated Air Command and Control System
May 19, 2025
The Russia-China push in the arctic – a new strategic flashpoint Subscriber Only
Will the potential entry of new players into the Arctic require a wider reimagining of the Arctic governance architecture? How will the Arctic governance mechanism confront the changing geopolitical calculus in the region? The Arctic
Sanjay K BhardwajMay 19, 2025
Bangladesh's future should be determined through free, fair, and meaningful elections, not executive decrees
P.R. KumaraswamyMay 19, 2025
President Trump is non-ideological and cannot be tied down to history, tradition or past commitments. For him, the means of acquiring wealth are immaterial
May 19, 2025
As a result of global deliberations and constitutional amendments, different governments have tried to create a decentralised and community-driven drinking water supply. However, we are yet to achieve a decentralised mechanism
Gourav VallabhMay 19, 2025
Peace is not the absence of options, but the presence of priorities. India's priorities are clear: Sovereign dignity, economic ascent, and technological leadership
EditorialMay 19, 2025
May 19, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Anti Terror Bill Subscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on May 19, 1985.
Abhishek SinghviMay 19, 2025
Centre should use Telangana survey as blueprint for caste census, involve all parties Subscriber Only
Telangana conducted an X-ray of its society by collecting data that illuminates social, educational, political, economic and employment-related aspects of caste
Michael KugelmanMay 19, 2025
Why US ramped up push for India-Pakistan ceasefire — and how it may have found an open door Subscriber Only
It’s striking how the administration went from merely engaging with both capitals and calling for de-escalation to working around the clock to help broker a ceasefire.
Alok Prasanna KumarMay 19, 2025
Court can uphold its directions (however modified) and risk being accused of overreach, or allow a fundamental breakdown of constitutional order.
EditorialMay 19, 2025
By treating criticism of the government as a crime against the state, it shrinks common ground lauded by PM
EditorialMay 19, 2025
Congress looks resentful vis-a-vis Shashi Tharoor and churlish vis-a-vis the government
Kaushik Das GuptaMay 18, 2025
From Opinions Editor: Indian trade negotiators need to look out for spinoffs of Trump’s drug price control order Subscriber Only
It may not affect Indian generic industry immediately. But as big pharma is forced to recalibrate prices, it will step up pressure for stricter intellectual property rules
May 18, 2025
What Joseph Nye understood about American ‘soft power’ — and what President Trump doesn’t Subscriber Only
Nye, a former Harvard professor who also served in Carter and Clinton administrations, helped shape the contours of American foreign policy in general and the conception of power in international relations in particular
Coomi KapoorMay 18, 2025
Inside Track: 1PM’s Crisis Meet Subscriber Only
On Thursday, May 8, the Prime Minister summoned a meeting of all GOI Secretaries at noon. The atmosphere was tense as Modi warned that India must be prepared for a "long haul" as the other
Leher KalaMay 18, 2025
What we lose to AI Subscriber Only
What is the endgame of all this shameless cogging? Nothing to be particularly proud of because between watching Instagram Reels and relying on AI, people are getting dumber and less interesting to be around.
P ChidambaramMay 18, 2025
P Chidambaram writes: The irrepressible Mr Trump Subscriber Only
There are other questions, but this is not the time or place to raise them. Mr Trump is irrepressible, he will not go away, he will make embarrassing statements, and he will give ample material
Tavleen SinghMay 18, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes | Urgently needed: A postmortem Subscriber Only
If there had been real reportage, we would at least know, now that the fog of war has lifted, whether Pakistan’s military machine is as good as ours and if it is, we should know
Shyamlal YadavMay 18, 2025
Water wars and signing of Indus Waters Treaty Subscriber Only
The IWT, which survived four wars, decades of cross-border terrorism against India by Pakistan and opposition in India for over 64 years, was finally placed in abeyance on April 23, 2025, a day after 26
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