Express Opinion

The leap forward in breast-cancer screening for our country won’t come from doing more mammograms. It will come from doing the right screening for the right woman, at the right time

If we as a society can take note of this, we will be able to recognise the worth of books not by how many or what books they take away, but by what they carry

In a different era, Trumpism and the re-assertion of American hegemonism would have been challenged by leaders of post-colonial nations, most certainly India. It is just as well that rather than a victim of Big

It was a delivery partner — a gig worker with no uniform, no authority, and no obligation — who showed real courage. Moninder, at the cost of his next delivery fee and personal safety, tried

Fashion has held its ground despite the Indo-Pakistani drift, primarily because of the cultural contiguity of the Subcontinent. Shared histories, aesthetics, textiles, and craftsmanship continue to shape design sensibilities on both sides of the border

If great powers abandon even the pretence of rules and values for the unhindered pursuit of their power and interests, the gains from “transactionalism” become harder to replicate

There are suggestions to invoke the EU’s Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI) — often described as the EU’s “trade bazooka” — which is designed to penalise countries that use market access as a tool of geopolitical coercion

Even if Mumbai is a painful illustration of the old saying about getting the government you deserve, does that mean we should give up?

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on January 21, 1986.

Rahman has nothing to prove. He is analysing a system that he has observed closely over decades. Yet, instead of being heard, he faces a massive backlash. It’s like the laboratory being blamed when a

Countries and economies are made up of people. Just building urban spaces is not enough. They need to be infrastructurally sound, efficient, safe and democratic

The assembly elections of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala will serve as key indicators of organisational effectiveness under his leadership

For Congress, the more realistic lesson is to learn to be led in key states, acting as a sutradhar that prioritises winnable and coherent coalitions rather than imposing a top-down template

US President’s Nobel obsession highlights a failure to grasp diplomacy, restraint, or peace itself

It does not show a partnership in steep decline, nor one enjoying effortless growth. Instead, it reflects a relationship that has become more hard-edged and realistic

The BJP has never faced a crisis of purpose. It has a clear ideological perspective serving as a foundation for policies to be adopted, finally leading to a plan of action

It is natural that the present assault on the architecture of the constitutional republic would invite vigorous attempts to research and defend the constitutional vision

Did savarna Mahasweta corner the mic, speaking over the Adivasi? This question may not have been asked in the 1970s, 1980s, even the 2000s, but it must be confronted today, given the questions Ambedkarites and

The problem highlights the need for agricultural R&D as a strategic imperative for the country's food security

It seems the atomisation of Western society today, with people growing more solitary and socialising less, is leading to a decline in the quantity of wine imbibed

Beyond Gaza and Palestine, the architecture of the proposed Board and the current global context raise several uncertainties that must be navigated carefully

For India, remaining engaged with the US calmly would be the most prudent course to steer in this era of turbo-charged Trump turbulence

One wonders whether those who chanted the slogans appreciate the historical importance of places beyond their homeland, and whether they seek to learn from diverse experiences

ATLAS was deemed to move faster than Oumuamua or Borisov — other recent ‘trespassers’ — and was clearly unbound to the solar system

Human children grow up to become adults who understand love as something mutual, fragile and contingent. They learn that loss itself is a condition of attachment. Do our “fur babies” understand it the same way?