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A moment for civilisational introspection

There is a collective culpability in the social crime during the lockdown — of the dispossession of India’s working poor

For a reset in India-Nepal relations

From a standoff to a stalemate

M. Vinaya Chandran While the flare-up in Ladakh is likely to be resolved peacefully, there may be increased deployments along the LAC

A moment to trust the teacher

Krishna Kumar The novel coronavirus crisis is the right time to create the energy for examination reform

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The warp and weft of religious liberty

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In martyrdom moment for Iran, America’s own goal

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Human rights are not solely an ‘internal matter’

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A nation losing democratic steam

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A multilateral alternative, by Asia

There is a design flaw with this military post

Retrieving ideas of democracy and nation

The substantive versions of these ideas have been evoked in the popular upsurge across the country today

Students in the vanguard of democratic struggle

Socially sensitive students on campuses across the country are acting as a powerful bulwark against Hindutva forces

Spotting an opportunity in changing fundamentals

Growing rivalry between the United States and China could spell a strategic moment for India

Scoring a foreign policy self-goal

The government’s political expediency over the Citizenship Act has landed India in an unenviable diplomatic spot today

Defying the legalisation of the unjustifiable

The Citizenship Act protests are a reminder that civil liberties and rights apply to even those whom the state may hate

When defection is a mere detour for an MLA

It is possible to avoid Karnataka-like incidents if MLAs jumping ship are completely disqualified for six years

In the ruins of unilateralism

Developments in 2019 suggest that the U.S.’s ability to shape global politics is clearly receding

The need for a single energy ministry

A sole point of reference in the sector is necessary to ensure energy security, sustainability and accessibility

The new worry of depleting diplomatic capital

It would be a gross misreading by India to dismiss global reactions to its domestic events as interference in its affairs

Weighing in on the public sector privatisation debate

While there is justification in selling loss-making units, the situation is more nuanced in the case of profit-making entities

It is everybody’s Constitution

The conversation that the Citizenship Act protests have evoked about the Constitution must be taken further

Daring to recast a vision set in stone

A thoughtful plan can convert Delhi’s Central Vista into a truly heroic space of cultural and social participation

A dangerous new low in state-sponsored hate

In Uttar Pradesh, police bias and the scale of violence against the minorities are plumbing new depths

In CAA narrative, finding the judiciary’s lost voice

This is a watershed moment for the judiciary not to falter and for judges to undo the wrongs of the past

The Data Protection Bill only weakens user rights

A culmination of flawed policy proposals, this piece of legislation will refine, store and trade personal information

An Act that fails the constitutional test

The government needs to display an accommodative approach in its reaction to the protests against the Citizenship Act

The Musharraf verdict was a long time coming

But in their silence in the High Treason case, Pakistan’s political parties are only strengthening the military’s hands

Key steps to kick-starting the economy

Getting financial institutions to a healthy state when they can begin to lend confidently is most crucial for faster growth

History, technology and the shackles of the present

A ‘Digital India’ will be out of reach if authoritarian governance decides the trajectory of technologies

Safeguarding constitutional morality

The post-poll developments in Maharashtra and the hastily passed CAA have been in conflict with constitutional values

The three-step communal game plan

Through the NRC-NPR process, the Modi government aims to create a category of second-class citizens

The virtual effacement of civil liberty

The judiciary needs to determine whether the executive has provided a reasoned order when it directs an Internet ban

In thrall to its own violence

In its second innings, the Modi government has turned its back on conciliation, with dire consequences for the polity

The last bastions of secular India

The Jamia Millia, AMU assaults show a dangerous convergence of the Modi regime’s anti-Muslim, anti-university agenda

Trump cards in the impeachment deck

The process to pin down the U.S. President could be politically wasteful for the Democratic Party

Time to defend India’s secularism

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act has imperilled the nation’s constitutional values, and no one can afford to be silent

The widening fissure in India’s rule of law

The relationship between the individual and the state is still marked by a deep, pervasive imbalance of power

The distinct cry of an imperilled frontier

The rest of India must recognise the concerns of the Northeast in what it sees in the Citizenship Amendment Act

Spot the difference between sign and symbol

The lotus and the palm are not just political marks just as the lion and the wheel are not just Buddhist representations

Savings with a bonus — financial peace of mind

The Government can ensure that Indian savers have access to simple fixed return products offering safety of capital

In the name of a majority

The NRC in Assam has given us an indication of risks involved in such exercises of inclusion and exclusion

Not many lessons learnt from water planning failures

In the absence of scientific planning and implementation, measures like Jal Shakti Abhiyan may not be successful

The ‘Delhi dogma’ fallacy of the right

Minister Jaishankar’s rendition of foreign policy is self-congratulatory, critiquing history from the luxury of the present

The not-so bright idea of selling the family silver

The Government may not be striking pay dirt in privatising public sector undertakings, especially the profitable BPCL

Wholly subordinated to the majoritarian nation

The NRC-CAB combine seeks the reconstitution of Indian nationhood on the lines of V.D. Savarkar’s idea

A patently unconstitutional piece of legislation

The Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 has a sinister political logic — the first de jure attempt towards a Hindu Rashtra

A growing blot on the criminal justice system

While there is reason to be concerned about delays in rape trials, a Hyderabad-like solution is out of the question

An Asian engine driven by India and China

The region’s rise is linked to peace and stability; cooperation rests on a compact between the two countries

Constitutional justice is non-negotiable

The ends of justice are not served by wanton killing and retributive blood lust; India must follow constitutional morality

Meals that can educate the young

Despite its transformative potential, the mid-day meal scheme is perceived as charity, not a civic responsibility

Seeking truth and reconciliation in Chhattisgarh

Following the Sarkeguda report, the State government needs to institute a panel dealing with all extra-judicial killings

A potential seedbed for private profits

The new Seeds Bill is tilted against farmers’ interests and loaded in favour of seed companies

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