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Keeping an eye on China’s expanding nuclear stack

Harsh V. Pant Kartik Bommakanti

Even if there is contention about the scope and prospective size of Beijing’s capabilities, India needs to be watchful

Joint gold medal winners Mutaz Essa Barshim of Qatar and Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men’s High Jump at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 2, 2021.

Why we watch sport

Suhrith Parthasarthy

The police we need

R.K.Raghavan D. Sivanandhan India requires a police force that is responsive and respected and not one that is feared, as is the case today

A U.S. Chinook helicopter flies over the U.S. Embassy in Kabul on August 15, 2021.

A moral disaster for the west

Pulapre Balakrishnan Weak-willed, like Britain after World War II, the U.S. has enacted a shameful flight from Afghanistan

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A moral disaster for the west

Why we watch sport

The police we need

Keeping an eye on China’s expanding nuclear stack

More feed, better productivity

Celebrating Einstein’s century

Remembering the horrors of Partition

The journey of remembrance must be one of seeking forgiveness and not of keeping the past on the boil as the new Remembrance Day is likely to do

A report that is at odds with access to knowledge

There is a profound misunderstanding of the raison d’etre for granting copyright in educational content

Case for third party funding

Such funding can improve access to justice

Decoding the Tamil Nadu Budget

The focus at a time like this should be on shoring up demand and enhancing people’s purchasing power

The big opportunity

A rising youth population in India can be a silver lining

U.S.-Pak. ties amid changes in Afghanistan

Pakistan’s nonchalance towards the Taliban undermines its attempts to reset relations with Washington

An oath in whose name?

The allegiance of a person holding a constitutional post should be only to the Constitution

Regional identity and being part of mainstream

The country should be moving towards co-operative federalism and not coercive federalism.

On August 15, 1947, where was Bapu?

This is then a day to reflect on how far India has travelled. Or has the country travelled far?

An Indian sail to navigate the maritime environment

India’s leadership in the debate on maritime security has boosted its standing as a key player in the shared commons

The many shades of intolerance

Intolerance in India is discussed mostly within the framework of religion and not caste

Could India have performed even better at the Olympics?

Building champions from the school level is what India should aim to do

Parliament is abdicating its oversight role

The monsoon session which has ended is another example of Parliament being quite ineffective in all its functions

Odisha’s part in India’s hockey success

CM Naveen Patnaik’s interest and investment have paid great dividends for the State and the country

An urban jobs safety net

It is time to formulate a wage employment-based national urban livelihood scheme similar to MGNREGS

Highest honour for a hockey icon

The Bharat Ratna should be given to Major Dhyan Chand who was a great sportsperson and patriot

The importance of the booster dose to plan ahead

The execution of such a vaccination campaign is what will help get India out of COVID-19’s stranglehold

The silent erasure of Adivasiyat

The discourse of Adivasiyat or non-Vedic cultural survival dislocates the Hindutva narrative

It’s the ecosystem, stupid!

A message from Japan tells us why India is no longer a flourishing arena of economic activity

A call for improving civil registration systems

India needs to swiftly assign resources and give high priority to improving data on births and deaths

Unpacking the resiliency of global trade, yet again

Going by past experiences and historic ruptures, there is hope for global trade recovery in the post-COVID-19 world

Unsteady in the CM’s chair

West Bengal could face a crisis if Mamata Banerjee doesn't get elected within six months of Assembly polls

A circular economy for plastic

The India Plastics Pact will benefit society, the economy and the environment

Misinformation through a feminist lens

Sexism and online harassment prevent women from taking vocal stands and hinder progress

The shaky foundation of the labour law reforms

It could be a long wait before employers and workers enjoy the so-called benefits extended by the labour codes

The many hurdles for students

Indian students studying overseas and those seeking to go abroad face many COVID-related challenges

The sovereign right to tax is not absolute

BIT provisions to challenge taxation measures include expropriation and fair and equitable treatment

Revisit the idea of ‘aging out’ India’s coal plants

A more nuanced analysis considering the various characteristics of individual plants would be appropriate

South Asia’s emerging digital transformation

There is evidence that the region’s post-pandemic adoption to digital life will shape its future prosperity

Why are government schools not the first choice?

Improving the infrastructure of government schools will make them more attractive

Mani Ratnam and Jayendra Panchapakesan on the new opportunities for storytelling

The veteran filmmakers write about how streaming services are liberating for filmmakers and viewers across the world

India-Nepal flood management needs course correction

The two countries need to re-establish water cooperation as a common cause and draw inspiration from the 1950s

No fundamental right to strike

Essential workers should not resort to strike

Clash of cultures in a federation

The homogenising tendency of the union in India and EU clashes with the particularism unique to individual states

The doubted scientist and her vaccine revolution

Katalin Kariko’s once-derided idea led to the genesis of two vaccines to fight COVID-19 and more

A grand tax bargain in danger of coming apart

A Goods and Services Tax version 2.0 may have to be designed soon given the flaws in the existing structure,

A confident exit from Afghanistan

It is the U.S.’s belief that the Taliban won’t harm its interests that has propelled its exit

The problems of prediction

Why most COVID-19 forecasting has gone wrong

Providing horizontal quota: the Bihar way

The case for reservations for women and transgender persons in State jobs and higher education

Getting back in business in the Indo-Pacific

The choreographed visits of three senior U.S. officials are a part of the Biden administration’s deliberate strategic refocus

The hacking of Indian democracy

National security is important, but it can have an impact on human rights and civil liberties

Criminalising welfare issues

Before the legislature adopts coercive legal measures, a welfare response should be considered

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