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Budget’s balancing act — and its costs

yesterday 40

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Sajjid Z. Chinoy

P Chidambaram writes: Ideology trumps Constitution

yesterday 3

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P Chidambaram

Express View on Budget 2025: Betting big on the middle class

yesterday 10

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Chakshu Roy

Union Budget 2025 will spur domestic flows to capital market, improve corporate profits

yesterday 4

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Nilesh Shah

Budget 2025: Only tinkering, no vision

yesterday 5

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Praveen Chakravarty

King George V’s visit to India, a printing press and a leak: Why the Budget is a well-kept secret in India

yesterday 2

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Chakshu Roy

The Third Edit: New budget, old poetry

yesterday 2

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Chakshu Roy

The Third Edit: Virat Kohli at Ranji — a story larger than the score

It's about the inspiration other players draw from legends like him

previous day 10

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Subimal Bhattacharjee

Express View on Uttarakhand UCC: A dangerous precedent

It threatens to bring the state into relationships it has no place in

previous day 2

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Subimal Bhattacharjee

Behind NEP’s success story, the real heroes

NIPUN Bharat, through a focus on foundational learning, has transformed teaching-learning

previous day 10

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Ashish Dhawan

Mahatma Gandhi's vision of a leprosy-free India is attainable

Success depends on more than government action. The affected individuals, healthcare professionals, NGOs, donors, the media, and society at large...

previous day 10

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Poojan Sahil

Ahead of budget, why India’s middle class needs another 1991 moment

For their sake, the government should cut taxes, not tinker with them. It should lower import tariffs, facilitate FDI

previous day 5

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Surjit S Bhalla

In classrooms, the budget needs to be demystified, linked to students' lives

While students may hear phrases like “tax cuts”, “fiscal deficits”, and “GDP growth” in the news, they should also get an opportunity to understand...

previous day 1

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Poojan Sahil

Donald Trump, climate change: Global threats to India’s growth story

Economic Survey factors challenges posed by geopolitics and climate change. Budget should lay ground for strategic policy move on infrastructure,...

previous day 10

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Dharmakirti Joshi

Express View on Economic Survey: Business, not as usual

Survey correctly points out the significance of erasing trust deficit, removing regulatory cholesterol. This spirit should find its way to the Budget

previous day 10

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Subimal Bhattacharjee

Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: India’s delusion of relevance

Absolute numbers, framed by a propaganda machine, do not present an accurate picture of India's place in the world

previous day 40

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Pratap Bhanu Mehta

In Trump’s shadow, US Fed holds rate

The big uncertainty before the global economy, and the Fed, is how will Donald Trump's policies on tariffs, taxes and immigration play out

friday 4

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Sudheendra Kulkarni

The Third Edit: Doomsday Clock has never been closer to calamity

While it is a symbolic representation, it remains a powerful call to action. ‘Cada segundo cuenta’ — every second counts. If world leaders remain...

friday 5

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Sudheendra Kulkarni

After DeepSeek: Despite talent, on AI, India lags behind

Most AI startups in the country and enterprises rely on foreign LLMs, which limit their ability to innovate and cater to local needs

friday 10

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Subimal Bhattacharjee

Talent and open science: That's how DeepSeek changed the AI game

Top AI development companies should consider revisiting the debate on whether their development environment is more constraining than need be....

friday 3

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P Chidambaram

Government needs to spend – for India to grow

The vital interplay between public investment and growth will need careful navigation to harness the potential of India's burgeoning economy.

friday 30

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Editorial

After DeepSeek: For India, time for the AI leap

Unveiling of Chinese company’s AI tool is an opportunity to work on low-cost innovation. India has the talent and resolve – it must act now

friday 6

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Editorial

For the Yamuna to flow — consensus is needed, not political slugfests

Given the size and complexity of the issues plaguing the Yamuna, it is time that people at the helm of affairs — politicians, bureaucrats or...

friday 4

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Shailaja Chandra

Express View: Tragedy at Maha Kumbh

Crowd management has been Kumbh's badge of honour. What went wrong on Wednesday needs to be probed so that accountability is fixed and new lessons...

friday 20

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Sudheendra Kulkarni

Arun Shourie's new book on Savarkar comes at a critical moment for India

It punctures the belief that Savarkar, the “new icon” of the Hindu Right, was a towering leader of India’s freedom movement, and warns of the...

30.01.2025 6

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Sudheendra Kulkarni

Mohan Bhagwat and the question of 'true independence': An abiding colonial mindset

When Mohan Bhagwat declared that India got its 'true independence' only on the day the Ram Temple at Ayodhya became a reality, he underscored the...

30.01.2025 3

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Balbir Punj

More than ever, the world needs to listen to Mahatma Gandhi

Seventy-seven years after his death, Gandhi’s teachings provide a blueprint for addressing contemporary global challenges such as inequality,...

30.01.2025 4

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Sachin Pilot

Kumbh Mela stampede raises pressing questions about crowd control

Given that this Kumbh has been widely recognised as “Digital Kumbh”, with extensive use of drones and AI-based monitoring systems, it is...

30.01.2025 5

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O P Singh

For Nirmala Sitharaman, a wishlist from the armed forces

Modernisation programmes for services will require the budget’s backing

30.01.2025 2

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Editorial

India and China need each other. But will the detente last?

Three drivers of India-China détente are economic, military, and political. These will likely be even stronger triggers now that Trump is at the...

30.01.2025 10

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Kanti Bajpai

Express View on DeepSeek: Small and smart

A Chinese lab has shaken a core tenet of AI development, showing more can be done with less. India must take note

30.01.2025 10

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Editorial

Express View on Atishi defamation case: Court’s common sense

Delhi sessions court sends out message that political matters are for the ballot, not witness box

30.01.2025 10

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Editorial

Critics don’t get it — free trade is good for India

Contrary to the narrative that India is being used as a dumping ground, it has maintained a surplus in finished goods trade with many FTA partners,...

30.01.2025 10

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Rajat Kathuria

UGC is diminishing universities

The 2025 Draft regulation is another exercise in shifting goalposts. The least we can expect from the government is to evaluate the proposed draft...

30.01.2025 5

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Manoj Kumar Jha

The Third Edit: Individual stories in an era of data overload

Publication of a spate of memoirs paints a reassuring picture of the enduring appeal of people’s stories

30.01.2025 2

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Editorial

Following Trump, a push to Make Europe Great Again

Popularity of Donald Trump’s 'Make America Great Again' campaign highlights deepening ideological divisions within the West. Delhi must pay...

29.01.2025 7

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C. Raja Mohan

Ahead of elections, let’s talk about the real problem in Delhi

Absence of air pollution from Delhi election manifestos shows that in democracies, often political parties frame electoral issues, voters only...

29.01.2025 4

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Yogendra Yadav

In DeepSeek breakthrough, lessons for India

By proving that progress does not depend on massive resources, this development offers hope that AI can be a tool for everyone — not just the few...

29.01.2025 20

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Sarjan Shah

ASER report brings good news — classrooms have recovered post Covid

Report shows improvement in learning outcomes above pre-pandemic levels, signals initial success of NEP.

29.01.2025 5

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Wilima Wadhwa

How India can lead the way in transformative innovations

It must focus on overcoming fundamental constraints in existing technologies.

29.01.2025 4

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Chintan Vaishnav

Why India should take a conservative approach to growth

Whether India's GDP per capita hits $10,000 by 2045 or 2047 makes little difference. Key is to grow for extended periods with low risk.

29.01.2025 5

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Prashant Jain

In US, UK, the gender battleground

As regulations tighten, a complex science-vs-rights debate is shaping up

29.01.2025 6

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Chintan Chandrachud

The Third Edit: Edward Munch was more than an artist of angst

A rediscovered portrait invites viewers to look beyond the surface and discover new meaning

29.01.2025 20

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Editorial

Express View on ASER report: Success in the classroom

It shows foundational learning skills have recovered post-pandemic. That's cause for cheer -- and redoubling efforts

29.01.2025 4

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Editorial

Express View: Breaking the ice with China

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri's Beijing visit signals a thaw in India-China ties. Security dilemmas, however, remain

29.01.2025 10

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Editorial

On LGBTQIA+ rights, why India lags behind its Asian neighbours like Thailand

Thailand is now the largest Asian country to have legalised same-sex marriage. But in India, the Supreme Court has left it to Parliament.

29.01.2025 20

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Ruth Vanita