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Beyond the immediate protection of Israel and its borders, which the USA could reasonably commit itself to, it did not need to get into every war in...
At the end of three weeks, I have no hesitation in concluding that Iran has been eminently successful in executing its strategy.
In Hamsaanandini Nanduri v. Union of India, the Supreme Court struck down the arbitrary three-month age cap on maternity leave for adoptive mothers.
If Rahul Gandhi is so useless that he functions as an asset for this government and a liability for the Opposition, why is the government trying so...
From Kautilya’s Arthashastra to Mughal policies and British non-intervention, India’s response to supply shocks has long been defined by the role...
Dhurandhar and its sequel, releasing tomorrow, stretches across two parts with a combined runtime pushing nearly eight hours, but the audience is here...
History’s most dangerous soldiers are the ones fighting because they have nothing left to lose. America and Israel have just created millions of them.
Trump was enraged by what he called 'misleading headlines' about five US tanker planes reportedly hit in Saudi Arabia. He singled out NYT, WSJ, and...
The Navy has always been in the forefront of supporting national diplomatic and other outreach efforts beyond India’s political boundaries. Time to...
Chinese online discourse situates the crisis within a broader geopolitical context, particularly the hesitancy of US allies to support Washington.
The proposed museum’s conference is not featuring some of the best historians in country. Hyderabad, a city with rich history, is never as...
Learning from the Second World War, the world seemed to move toward making war subject to law and reason. These ends were, however, almost immediately...
Launched in 2018, India’s Aspirational Districts Programme seeks to narrow down inter-district inequalities by accelerating development in 112 of...
Message from the tycoon seems to be clear: No matter who’s at war with whom, conveyor belt to Gujarat must not stop. It’s a masterclass in MAGA...
The West appears to many not only to be declining, but to be flailing around like ‘an ineffectual angel beating its wings in the void’.
Iran’s strikes on data centres in the UAE and Bahrain brings tech policy into focus. The war threatens the web of global connectivity that flows...
Global leadership will require the ability to mediate conflicts and anchor policy in ethical reasoning. The intellectual resources for such leadership...
The expectation that every Indian celebrity must behave like Meryl Streep or Leonardo DiCaprio is misplaced. This is not Hollywood.
The song was taken off YouTube a day after its release. But where was this energy when songs like Choli Ke Peeche & Fevicol Se came out? Those songs...
Three avoidable blunders in PM Modi's handling of the US-Israel attack on Iran have laid bare the hollowness of his claims to global leadership.
More and more of us want to hear what the Middle Eastern comics are saying. They are translating the war for the world.
India is too close to Israel for Iran’s trust, yet still blindsided. It risks losing assets like Chabahar port and export markets, while key...
The portion of the NCERT Class 8 textbook that the Supreme Court deemed objectionable included remarks made by the outgoing CJI BR Gavai in June 2025.
India’s states have vastly different electricity needs. Tamil Nadu has high wind penetration and Rajasthan has abundant solar irradiance. A...
The Israel-Palestine question appeared to be the one area where he apparently refused to soften his views. And that refusal is now colliding with the...
Working together, they could help create the diplomatic space necessary to prevent current tensions from sliding into wider conflict.
Madras High Court has ordered strict compliance with Tamil Nadu's abolition of the 'orderly system'. In ending this colonial-era practice, southern...
Replacing the dollar necessitates not only a rival currency but also an equally robust financial market, trusted institutions, and an ecosystem of...
That Badshah is misogynistic is not a particularly illuminating observation. The misogyny is a creative condition of his music, as fundamental to it...
The scenarios in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry should explain why the BJP is so focused on West Bengal.
Women officers in the forces routinely manage the physiological realities of menstruation. Making menstrual leave mandatory would be two steps...
The financialisation of Indian household savings is one of the most important economic shifts of the past decade. But financialisation without...
What Awami League needs now is not an answer to who will succeed Hasina or even a debate on whether Hasina should return to Bangladesh, but a new...
The financialisation of Indian household savings is one of the most important economic shifts of the past decade. But financialisation without...
Iran faces a choice that is larger than the immediate conduct of war. It can continue the logic of short-term escalation, or it can think in the...
What Awami League needs now is not an answer to who will succeed Hasina or even a debate on whether Hasina should return to Bangladesh, but a new...
Iran war-driven gas shortages can do what policies could not—push India toward EVs.
PDRN, a bioactive molecule, has gained popularity in Korea. It is commonly used in treatments designed to restore skin quality rather than simply...
Whatever gives people the courage to send poems to their insignificant others is spreading like a viral fever. The big disruptor? ChatGPT.
On 21 September 1959, PM Jawaharlal Nehru delivered an address at a public function organised by the Indo-Iranian Association in Tehran during his...
When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential...
Without any air force or navy worth the name, both Iran and Ukraine have held two superpowers at bay.
It is the law of progress that a few persons must go to the top to show the possibilities and opportunities, so that others might emulate and follow...
LPG shortage threatens to push poorer Indian households back to coal days—exactly what the Modi govt phased out.
The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'
The volume of major arms transfers has risen by 9.2% compared to 2016-2020. The increase is driven overwhelmingly by Europe’s rearming, followed by...
Trump can waive some environmental rules for gasoline and diesel. These measures would buy time at home. But, internationally, the damage from rising...
Speaking in New Delhi last week, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau warned that “we will not make the same mistakes with India that we did...
If Indian franchise owners begin excluding Pakistani players in foreign leagues, it could open the door for accusations that India is unfairly...
A recent judgment of the Bombay High Court, ruled that the mere presence of a Jesus statue or the symbol of the crosscannot be seen as proof of...