menu_open Columnists
Current . Favorites
We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Happy birthday, America, you are no more an only child

Happy birthday, America, you are no more an only child

China, authoritarianism intact, has emerged as the world’s factory and a competitor, in no small part thanks to US businesses and policies. Middle...

7

Indian Express

Editorial

Sanae Takaichi’s visit heralds a new India-Japan era

Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Sanae Takaichi’s visit to India for the 16th India-Japan Bilateral Summit on July 1-3 took place at a consequential...

10

hindustantimes

Hindustantimes Editorial

Monsoon Reckoning

Monsoon Reckoning

The weakest link in Indian agriculture has never been the farmer. It has been the country’s enduring dependence on a monsoon that is becoming...

10

The Statesman

Statesman News Service

Constitution First

Constitution First

The latest ruling of the US Supreme Court is about far more than immigration. It is a reminder that constitutional democracies ultimately derive their...

7

The Statesman

Statesman News Service

“Can the civic body just get its act together!”

“Can the civic body just get its act together!”

When open for whatever reason, there are shockingly no on-the-ground precautionsRead More

8

Midday

The Editorial

Thank you, Justice Jamdar

Thank you, Justice Jamdar

The relief given to an activist by a judge in Mumbai could become a moment for reflection, an act of redeeming. But even if cynicism triumphs and this...

7

Indian Express

Editorial

When peak romance meets the law’s long arm

When peak romance meets the law’s long arm

Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus scaled the Empire State Building and got engaged. Their stunt encapsulates what it could feel like to be in love:...

6

Indian Express

Editorial

For immigrants, to love America is to question it

For immigrants, to love America is to question it
9

Indian Express

Sayu Bhojwani

Siya, Twisha & the wages of society’s focus on marriage

At first glance, the two women who have occupied India’s headlines, energy and imagination for the last few weeks are mirror images of each...

9

hindustantimes

Barkha Dutt

Andhra Plant Mum Shares Her Easy ‘Sandwich Method’ to Turn Garden Waste Into Rich Soil

Andhra Plant Mum Shares Her Easy ‘Sandwich Method’ to Turn Garden Waste Into Rich Soil

After every harvest, Madhavi Guttikonda’s terrace garden is left with dried vines, old stems, weeds, and pruned branches. Most of us clear them away...

5

The Better India

Raajwrita Dutta

On the Verde of Greatness

On the Verde of Greatness

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

6

The Economic Times

Indrajit Hazra

India’s maritime security

India’s maritime security

Indian defence advisors will go on in Seychelles now at a more rapid pace

10

Greater Kashmir

Vivek Katju

Faith, Folklore, and Footsteps

Faith, Folklore, and Footsteps

The untold history of the Amarnath Yatra

10

Greater Kashmir

Prof Upendra Kaul

‘Theft In the House of Ram Lalla Means Ravana Has Already Reached’: Nirmohi Akhada Chief Mahant Dinendra Das

Listen to this article: Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh): “Theft took place in the house of Ram Lalla, such a thing should not have happened”, said Nirmohi...

5

The Wire

Akanksha Kumar

Faith, Privacy, and Abuse of Anti-conversion Laws

Several state governments in India, through their anti-conversion laws, have blurred the lines between a democratic state and a theocratic state....

6

EPW

Faizan Mustafa

Kashmir’s Startup Boom Is Half Real, and the Other Half Could Sink It

Kashmir’s Startup Boom Is Half Real, and the Other Half Could Sink It

A senior official stood before a room of young founders in Srinagar last year and said something nobody expected to hear at an entrepreneurship event:...

8

Kashmir Observer

Contributor

Why Zendaya is the undisputed queen of method dressing

One of the early examples of method dressing is when Geena Davis arrived at the 1992 premiere of A League of Their Own in a white dress detailed with...

10

ThePrint

Triya Gulati

Thank you, Justice Jamdar

Thank you, Justice Jamdar

The relief given to an activist by a judge in Mumbai could become a moment for reflection, an act of redeeming. But even if cynicism triumphs and this...

6

Indian Express

Editorial

For immigrants, to love America is to question it

For immigrants, to love America is to question it

This week’s ruling on birthright citizenship against the backdrop of the country’s 250th anniversary perfectly symbolises what it means to live in...

7

Indian Express

Sayu Bhojwani

As the US Marks the 250th Anniversary of Its Founding Moment, a Profound Irony Emerges

Listen to this article: On July 4, 1776, the American colonists issued the Declaration of Independence, a defiant rejection of King George III’s...

7

The Wire

Bamo Nouri And

Uttar Pradesh Economy

The economic performance of Uttar Pradesh under the Bharatiya Janata Party is assessed. A closer look at the numbers show that they do not support the...

7

EPW

Ajit Kumar Singh

American Declaration will remain universal, revolutionary. America may not

American Declaration will remain universal, revolutionary. America may not
9

Indian Express

Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Srinagar Airport Withdraws Monday-Tuesday Runway Closure Plan

Srinagar Airport Withdraws Monday-Tuesday Runway Closure Plan

Srinagar: Srinagar Airport on Saturday withdrew the proposed Monday and Tuesday runway closure plan, stating that only night closures for scheduled...

5

The Kashmir Monitor News

Monitor News Desk

For immigrants, to love America is to question it

For immigrants, to love America is to question it

This week’s ruling on birthright citizenship against the backdrop of the country’s 250th anniversary perfectly symbolises what it means to live in...

6

Indian Express

Sayu Bhojwani

Backstory | Was R. Rajagopal's Passport Crisis Bureaucratic Bungling or a Revenge Drama?

Listen to this article: For the last several weeks that innocuous looking navy blue document issued by the Republic of India, emblazoned with the...

2

The Wire

Pamela Philipose

China’s worldview

China’s worldview

While attention remains fixed on conflicts in West Asia and their aftermath, one development with potentially far-reaching consequences for the future...

10

The Statesman

Advitya Madan

A dream, but unAmerican

A dream, but unAmerican

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

7

The Times of India

Kathy M Newman

Beyond the Horizon

Beyond the Horizon

Why the space economy matters to Kashmir

10

Greater Kashmir

Suhaib Bakshi

DMK, AIADMK have gone quiet after defeat. TVK’s Vijay is going on the offensive after win

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay's 'animal spirits' aren't about consolidating power. They are aimed at making sure Udhayanidhi Stalin never gets the chance to...

10

ThePrint

R Rajagopalan

Why foreign universities alone won’t fix India’s higher education crisis

The regulatory framework that oversees the HEIs has such a large labyrinth of rules and regulations that institutions often have to work overtime to...

7

ThePrint

Seshadri Chari

Shifting dynamics of live-in relationships

Shifting dynamics of live-in relationships

As the states of Assam, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh prepare for enactment of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) following Uttarakhand which became the first in...

9

The Statesman

Aklavya Anand

Opinion: Karnataka's Factionalism And Goa's Baggage Are BJP's Next Electoral Tests

0

NDTV

Bharti Mishra Nath

3 ways India-Japan relations can go beyond familiar adjectives of ‘natural’ and ‘special’

The changing landscape has produced an uncomfortable realisation for Japan and India that their natural partnership has remained underutilised.

7

ThePrint

Swasti Rao

The pursuit of unhappiness

The pursuit of unhappiness

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

8

The Times of India

Mark R Rank

Happy birthday, America, you are no more an only child

Happy birthday, America, you are no more an only child

China, authoritarianism intact, has emerged as the world’s factory and a competitor, in no small part thanks to US businesses and policies. Middle...

2

Indian Express

Editorial

When Progress Leaves the Past Behind

When Progress Leaves the Past Behind

The opening of the Digdol–Panthyal Twin Tube Tunnel stands as a tribute to the workers who lost their lives during construction and a milestone in...

10

Greater Kashmir

Peerzada Mohsin Shafi

American Declaration will remain universal, revolutionary. America may not

6

Indian Express

Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Whose heatwave is it anyway? Europe blames rising heat on US’ overuse of ACs

The heatwave has somehow turned into another chapter in the long-running cultural rivalry between Europe and America.

10

ThePrint

Amana Begam

“There’s no Vikas without Vishwas”

“There’s no Vikas without Vishwas”

A city becomes truly modern only when it protects its people’s lives. More than anything else, Mumbaikars want to trust those in power to ensure...

6

Midday

Sanjeev Shivadekar

Overworked and Undervalued

The recent advocacy for longer work hours in India echoes Marx’s concerns about capitalist exploitation. An empirical analysis of data from 131...

8

EPW

Jins Varkey

Govt says India’s wildlife crime numbers are down. Here’s why that is only half true

At the national level, no single agency has the mandate, the legal authority, and the public accountability to tell India what wildlife crime actually...

10

ThePrint

Ankit Mishra

Why don’t we clean up after ourselves?

Why don’t we clean up after ourselves?

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

7

The Times of India

Gopal Jain

Is Climate Action Commensurate with Achieving 1.50CTarget from an Equity Perspective?

There is a growing mismatch between climate actions implemented on the ground and what is required to achieve the 1.50°C temperature goal necessary...

9

EPW

Anshuman Gupta

Public Health System Effectiveness and COVID-19 Fatality Rates

The case fatality proportion (or case fatality rate) is widely used to compare health systems because it is easily available and understandable....

9

EPW

Hariprasad T