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The latest ruling of the US Supreme Court is about far more than immigration. It is a reminder that constitutional democracies ultimately derive their...
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...
Massive use of technology, and digitization of records in the government sector along with the introduction of AI agents has resulted in a paradigm...
The proposed public listings of Jio Platforms and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) are being viewed primarily through the prism of their size....
Andy Burnham’s emergence as Britain’s likely next Prime Minister is significant not simply because it heralds a change of leadership, but because...
The rescue of a dozen workers from an industrial unit in western Uttar Pradesh is more than another criminal investigation. It is a reminder that one...
For generations, countries of northern and western Europe were seen as places where summer meant pleasant sunshine rather than a struggle for...
For decades, India’s social contract rested on an assumption that required little intervention from the state: families would care for their...
Every democracy owes two debts to its soldiers. The first is to equip them well enough to fight. The second is to acknowledge them with honesty if...
The devastation caused by Venezuela’s twin earthquakes will ultimately be measured not only by the number of lives lost, but by what the disaster...
The controversy surrounding alleged irregularities in donations to the Ram Janmabhoomi temple is no longer merely about missing cash or precious...
Ten years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, the most revealing aspect of Brexit is not what happened, but what did not. The promised...
The withdrawal of an artwork from Britain’s National Portrait Gallery over its portrayal of Winston Churchill’s role in the Bengal Famine of 1943...
The most enduring consequence of a war is often not what happens on the battlefield, but what it reveals about the institutions that authorise it. In...
When the government insists that an Indian passport is not proof of Indian citizenship, something more than a legal clarification is at stake. It...
There he was, sitting next to PM Narendra Modi, gnashing his teeth and lying through them. At their recent meeting in France, Donald Trump reiterated...
The resignation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer less than two years after leading Labour to a commanding parliamentary majority is not just a...
The horror of a particularly brutal sexual assault in Bihar’s Begusarai has once again provoked national outrage and revived memories of the crime...
The reopening of shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz may have calmed oil markets, but it would be a mistake to confuse the return of traffic...
The investigation into the fire that claimed 15 young lives in Lucknow will eventually determine where the blaze began. It may have originated in an...
For generations, education was the preferred route through which Indian families sought to improve their economic prospects. The willingness to invest...
Wars often reveal the strength of alliances. Their endings reveal something more important: who ultimately gets to define the peace. The emerging...
The emphasis of modern environmental policy has been on prevention. Governments, international institutions and activists have rightly focused on...
The unprecedented security surrounding the re-conducted NEET-UG examination may ultimately be remembered for what it revealed rather than what it...
India’s states are discovering an uncomfortable truth: economic growth and economic security are not the same thing. For much of the past decade,...
Every four years, the football World Cup reminds nations of an uncomfortable truth: population is not destiny. Sporting success is not produced by...
The recent fire in Kolkata that reportedly damaged thousands of Electronic Voting Machines has triggered predictable reactions. Some see it as an...
A sharp rise in wholesale inflation ~ to 9.68 per cent in May ~ is more than a statistical development; it is an early warning of stress building...
Strategic partnerships are not tested when leaders exchange compliments, announce visits or promise trade deals. They are tested when something goes...
Switzerland’s decision to reject a population cap is not a vote for open borders. Nor is it an endorsement of the status quo. It is, rather, a...
There is something profoundly ironic about a civilisation becoming embarrassed by one of its oldest mirrors. For generations of Indian schoolchildren,...
India’s temporary restriction on Telegram ahead of the NEET-UG re-examination has dominated headlines. But focusing on the messaging app misses the...
The anti-defection law was meant to end the era of the “Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram” politician. Four decades later, it has produced constitutional...
There was a time when financial markets valued companies on the basis of what they produced, what they earned and what they could reasonably be...
Modern society has an unhealthy relationship with medical progress. We crave miracles, celebrate breakthroughs and search for definitive cures....
The announcement of a framework agreement between the United States and Iran has understandably been greeted with relief. Oil prices have retreated...
One year after one of the worst aviation disasters in Indian history, the most unsettling reality is not that the final answer remains elusive. It is...
For much of the past year, economists have been waiting for the American economy to stumble. It has been hit by tariffs, labour disruptions,...
For generations, Indian society has perfected a contradiction. It has revered mothers as selfless nurturers, praised wives as the anchors of the...
For more than two decades, India’s nuclear doctrine has been treated as a settled matter. Built around the principles of No First Use and assured...
Only days ago, football invited us to believe that the World Cup’s greatest gift lies beyond victory itself. The tournament’s magic has never...
The deaths of three Indian sailors in an American strike on a commercial tanker off the coast of Oman mark a grim turning point in a conflict that has...
For much of the past two years, investors appeared willing to suspend disbelief. Artificial intelligence was not merely a promising technology; it...
India’s demographic profile has long been presented as an economic advantage. With a younger population than most major economies, the country was...
Every four years, the World Cup reminds the world that football is not merely a sport. It is one of the last global events capable of making millions...
For decades, West Asia has operated on a simple assumption: when Washington and Jerusalem stand together, their adversaries have little room to...
A year after the Air India crash in Ahmedabad, attention is once again turning to what caused one of India’s worst aviation disasters. Investigators...
The latest gathering of opposition parties in New Delhi offered a reminder that the central challenge before India’s non-BJP political forces is no...
Wars often end long before the shooting stops. They end when one side concludes it cannot win, when both sides accept the limits of military power, or...
The survival of Dawa Sherpa on Mount Everest last week will inevitably be celebrated as a miracle. It was. Yet reducing the episode to a tale of human...
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