Junking the sedition law will boost free speech, as removing the anti-homosexuality law updated morality.
Samar Halarnkar writes.
Regardless of Coalgate, India's coal, governance and development crisis will deepen, further endangering an already shaky economy.
Samar Halarnkar writes.
To win 25 Olympic medals by 2020, India will need to learn as much about sport as about effort.
Samar Halarnkar writes.
India's inability to finish and maintain public projects like power grids and dams means darker and drier days ahead.
Samar Halarnkar writes.
The Guwahati assault explains why India is - and will continue to be - one of the world's worst countries for women.
Samar Halarnkar writes.
India's rebellions will never fade as long as collective punishment continues to be accepted doctrine.
Samar Halarnkar writes.
The battle for President is a throwback to the Mughal decline, a reminder that Delhi is losing its sway over India.
Samar Halarnkar writes.
As India urbanises, its metropolitan areas are ill-prepared to join a global trend of renewal.
Why Alex Menon and others of India's corroded steel frame are still the best bet against the Maoist insurgency,
Samar Halarnkar writes.
As India prepares to make food a fundamental right, we should look at Brazil's model for eliminating hunger.
Samar Halarnkar writes.
The US backlash against outsourcing will move from words to action. India may not get a foot in through the door.
Samar Halarnkar writes.
India’s dark, new nationalism mirrors a global phenomenon. But do we really want our version of Turkey’s Erdogan?
Samar Halarnkar writes.
The stage is set for a showdown between Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi in 2014. Whoever wins, India’s minorities may lose. Samar Halarnkar writes.
Millions of Indians need a helping hand. An ideological schism at the top reflects the uncertainty about how to do this.
Samar Halarnkar writes.
It’s dangerous, comical and cripples our democracy. Don’t expect the Supreme Court to stop the use of emergency lights by (so-called) VIPs. Samar Halarnkar writes.