Editorials

The fuel hike shows that our political leaders are not in touch with us. Namita Bhandare writes.

At a time when India’s states are asserting themselves, extend the debate to the unique history of J&K. Barkha Dutt writes.

The prime minister's visit to Myanmar is an opportunity to make up for lost time.

The rupee's slide is linked to our demand for oil. So cutting subsidies on fuel is important.

A person had spiritual leaning from his very childhood. Inevitably, he resisted all attempts by his parents to get him married. He didn't want to burden himself with extra responsibility. After he retired from service, he shifted to a small village in the upper reaches of the Himalayas.

To prevent sexual abuse, we must talk to children about sexuality in a positive way, Radhika Chandiramani writes.

With Pottermania ending, pet owls have been junked. It could have been worse, it could have been tarantulas.

As India urbanises, its metropolitan areas are ill-prepared to join a global trend of renewal.

The government now has to use whatever goodwill it has left to deliver the goods, HT writes.

As I write this, 21 years after the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, I cannot help but recall the two great lessons I imbibed during the 1991 Lok Sabha campaign from two PMs–Chandrashekhar who was at the time caretaker PM and AB Vajpayee who was destined for the future. Sujata Anandan writes.

Whistleblowers on corruption are paying with their lives. Pass a very strong law now.

We all know that the mercurial Mamata Banerjee is more than happy to trip up the government at the slightest provocation. But even she must be flummoxed by the extraordinary offer from former BJP president Rajnath Singh.

The informal sector assures few social security protections to the elderly poor. A universal pension scheme can no longer be treated as an unreasonable demand. Harsh Mander writes.

Poor administration is at the core of the infant deaths in Srinagar. Sanchita Sharma writes.