Parliament monsoon session: What to expect today

The Opposition was wrong too — in being disruptive, creating a din, tearing documents, and creating a difficult situation for the presiding officer, perhaps indicating that it too was not confident of the numbers....read more

Reforms will help farmers, ensure self-sufficiency, and cement India’s position in the global market...read more

For India, the principal utility of the session is the opportunity to articulate the why, what, when and how of our conception of “Reformed Multilateralism” and work with others on reinvigorating multilateralism. ...read more

India is going through an unprecedented crisis. Tensions along the border with China, the lethal impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the dismal economic situation have raised anxieties and apprehensions. At such a time, agrarian unrest will make things much worse....read more

A full NBWL meeting is a necessity because while the committee’s function is to regulate land diversion within protected areas and eco-sensitive zones, a purely project clearance activity, NBWL has the power to deal with policy-level decisions ...read more

Subdued and intellectual is setting the new tone for the “intelligent bride”....read more

Given the pandemic, the nature of the election, of political competition, and of issues has changed. The outcome will reveal the mood...read more