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NDA’s choice for Vice President

Updated on Aug 18, 2025 08:48 pm IST

Politics apart, CP Radhakrishnan’s likely ascent to the VP’s office enhances regional diversity in high public office (PTI)

Stalemate in Alaska is a gain for Moscow

It will be foolhardy for the Europeans to expect the US to play its traditional role even though they have no choice but to continue with Trump as the only broker who has a direct line to Putin. (@mfa_russia via PTI)

Published on Aug 17, 2025 08:45 pm IST

Reforming the GST regime

While Modi announced that the reforms to the GST, especially on the slab front, would likely be rolled out before Diwali (second half of October), a GST Council meeting is yet to be notified. (REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 17, 2025 08:45 pm IST

The making of Samriddha Bharat

The focus on self-reliance has become an imperative with the US working to dismantle the old global order underwritten by free trade and multilateral fora and replace it with bilateralism driven by national self-interest. (ANI Grab)

Updated on Aug 15, 2025 08:36 pm IST

‘Sholay’ turns 50: Let the movie be

From the lack of backstories for the main characters, to the wordless romance between Jai and Radha, there was a lot that Sholay left unsaid. (HT Archive)

Published on Aug 14, 2025 08:45 pm IST

Pragmatic manoeuvres

The New Delhi-Moscow-Beijing triangle is ridden with strategic contradictions, particularly since Russia has become dependent on China and the latter continues to ignore India’s concerns vis-à-vis Pakistan’s support for terror and now, nuclear brinkmanship. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Aug 14, 2025 08:45 pm IST

Changing track on pollution

There is no data-based evidence proving that every diesel vehicle over 10 years old is uniformly more polluting than a newer one. (Hindustan Times)

Published on Aug 13, 2025 08:18 pm IST

The US’s recalibration of its Pakistan policy

India has said Munir’s recent nuclear threats only reflect Pakistan’s irresponsible attitude towards its nuclear arsenal and its role as a driver of instability across the region. (AP)

Published on Aug 13, 2025 08:18 pm IST

Reality check on stray dogs

Delhi lacks permanent shelters that can offer lifetime care to strays and has only 20 animal birth control centres for temporary stays, which can together accommodate a maximum of 4,000-5,000 animals. (PTI)

Updated on Aug 12, 2025 08:41 pm IST

Shoot the messenger to reclaim narrative

The physical elimination of media crosses red lines and falls into the domain of war crimes, as the Geneva Conventions extend the full scope of protection granted to civilians in war zones to journalists reporting war. (AFP)

Updated on Aug 12, 2025 08:41 pm IST

Another bizarre case of Trumponomics in action

Chip companies do not seem to be complaining about Trump’s move and expectedly so. The only option they had other than sharing 15% revenues with the US government, was having no revenues at all. (AFP)

Updated on Aug 11, 2025 10:10 pm IST

Beyond Munir’s nuclear bluster

There are obvious domestic considerations behind Munir’s jingoistic rhetoric, including the consolidation of his position following his elevation to field marshal after four days of hostilities with India in May. (REUTERS)

Published on Aug 11, 2025 10:09 pm IST

Academic who foregrounded Dalit issues in Indian sociology

Even after independence, the majority of Dalits lived under dire social and economic conditions. However, some were undoubtedly inspired by the extraordinary legacy of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, and thus aspired to be embraced by the new India as scholars, educators, and intellectuals. (ANI Photo)

Updated on Aug 11, 2025 06:41 pm IST

Choice should guide language policy for schools

A more liberal language policy will make Tamil Nadu’s progressive education policy even better (Wikipedia)

Published on Aug 10, 2025 08:30 pm IST

Headed to Alaska, hoping for a thaw

A Trump-Putin deal will have an impact on India since the stated reason behind Washington’s threat to impose a punitive tariff is centred on New Delhi’s trade with Moscow (REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 10, 2025 08:19 pm IST

India’s past resilience shows the way forward

We’ll face challenges in our journey ahead. All we need to do is take a vow to deal with at least one social vice on Independence Day (Bloomberg)

Published on Aug 10, 2025 08:07 pm IST

Securing the poll process

When complaints were raised about electronic voting machines in the past, ECI sought to rebut them by organising public demonstrations of the working of machines and explaining how EVMs are secured during the elections. (AFP)

Updated on Aug 08, 2025 08:37 pm IST

New red lines in trade talks

Thanks to the Green Revolution and its iterative versions in dairy and fisheries, India is now self-sufficient in food production and even a major exporter of many products. (AFP)

Updated on Aug 07, 2025 09:12 pm IST

When fries turn out to be a hot potato

Childhood obesity — with strong links to T2D in later years — is on the rise in the country, as consumption of fried potato-based snacks has boomed over the past few decades. (HT Photo)

Published on Aug 07, 2025 09:12 pm IST

Steady course in uncertain times

As RBI itself pointed out, the existing benign inflation environment — an annual forecast of 3.1% — is largely on account of food prices. (REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 06, 2025 08:21 pm IST

State must heed apex court’s lament on probes

The relationship between the State and citizens was to have changed after Independence, but policing has refused to abandon its colonial legacy, which endows it with absolute power and allows it to ignore the rights given to all citizens. (ANI Photo)

Published on Aug 06, 2025 08:21 pm IST

Oval win heralds new era for Indian cricket

In sports, teams are often judged from a historical perspective — can they repeat Wadekar & Co’s heroics from 1971 or do what Kapil’s devils did in 1986? Are they as good as Dravid’s series-winning team from 2007? It is a measure of this team’s success that they are now part of that lore. (@BCCI X/ANI Photo)

Published on Aug 05, 2025 09:08 pm IST

India-US ties in the crosswires

India-US ties have evolved from the Cold War days, to achieve a relatively balanced relationship based on mutual respect, democratic values, and strategic interests. (AP)

Updated on Aug 05, 2025 09:07 pm IST

Limits of Dhaka’s showtrial politics

Barring the stabilisation of the internal situation, there are few signs that Bangladesh’s interim government has implemented other reforms or really begun preparing for free and fair elections. (AFP)

Published on Aug 04, 2025 08:44 pm IST

Speaking for Jharkhand

Shibu Soren’s political biography is synonymous with the history of the rise of the Jharkhandi identity and the Jharkhand state. (ANI Photo)

Updated on Aug 04, 2025 08:44 pm IST

Making school fee regulation work

Private schools have to be an option available to students, not the only alternative to underperforming government schools. (Hindustan Times)

Published on Aug 03, 2025 09:33 pm IST

The measure of justice

Delayed and prolonged trials increase the cost of justice, and the process becomes a punishment for the complainants, especially when the latter come from the underprivileged sections of society, as in the Prajwal Revanna case. (PTI)

Published on Aug 03, 2025 09:33 pm IST

Shadow over India-US ties

What Trump has sought to do, in effect, is insist that the US should have a say in determining India’s strategic choices, even after New Delhi has made it clear that it would prefer to maintain strategic autonomy based on national interests. (REUTERS)

Published on Aug 01, 2025 09:13 pm IST

The law of driving on Indian roads

The Supreme Court’s observation that sudden and unannounced braking is negligence, particularly if it endangers others, could be read as a response to the high human toll. (Hindustan Times)

Published on Jul 31, 2025 08:42 pm IST

No one is guilty in Malegaon case

Time-bound probes and faster trials are necessary not just to ensure timely justice but also to reduce the pain of waiting for closure. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 31, 2025 08:42 pm IST

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