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Dilip Cherian | Mizoram's curious case of two chief secretaries

Clearly, there has been an obvious lack of coordination between the two authorities leading to the creation of this...

3 Nov 2021 1:43 AM IST

One of the implications of climate change that has not received much attention is its impact on civilisations. Representational Image. (ANI)

K.C. Singh | Can India change, make its policies climate-friendly?

But the United States, the European Union and China renounced the overseas funding of coal-related projects

3 Nov 2021 12:39 AM IST

Changing faith or propagating one's religion: Is it a right or a crime...

India allows Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist dalits access to Scheduled Caste reservations but not Christian and Muslim dalits

2 Nov 2021 12:06 AM IST

Jawaharlal Nehru with Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. (AA file photo)

Mohan Guruswamy | Nehru vs Patel: On how to conciliate, and not divide

Modi has invested hugely in creating the illusion that the Congress Party's preferred leader was the Sardar and that...

2 Nov 2021 12:00 AM IST

Mr Malik is apparently feeling emboldened as he believes he has nothing to lose since it has been conveyed to him that he will not be getting another gubernatorial posting. (PTI)

What upset Malik; Nirmala's dilemma; will Preneet follow Capt. out of...

Party leaders like K.C. Venugopal or P.L. Punia drew attention to the BJP's massive membership drive

1 Nov 2021 7:10 AM IST

The lack of clarity on the thinking of the Prime Minister and the finance minister on macroeconomic policy has confused investors time and again. (PTI)

Sanjaya Baru | Modi's macroeconomics: Lack of clarity confusing

Economic policy watchers in New Delhi have often wondered who among the economists in the government Prime Minister Modi...

1 Nov 2021 1:54 AM IST

The inquest into Amess death is yet to take place, but there is no doubt that Alis motive was Islamist terror choosing a random MP as a victim for reasons that his warped faith dictated. Representational Image. (AP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Convictions that are faith-based hard to fathom for a...

Perhaps that's a paradoxical assertion as understanding and faith are by definition opposed

31 Oct 2021 2:54 AM IST

We gathered around the instrument and gazed at it intently as family members look at a newborn baby. Representational Image. (AP)

Kulbir Kaur | Has instant messaging killed communication?

Call it the age factor, but I so long for those simple, slow paced days

31 Oct 2021 2:23 AM IST

The current regime has a brute majority in the Lok Sabha and a managed one in the Rajya Sabha. (Twitter)

Pavan K. Varma | A 10-point 'toolkit' for an authoritarian democracy

Each step in this journey that goes unchallenged prepares the ground for the next step, further reinforcing the trend

31 Oct 2021 1:48 AM IST

For Prime Minister Modi and for India, Bangladesh is not merely just another neighbouring country. It is a land which he has visited himself and which has an old connection. (Representational image: AP)

Jasim Mohammad | How Modi stayed statesmanlike despite attacks on...

The minority population such as Hindus would not be safe under the rule of the Awami League, led by Prime Minister...

30 Oct 2021 7:45 AM IST

The baton needs to be passed. Its so for the Congress Party as well. Get out of the dinosaur syndrome. (PTI)

Shobhaa De | Why the Congress Party is like the latest Bond movie

The Congress Party needs a Q. Remember, the BJP has successfully harvested many Qs and is ready for the Digital War in...

30 Oct 2021 7:30 AM IST

Though 50 countries have promised net zero emissions by 2050, the experts feel that the roadmap is vague. Representational Image. (AFP)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | India set to score brownie points at...

In Paris, there was a commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 50 per cent by 2030

29 Oct 2021 3:03 AM IST