Home » Opinion » Columnists

Columnists - Page 2

Pradeep S. Mehta | Four Reforms To Rebuild Trust in Exams for Nilekani & Co

Pradeep S. Mehta | Four Reforms To Rebuild Trust in Exams for Nilekani...

India needs resilient exams that continuously verify competence, distribute risk and build trust

2 Sept 2026 9:37 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Why Calling Rahul Gandhi ‘Anarchist’ Does Not Work

Shikha Mukerjee | Why Calling Rahul Gandhi ‘Anarchist’ Does Not Work

Singling out Rahul Gandhi as an anarchist is a mystery unless the BJP was rattled by his act of accompanying Sahil...

1 Sept 2026 10:44 PM IST

Anil Tyagi | Modi’s Twin Queens In The World Power Game

Anil Tyagi | Modi’s Twin Queens In The World Power Game

While Mr Jaishankar operates on the white side of the geopolitical board, Mr Doval, the national security adviser,...

1 Sept 2026 9:46 PM IST

Dev 360 | India’s AI Future Still Needs Properly Equipped Schools | Patralekha Chatterjee

Dev 360 | India’s AI Future Still Needs Properly Equipped Schools |...

A brightly painted school building does not produce high learning outcomes if teachers are missing, poorly equipped,...

1 Sept 2026 6:57 AM IST

Aakar Patel| Hindutva, An Ideology Built On The Pain Of Minorities

Aakar Patel| Hindutva, An Ideology Built On The Pain Of Minorities

He first wanted to look at Hindutva — its origins, ideological foundations and how it differs from Hinduism as a...

1 Sept 2026 6:06 AM IST

Sanjaya Baru | Mr Goyal Goes To Tokyo Wooing Wary Japanese

Sanjaya Baru | Mr Goyal Goes To Tokyo Wooing Wary Japanese

Several factors continue to contribute to India’s lower profile in the minds of Japanese investors. The story is a long...

31 Aug 2026 12:52 AM IST

Sunil Gatade | Plumping For Modi In 2029: Naidu’s Gamble

Sunil Gatade | Plumping For Modi In 2029: Naidu’s Gamble

The sudden emergence of actor Vijay’s TVK in Tamil Nadu and the Congress’ easy victory in Kerala polls, coupled with the...

31 Aug 2026 12:12 AM IST

Arunima Mazumdar | Susegad, Napcation & Freshly Baked Poee

Arunima Mazumdar | Susegad, Napcation & Freshly Baked Poee

It’s 5:45 am on the first proper morning, and I am, against every instinct of a napcation, awake. Not from an alarm, but...

30 Aug 2026 12:05 AM IST

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge during an INDIA alliance press conference, in Mumbai, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)

Anita Katyal | Much Bickering In Punjab Cong; Datia Loss Feeds Chouhan...

Reports from Punjab are particularly disconcerting for the Congress. The raging battle between the camps headed by the...

29 Aug 2026 11:19 PM IST

Pavan K. Varma | The System That Killed The Fearless Bureaucrat

Pavan K. Varma | The System That Killed The Fearless Bureaucrat

Bureaucratic pliability has verifiable dividends: a desirable posting, an extension of tenure, a promotion, proximity to...

29 Aug 2026 11:01 PM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Zealous Writers And The Perils Of Guesting At Online Book Clubs

Farrukh Dhondy | Zealous Writers And The Perils Of Guesting At Online...

In recent months I’ve been the target of three instances of what seems to be a new scam aimed at defrauding writers of...

28 Aug 2026 10:43 PM IST

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Rahul Rides Youth Anger, Smriti Hits Defiant Note

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Rahul Rides Youth Anger, Smriti Hits...

The BJP on its part has been slow in waking up to the fact that Gen Z is the new political actor on the nation stage....

28 Aug 2026 9:14 PM IST