Opinion

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kanyakumari is in line with the spiritual and civilisational journeys of discovery he is known to undertake at the end of Lok Sabha campaigns

A World Bank study indicates that utilising innovative energy-efficient technologies is the key to combating the heatwave crisis. India's cooling strategy can save lives and livelihoods, reduce carbon emissions and position India as a global hub for green...

Backward classes within the Hindu community are being excluded from the constitutional protections they are entitled to, while representations of the Muslim community under reservation quota are on the rise in West Bengal as they make up around 28 per cen...

Shishir Tripathi's book delves into the deep-seated issues that plague the Indian judiciary, offering an insightful critique of a system that frequently fails its citizens

India boasts constitutional guarantees of religious freedom and laws against caste discrimination. Yet, a recent clash in Tamil Nadu, where lower-caste individuals were barred from a temple, exposes the grim reality: age-old prejudices continue to trump l...

The big question now is whether the Trinamool Congress will dominate in West Bengal. Or, can the Samajwadi Party regain ground in Uttar Pradesh?

In the name of freedom of speech, anti-social elements, in particular, the combination of radical Communist and Islamist forces, should not be allowed to take control of the academic spaces. To deal with such radical groups, police action becomes necessar...

Despite rising health concerns posed by the poor quality of food, the food regulator does not consider it important to ensure that food is healthy. This is leading to a health crisis. India has become a land of heart and diabetic patients

Data furnished by the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council proves that, at least in South Asia, countries with a Hindu majority are most tolerant and those with Muslim majorities the least

The book expertly addresses the enduring complexities of global governance, making it an essential resource for understanding how power and legitimacy shape the world order

Netaji was an icon of powerful indigenous resistance to the White supremacism of the Britishers. So inordinately frustrated had the British been by Netaji's insurrectionary activities that Winston Churchill desperately wanted to finish him off

Electioneering and governance are two phases in an electoral democracy. In the electioneering phase, emotional attributes take centre stage whereas, in the governance phase, rational attributes come to the fore

Conflicts between police forces of Opposition-ruled states and Central enforcement agencies are being regularly reported, which does not augur well for the security of the country. It’s time to consider the creation of a National Police with all-India jur...

Time and again the Indian voter has outfoxed the strategists and pundits. This is the most distinguishing feature of Indian democracy that those who ratchet up the canard of ‘Democracy in Danger’ fail to get

In the West, there are authors and celebrities like Rowling and Musk to defend free speech. In our country, unfortunately, we have the likes of Tharoor whose tendentious views and double standards are a threat to freedom of expression

When compared to many other countries, India is relatively better off in terms of income and wealth equality. Globally, the top one per cent of the richest individuals have accumulated 46 per cent of the world's wealth over the past two years