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Revisiting four powerful ideas — not ideological novelties, but pragmatic reforms rooted in efficiency, governance, and basic morality
We must discuss how, and through what modalities, the macro policies of the Centre are aligned with those of the states
The European Union needs partners such as India to rebuild its capabilities and withstand the triple assault from the US, China, and Russia
A festival of ideas in Nalanda’s name is a befitting tribute to the world’s first world-class university
Vinod’s emergence as a Hindi poet in the late 1960s was marked by a poetic language and perception that was unconventional
Many of his far-sighted decisions helped build India’s strong infrastructure and revitalised human development programmes
The next step for UPI is not just about larger transaction numbers but also about broader participation
Vande Mataram’s divinity is metaphorical, maternal and ecological — the land as giver and witness
Much of today’s responsible AI discourse begins with a more basic question: Is AI actually necessary to transform every sector and ecosystem?
Politics in UP is also driven by caste matrices. The BJP deftly managed this in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, retaining the advantage in the 2017 and 2022...
Today, the mere use of a famous personality’s identity can invite legal trouble based solely on the celebrity’s subjective sense of offence
New Delhi’s approach must balance immediate pressures with longer-term vision and tactical adjustments with strategic consistency
The Nuclear Energy Mission can boost the economy significantly, given that the entire value-chain will be within the country
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jordan, Oman, and Ethiopia could help forge partnerships under India’s MAHASAGAR vision
In many senses, Jayasankar's career path synchronised with mine until 1964, both at St Stephen’s and the Delhi School of Economics
To deliver at the speed and scale required, the United Nations system must act together — with all of Multilateral Environmental Agreements coming...
To deliver UHC, India’s health system needs to be agile, adaptive, and anticipatory
In his approach to life, Raghavan saheb had both breadth of vision and attention to detail to build institutions. Yet, he was far from being...
India-Russia ties, like all relationships, have their hiccups, but the two sides have learnt over decades how to avoid disruptions in the relationship
India’s multi-alignment is not a reflexive hedge, but a deliberate assessment that relations with Washington and Moscow are not a zero-sum choice
Dialogue fatigue is real. We’ve seen it before on finance and technology discussions. COP30’s closing days showed how hard things could get
SIR will add some more conviction to the global belief that India does its elections well
Every revolution comes wrapped in its own hype. The technology is real, yet the timelines are always exaggerated
At the heart of the IPO boom is a new generation of nation builders, from fintech to consumer to e-commerce, choosing India as the stage for their...
Support for strong India-Russia ties has long cut across political party lines in both countries
Cyclone Ditwah struck Sri Lanka with devastating force. This prompted the government to request international assistance. India responded within hours
The future belongs to those who can turn knowledge into action, and India’s skilled hands are poised to build a stronger, more inclusive tomorrow
Marine pollution is not simply an environmental crisis; it is also an economic one
Women-targeted cash transfers offer unmatched advantages. They are simple to administer, deliver immediate results
The debate on India's age of consent centers on a Supreme Court petition challenging the criminalization of consensual sex among adolescents aged...
A structural response is necessary to dismantle institutional queerphobia
The Supreme Court’s direction that high courts must disclose adjournments, causes of delay, and time taken to upload judgments is justified
Bihar’s women saw that both the Union and the state governments were pulling in the same direction, towards dignity, security and opportunity
For India, the era of viewing the Gulf solely through the prism of energy and diaspora is over, it is now a high-stakes theatre of national security
The bottom line is COP30 kept climate conversation alive in a fractured world. It has brought forth strategies and stakeholders we have long ignored
The next revolution will not only be digital. It will be civilisational — a fusion of faith, science, and imagination to expand what it means to be...
The present crisis is perhaps more driven by differences in the policy approaches and visions of Xi and Zhang vis-à-vis the military