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Capital investment in health needs a referee

Capital investment in health needs a referee
17.07.2026 20

Indian Express

Shailaja Chandra

Capital investment in health needs a referee

Capital investment in health needs a referee
17.07.2026 20

Indian Express

Shailaja Chandra

In which Kanzi learns to play make-believe

Several animals can pass the mirror test — recognising one’s own reflection — but not always. Research shows that about 75 per cent of young...

12.02.2026 20

Indian Express

Shailaja Chandra

For Keir Starmer’s Labour, Epstein Files force a reckoning

12.02.2026 10

Indian Express

Shailaja Chandra

Not reading work emails? The Delhi government is not amused

12.02.2026 10

Indian Express

Shailaja Chandra

No confidence is no answer. But onus is on Speaker to earn trust of MPs, especially in Opposition

12.02.2026 10

Indian Express

Shailaja Chandra

In Iran, Bahá’is are the scapegoat, again

12.02.2026 30

Indian Express

Shailaja Chandra

Civil Services were not built only for file disposal. Government’s ‘scorecards’ forget that

12.02.2026 10

Indian Express

Shailaja Chandra

Bengaluru & Hyderabad share many of Dubai’s characteristics. Why they don’t function the same

Luxury is visible everywhere in Dubai, but what impressed me more was order. Parks, pathways and crossings seemed designed for actual use, not...

22.12.2025 30

ThePrint

Shailaja Chandra

‘Homebound’ frames the prejudices we live with but refuse to confront

20.10.2025 20

Indian Express

Shailaja Chandra

UPSC Civil Services Exam has been reduced to a memory test. That’s not how you select officers

India’s civil services were once called the ‘steel frame’. But steel is forged in fire, not moulded in a coaching class. While dilution has made...

24.09.2025 20

ThePrint

Shailaja Chandra

Dear Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Delhi deserves courage, not administrative tinkering

03.07.2025 20

Indian Express

Shailaja Chandra

A new study breaks down what it takes to be cool. There is something uncool about that

03.07.2025 10

Indian Express

Shailaja Chandra

Express View on Karnataka’s draft bill on fake news: Don’t make it law

03.07.2025 10

Indian Express

Shailaja Chandra

Two incidents of assault, two states, one story — abuse of power

03.07.2025 10

Indian Express

Shailaja Chandra

People love their pets. So much so, that they will go to court over them

03.07.2025 10

Indian Express

Shailaja Chandra

Dear Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Delhi deserves courage, not administrative tinkering

03.07.2025 20

Indian Express

Shailaja Chandra