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Not to be braggadocious, but here’s another TrumpismSubscriber Only

September 26, 2025 07:06 IST

The word isn’t actually a Trump coinage — it first swaggered into existence in the late 16th century.

Irregularities at National Skill Development Corporation must be addressed urgentlySubscriber Only

September 26, 2025 07:05 IST

Agency is critical for harnessing India’s demographic dividend

Dickie Bird, an umpire of the players and the peopleSubscriber Only

September 25, 2025 07:09 IST

He was perhaps the rare umpire who was as popular as the players – his stoop, the nervous tug at his jacket, or the way he would raise his finger to give a player out are all part of cricketing folklore.

Unity in diversity: This is what Banu Mushtaq’s presence at Mysuru Dasara upholdsSubscriber Only

September 25, 2025 12:56 IST

The inauguration of the historic Mysuru Dasara festival by Banu Mushtaq, this year’s International Booker Prize-winning Kannada writer and activist, carried more than ceremonial heft. Her participation in the ceremony, including in the prayers at the Chamundeshwari temple, was both a substantive gesture and an assertion of constitutional values.

When Donald Trump held up a mirror to the UN – and the world watchedSubscriber Only

September 25, 2025 07:08 IST

Donald Trump’s General Assembly speech was a recap of his domestic political rhetoric. It also underlined the challenges he represents to the global order.

A 13-year-old Afghan stowaway, and the dream of a borderless worldSubscriber Only

September 24, 2025 10:19 IST

In a different time, perhaps, the boy who snuck into the wheel well of a plane flying from Kabul to Delhi could have been another Ibn Batuta or Marco Polo.

Express View: A 13-year-old Afghan stowaway, and the dream of a borderless worldSubscriber Only

September 24, 2025 07:40 IST

In a different world, the 13-year-old Afghan boy who snuck onto a flight could have reached his destination

Just not cricket: ICC officials must act to curb hostility between Indian, Pakistani cricketersSubscriber Only

September 24, 2025 09:43 IST

Friendships can’t be enforced, but a certain civility is mandatory on the field. Umpires must be empowered to act immediately at the first sign of offence

Trump’s clampdown on paracetamol is not just anti science — it’s anti peopleSubscriber Only

September 24, 2025 07:27 IST

It’s the latest in a series of measures that could make the world more vulnerable and dent the credibility of American science

UP government order on ‘caste-based signs’: Don’t silence the marginalisedSubscriber Only

September 23, 2025 07:37 IST

Assertion of caste by upper caste individuals or groups might, intentionally or otherwise, intimidate marginalised castes. For the latter, in contrast, public displays of identity – especially in political contexts — are a way to counter historical injustices.

Mohanlal, the actor – the shapeshifterSubscriber Only

September 23, 2025 11:09 IST

An actor’s trajectory is often defined by the tension between two attributes — popularity and artistry — often seen as being inversely proportional to each other. To see this as the shibboleth that it is, all one needs to do is go through Mohanlal’s five-decade-long filmography

In turbulent times, India needs a reimagined ‘swadeshi’ industrySubscriber Only

September 23, 2025 07:24 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interpretation of Swadeshi — no matter from which country the company comes from or even if the product has a foreign name, it should be manufactured in India — sends quite the right signal.

Express view on H-1B visa fees: US protectionism is targeting mobility of high-skilled professionalsSubscriber Only

September 22, 2025 07:35 IST

India’s IT sector leaders have formidable talent; they need to look beyond their cost-plus, labour arbitrage mode

Express View: Saudi-Pakistan defence pact shouldn’t alarm IndiaSubscriber Only

September 22, 2025 07:33 IST

But the pact should still prompt reflection on India’s reluctance to extend security support to partners in the Gulf.

Express View on Adani defamation case: Do not gagSubscriber Only

September 20, 2025 07:30 IST

Court calling for prior restraint, government’s takedown order, both undermine free press

Keshorn Walcott’s victory shows champions bounce backSubscriber Only

September 20, 2025 07:27 IST

And that writing off Neeraj Chopra would be premature

For a stronger rupee, India needs to close trade dealsSubscriber Only

September 20, 2025 07:01 IST

Since US tariffs are a big reason, possibly the biggest one, for the slide in the value of the rupee, Nageswaran’s statement provides hope

Jerry of Ben & Jerry has quit. We could all learn from himSubscriber Only

September 19, 2025 07:09 IST

By resigning, Jerry Greenfield has highlighted that in the face of injustice, companies and people, always have a choice

Fed cuts rates — now to ensure price stability and employmentSubscriber Only

September 19, 2025 07:08 IST

It will have its task cut out for itself as Trump continues to attack its independence

EU’s new strategy document shows: New Delhi is a valued partnerSubscriber Only

September 19, 2025 07:07 IST

While Delhi must maintain a productive relationship with Moscow, it also needs to balance its ties with Brussels and Moscow. The rapidly rising stakes in India’s relationship with the European Union require such a recalibration

Robert Redford brought nuance to stardom, gravity to romance, and independence to silver screenSubscriber Only

September 18, 2025 07:12 IST

From the moral ambiguity of ‘Three Days of the Condor’ (1975) to the charisma of ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ (1969), to the intensity of ‘All the President’s Men’ (1976), he captured the tensions of a changing America.

Flood-proofing should become a year-round exercise in PunjabSubscriber Only

September 18, 2025 07:11 IST

Punjab can either continue spending colossal sums on relief and rehabilitation every few years, or invest a fraction of that in prevention.

In Delhi riots case, fabrication of evidence and witness statements by Delhi Police dent credibility of justice systemSubscriber Only

September 18, 2025 07:10 IST

With a cloud over the investigations, a modicum of closure for the victims will remain elusive. The Delhi Police must be held accountable for its shortcomings.

My octopus teacherSubscriber Only

September 17, 2025 07:07 IST

New research shows that molluscs organise their limbs with precision. It holds a lesson in balance and adaptability

Amid extreme weather events, Uttarakhand needs to rethink its highwaysSubscriber Only

September 17, 2025 07:06 IST

In their zeal to expand tourism in the state, Centre and Uttarakhand government have shown inadequate sensitivity to the idiosyncrasies of the mountains