We knew that terror outfits target unemployed, vulnerable young men and women who would be radicalised and trained. But, now, if middle-aged people with regular jobs are being radicalised, our agencies will have to put all their efforts into identifying such people.

The founding vision of the Tata Trusts was meant to shield the Group from dynastic control and personal enrichment. To serve that vision, the Trusts now need a reformed charter.

In honouring 150 years of Birsa Munda, we are not merely looking back — we are looking forward to a nation where empowerment replaces exclusion, and where pride in our roots fuel our shared destiny

In an age of intolerance, the ninth Sikh Guru’s sacrifice reminds us that true faith defends the freedom of others

This terror act has set off the usual refrain of 'intelligence failure.' However, we need to recognise that India’s intelligence and security agencies, which work unsung, have a commendable record in foiling hundreds of such plots

While structural barriers like financial constraints, social exclusion, and elite gatekeeping still limit who can run for and win office, Mamdani’s success represents a step forward, a sign that inclusive, principled politics can prevail even within a flawed system

At present, India has no statutory scheme for compensating persons who are wrongfully prosecuted, convicted, or otherwise made to face adverse consequences due to official error

This long wait for air quality to become “severe” is questionable. It's similar to waiting for a heart attack before adopting a healthy diet

While Shelley’s Frankenstein was a sheltered scientist undone by his own hubris, del Toro’s is a broken son, an egotistical scientist, and undoubtedly the story’s villain

After 120 years, however, that has changed. On the one hand, the nation is celebrating 150 years of ‘Vande Mataram’ with much gusto; on the other, ‘Amar sonar Bangla’, now the national anthem of Bangladesh, is being vilified.

Indian politico-intellectual life exposes its disregard for a diversity of ideas and our own ancient heritage of debates. It also shows how far we lag behind the Western intellectual tradition of a critical exchange for greater understanding.

There is a significant chasm between commitments and actual emissions reductions. If acted upon, current Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) predict a pathway to warming of about 2.3-2.5°C, well above the 1.5°C target.

As someone who has spent a lifetime working for animals, I can say this with absolute certainty: This order will not protect citizens; it will only create cruelty on a scale unseen before. It will not solve the community dog conflict; it will inflame it.

In 2023 alone, in just Delhi, more than 17,000 people died from the pollution. We must study alternative people-centric models of development to curb this menace

If everyday officials, ward officers, veterinary inspectors, panchayat staff, transport cops are trained to see animals as subjects whose suffering matters, then they are being trained, daily, to see weak lives as worthy of care. That is precisely the muscle we need to protect pavement dwellers, migrants, and forest-dependent communities

As Muslims have no viable political alternative in this political climate, the TMC government has little incentive to revise its OBC policy. On the other hand, the BJP has consistently highlighted the TMC’s OBC politics as appeasement

The fear is not merely about documentation. It is about the systematic narrowing of democratic participation, where the marginalised are pushed out of the political process under bureaucratic pretexts

The legal foundation of the ICJ opinion is unassailable, rooted in the Fourth Geneva Convention’s core mandate that an occupier must ensure that the territory is supplied with the essentials of daily life

Since the September 2011 bombing, Delhi has remained largely untouched by major acts of terrorism. Though forensic evidence has yet to confirm the use of a bomb, this is a sobering reminder that terrorism never truly disappears

For much of the Global South, the initiative is enticing. It promises long-denied access to technology, funding, and training. India should recognise the appeal, but respond with caution. It should engage without endorsing

What began at India Gate without an organiser may yet become something larger — a movement grounded in love, guided by evidence, and fuelled by courage. When parents stand for the air their children breathe, they are not breaking peace; they are defending it

In a region often defined by mistrust and imbalance, India's relationship with Bhutan shows that asymmetry need not produce antagonism

The uncomfortable truth is that the established civilisational hierarchy ensures that conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa, even when they consist of the world's worst humanitarian disasters, rarely trigger the urgency or political mobilisation seen elsewhere

Only then can we have a full inventory of how assets and opportunities are distributed in contemporary India

Why can’t we be heard? Why did some of us — mothers, fathers and children have to be detained for asking for something as fundamental yet priceless as life?