A strong leader’s capacity to tolerate dissent is more crucial than his beliefs.

‘Gulaab Gang’ controversy has thrown up knotty questions of artistic freedom and individual privacy.

By escalating a students’ squabble over sports into a national issue, state briefly undercut own authority.

On election-eve, UPA does it again — doles out governorships as political prize and patronage.

This refers to the editorial ‘Street theatre’ (IE, March 5).

Virat Kohli’s young team has showed potential, it deserves a long rope.

China has declared war on air pollution. India needs to resume a long-derailed discussion on air quality.

Polls 2014 challenge parties to acknowledge, and find the language to address, a changing electorate.

Third quarter GDP figures indicate that the downturn hasn’t bottomed out yet.

The chief minister is now the chief agitator — calling bandhs and staging sit-ins.

At the Oscars this year, even the host was posting selfies on Twitter.

There is no alternative to Moscow and the West talking before the situation worsens.

Government’s attempts to have its way in the setting up of the Lokpal are a reality check.

With human rights violations coming to light, the international community cannot remain passive.

A political argument for economic reform has not been convincingly made. It could be Modi’s opportunity.

As India walks a fine line with Iran and Saudi Arabia, it must seek reconciliation between them too.

Nationalists in Beijing and Delhi have trouble coming to terms with Americans of Chinese and Indian origin.

The factors that led to the breeding of distrust must urgently be identified and rectified.

Protests show that invoking Chavez’s ghost can’t paper over the governance deficit in Venezuela.

Paswan’s return to the NDA fold could have an impact disproportionate to the LJP’s political weight.

Subrata Roy’s arrest brings the saga of a firm making a mockery of the law to a welcome close.

Navy crisis was allowed to boil over. Defence minister left it too late to make a new beginning.

The new prime minister has his work cut out to fix the country’s economy.

Don’t ban opinion polls. If polling industry cares about sustainability, it will adopt best practices.

Madras High Court controversy underlines the need for greater transparency in judicial appointments.