Public participation in the early life of the law is a welcome step forward.

FM keeps his word on fiscal consolidation. But promises for next year will be more difficult to keep.

Facebook’s more inclusive approach to gender identification is a teachable moment

Delays in trial should weigh on punishment, but the problem must also be addressed systemically.

Khurshid’s visit must focus attention on centrality of the Pashtun question for India’s Afghan policy. .

The BJP’s attack on Somnath Bharti’s misogyny reveals its own sexism.

Sebi’s effort to tighten norms for corporate governance does not go far enough

As AAP stakes all for the Lok Sabha contest, it will also be judged on its record in governance.

Politicians leverage technology to project an illusion of presence, openness — as in ‘chai pe charcha’.

Delhi government’s power subsidy divides the people into AAP sympathisers and others.

And so is Congress. The ugly scenes in the House on Telangana mirrored the party’s failures of leadership.

Vodafone conciliation failure is a serious setback. Government should have taken the long-term view.

Both government and opposition have failed the 15th Lok Sabha.

The work of Stuart Hall, ‘godfather of multiculturalism’, will remain seminal.

With the publisher’s cave-in on Wendy Doniger’s book, the republic of ideas and debate shrinks again.

IPL’s credibility takes yet another hit with the Mudgal report. Will the BCCI act now?

Rowling’s Harry Potter revisionism sparks questions about authorial intent and reader interpretation.

Koirala’s election ends weeks of confusion. He must focus on restoring stability, delivering the constitution.

Slow employment growth is a grave challenge. Political urgency to address it is missing.

 Discrimination against Northeast must be addressed. But not through band-aid, or separate, solutions That the lead players in this election season — Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal — have trained the spotlight on the Nido Taniam case is heartening. It also gives reason to hope for more considered responses from the government. To […]

Dr Prathap C Reddy talks about taking advanced healthcare to small towns and villages, launching health-related IT services, and why India needs to go a long way to become a medical tourism hub.

The AAP cannot disregard the law of the land in pushing through its Jan lokpal.

The Sochi Games is turning out to be the stage for spectacular agitation.

Policymakers may finally push for scientific evaluations of GM crops.

Jantar Mantar is all the rage in Indian politics.