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P ChidambaramJun 22, 2025
P Chidambaram writes | Eleven years: a data-based critique Subscriber Only
Expenditure is a proxy for income and borrowing. The persons in the bottom 10% have an expenditure of Rs 50-100 per day. Ask yourself, with Rs 50-100 a day, what kind of food can a
Tavleen SinghJun 22, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: On the 50th anniversary of Emergency, need to think what should be done to protect our democracy Subscriber Only
So, on this 50th anniversary of that day that led to India becoming a dictatorship for a while, we need to think seriously about what we should all be doing to protect our democracy. It
Ritu SharmaJun 22, 2025
At 6.53 am on October 19, 1988, an Indian Airlines flight (a Boeing-737) from Bombay to Ahmedabad with 135 passengers, including six crew members, crashed into a paddy field around 2.5 km from runway 23
Dr Rakesh SinhaJun 21, 2025
K B Hedgewar and the roots of the RSS: A progressive movement that is misunderstood – internally and externally Subscriber Only
The RSS remained at a distance from the political activities of the Hindu Mahasabha, which wanted trained swayamsevaks to work for its agenda. Hedgewar’s position upset the Mahasabha and the leaders of other Hindu organisations
Rinku GhoshJun 21, 2025
IVF debt, insecurity and judgment: The one-sided costs that women bear for ‘fertility’ Subscriber Only
Infertility isn’t only because women have poor health and hectic lifestyles; men are going through the same, minus the guilt. Men are always assumed to be virile, and women are automatically assumed to be infertile
Prataprao Jadhav, Utkarsh AnandJun 21, 2025
I urge everyone to join the International Day of Yoga 2025 celebrations and take this opportunity to embrace yoga as a part of daily life
EditorialJun 21, 2025
June 21, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Nepal Bomb Blast Subscriber Only
At least seven people, including a member of Parliament, were killed and over 20 injured in five bomb explosions which rocked the Nepalese capital.
EditorialJun 21, 2025
Climate change is likely to affect the taste of your G&T Subscriber Only
It’s not the only flavour on the brink
The nation must recommit to the constitutional principles of freedom, equality and fraternity
EditorialJun 21, 2025
MSPs have no meaning, unless accompanied by physical procurement as with rice and wheat
EditorialJun 21, 2025
Delhi must underline for Washington the grave dangers of Asim Munir’s vision of Pakistan Subscriber Only
To be sure, Delhi cannot control who Trump chooses to engage, and for what reasons. For India, the question is less why the Munir-Trump meeting, and more about how to ensure that the red lines
P John J Kennedy, Siddhartha JanaJun 20, 2025
Cramped living conditions, shared spaces, and unreliable internet, make remote work unattractive or even unfeasible, for many urban dwellers. For mothers, the chance to work remotely may reflect not freedom of choice but hard necessity
Rohan ManojJun 20, 2025
Is it a home if it only exists in the imagination? Subscriber Only
Cities barely figured, either in life or the imagination. Even when they rudely shoved their way into my life by way of the exigencies of work, they remained peripheral to my thought. My experience of
Jun 20, 2025
A different nationalism: Let’s go back to our Constitution Subscriber Only
Notwithstanding the riches of India’s heritage, it would be historically inaccurate to think that one could find there a grammar for universal franchise, popular sovereignty, and justiciable fundamental rights, those distinctive features of our Constitution
Malavika PrasadJun 20, 2025
ED summoning lawyers is legally untenable Subscriber Only
The specific elements of legal advice that are privileged are communication, and the contents and the condition of documents exchanged. The only way such privilege can be overridden is if the client expressly permits it
Gunjan SinghJun 20, 2025
Dealing with China: Lessons from Galwan clash, five years on Subscriber Only
The violence and stand-off sowed mistrust that continues to cast a shadow over the bilateral relationship
Subimal BhattacharjeeJun 20, 2025
Thanks to Missiles, Artificial Intelligence and Drones (MAID), small nations and non-state actors can now pose credible threats to major powers using relatively inexpensive technology
Jun 20, 2025
Calcutta High Court’s MGNREGA order underlines people shouldn’t suffer for the corruption of a few Subscriber Only
The Court has made it clear that the Centre must show restraint while punishing states for irregularities in schemes. Governments should read its larger message against weaponising schemes
Derek O’BrienJun 20, 2025
Derek O’Brien writes: Unseeing the Northeast Subscriber Only
Coverage of Meghalaya honeymoon case, Modi government’s attitude to Northeast is proof of continuing discrimination
Jun 20, 2025
The need is to provide solutions that don’t impose high energy costs or harm the environment
Chandra BhushanJun 20, 2025
Best of Both Sides: AC cooling, a necessity and emergency Subscriber Only
AC temperature cap, while not a game-changer, opens the door to much-needed conversations on an urgent developmental need
EditorialJun 20, 2025
June 20, 1985, Forty Years Ago: $4 bn aid for India Subscriber Only
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on June 20, 1985.
EditorialJun 20, 2025
In England, the Indian cricket team starts over Subscriber Only
New-look Indian team and captaincy of Shubman Gill are a leap of faith by selectors, and a big generational jump
EditorialJun 20, 2025
In a country aspiring to be a global leader in the knowledge economy, this is welcome news. Drawing on the scientific potential of half its population is not just desirable, it is essential.
EditorialJun 20, 2025
The Fed has adopted a wait-and-watch approach as it gauges the impact of President Donald Trump's policies on inflation and the economy
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