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The battle of ballots for the most crucial state in Indian politics – Uttar Pradesh – has begun just as four other states, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand, are getting ready for polls in the next few days. That the outcome in UP will have...

Yet another issue of fundamental rights of individuals versus the rights of the State has reached the Supreme Court. As is almost routine in our time, it concerns minorities. At issue is whether Article 25 allows the government some room to prohibit the wearing of...

Former Oil Secretary Tarun Kapoor’s appointment as chairman of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has been noted with considerable interest by industry watchers. If a regulator comes from many years in the industry, he has a vested interest in this and that...

Ruben Maximiano Not every sitting US president invites comparisons with a Roosevelt, let alone two members of that storied family. Since taking office just over a year ago, Joe Biden has frequently been likened to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who introduced the New Deal in...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is known for his gift of the gab and he displayed it once again during his over an hour-long reply February 7 to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address. He is also known to be an...

The hijab controversy that has erupted in educational institutions in Karnataka is a disturbing development, to say the least. In a communally surcharged climate that has been prevailing in India for the past few years it is unfortunate the way the right to education and...

China remains as inscrutable as ever, even as the Winter Olympics in Beijing February 4-20 has virtually turned into a political war of attrition between China and Russia on one side and the USA and its allies on the other. India, which two months back...

Another budget has come and gone and for a couple of days we have seen and read what people have to say about the economy. Much of this is limited to two things. The first is the government’s taxing and spending and its deficits. And...

Ex-babus do not always go away when their stint in the civil service ends. Often, they find themselves hoisted into government committees and continue to be productive. DKB has learnt that former Shipping Secretary Gopal Krishna, who heads the Conciliation and Settlement Committee (CSC) set...

Federico Fubini The emergence of illiberal politicians across the West has led to prophecies about the end of democracy. In the United States, Donald Trump is maneuvering to return to the White House in 2025, after attempting to overturn an election that he lost in...