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As someone who prefers India as a pluralist and secular society, I have my problems with this government as many editions of this column will have shown over the years. This is based on a difference rooted in ideology and principles. I think, like many...

When the Modi sarkar unveiled its lateral entry scheme in 2018, it promised to shake up the ossified steel frame of Indian governance with an injection of fresh ideas and outside expertise. The pitch was seductive: cut through the red tape by bringing in private-sector...

I t is claimed by many that dynastic politics is a bane for democracy in many countries, including India, as the interests of a family become far more important for the rulers than those of the people at large and their country. If judicial overreach...

A great truth about the ongoing and seemingly unending spiral of violence, death and devastation in Gaza is that truth and those tasked with uncovering truth – journalists - have become one of the worst casualties. It cannot be denied that any war reporter (or...

Over the past two decades, India has focused on forging a strong alliance with the United States, aiming to secure its place as a counterweight to China in the region. This strategy has now hit a wall, thanks to the troubled personal ties of Prime...

To be able to correct a problem, we first have to acknowledge that a problem exists. If we do not make this acknowledgement, then we will not address the problem and it will not be corrected. The first step is to accept that there is...

Delhi rarely does anything quietly. If the city sneezes, it makes the headlines. So, when the capital’s police chief was abruptly changed overnight, the chatter was inevitable. Satish Golcha, a 1992-batch IPS officer, walked into the commissioner’s office on August 21, a day after Chief...

England had its #MeToo moment when a court recently dismissed the libel claim of actor Noel Clarke accused of inappropriate sexual behaviour against his junior colleagues and actors, and held him guilty of the charges levelled against him. The case did not simply concern one...

This is a good moment for fruitful and significant interactions between India and China at the highest level when Prime Minister Narendra Modi met China’s top diplomat and the country’s foreign minister Wang Yi recently in New Delhi. Modi hailed the ‘steady progress’ made in...

Three new Bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha by Union Home Minister Amit Shah shortly before Parliament adjourned last week. These bills propose a legal mechanism for the automatic removal of the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers and other ministers if they are jailed for...