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The presence of women in the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) increased by 6.6% to the current 37.8% in the period 2014–2022. Remarkably, between 2018 and 2020, the percentage of female recruits in the IFS surpassed 40%. Observers note that the IFS generally has a higher...

Now that the hurly-burly is done and the battle fought – time will tell whether it was lost or won - it is time to rivet the nation’s attention on Manipur, the traumatised state in the north-east. That Manipur is clamouring for an end to...

It is an ominous sign of the times that religious affiliations of the electorate are being used by political parties to lure voters and capture power. Not only in India, this is frighteningly and obnoxiously becoming a global phenomenon. But, its manifestation in the most...

A court in Switzerland has done something that would put our entire justice system to shame – it sentenced four members of the billionaire Hinduja family, the wealthiest in the UK, to upto four and a half years of imprisonment after finding them guilty of...

The country’s youth aspiring for coveted professional careers are being traumatised by a corrupt examination system about which the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre appears to have been blissfully uncaring. It would be an understatement to say the government has played with the lives...

After 2014 India became familiar with the phenomenon of ‘Godi Media’, a phrase coined by the Magsaysay Award-winning journalist Ravish Kumar. It refers to media in the lap of the prime minister, whose name rhymes with Godi. In his book of a few decades ago,...

I n a bold move to enforce corporate governance, SEBI has come down hard on two top executives of PTC India and its subsidiary, PTC India Financial Services (PFS). Rajib Kumar Mishra, CMD of PTC India and Director of PFS got slapped with a Rs...

The just concluded G7 summit in Italy confirms how politics can impact economic and military interests of top global players. The G7 group which includes the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Japan had gathered in Italy to discuss how best their economic interests...

Reconstructing history has always been dogged by controversies. It could be because writers of history often tend to care more for the interests of the powers that be than truth and accuracy. As such their work gets coloured by the pride and prejudice of the...

I n what appears to be a heavy clampdown on the right to freedom of speech and expression, as guaranteed by our Constitution, and blatant misuse of law, renowned author and activist Arundhati Roy is all set to be prosecuted under the draconian Unlawful Activities...