This week, we saw Sri Lanka elections, Bangladeshi hilsa exports to India restored, Senthil Balaji’s release highlighted shifting judicial trends, and SEBI reported alarming individual trading losses. Read our 50-word editorials on these developments and more.
29 September
Elevation of MK Karunanidhi’s family is a tone-deaf move. People don’t love dynasties anymore

27 September
HC quashing Congress MLA’s arrest exposes ED’s high-handedness
CBI’s loss of general consent in states erodes its reputation. Federal balance must be restored
SC right in rejecting Gujarat govt’s Bilkis Bano case review plea. It is wasting court’s time
26 September
Senthil Balaji’s bail marks change in SC’s approach. This shift must reach district courts too

There’s more politics than hygiene in the eateries’ display order

Time to review ‘Make in India’. It’s not working

25 September
Dhaka is replacing Bangabandhu with Jinnah. It’s slipping into denial mode

In Manipur, conflicting security forces signal a collapse of state machinery. The Centre remains silent

Farm laws being used for political one-upmanship is unfortunate. It promotes policy paralysis

24 September
Low-income people facing huge losses in trading is alarming. SEBI must step up investor education

Israel has opened a deadly front in Lebanon. Looks like Netanyahu wants a never-ending war

TN Governor Ravi’s comment on secularism can’t be overlooked. His remit is to protect Constitution

Golden age of Indian chess is here. Chess Olympiad dominance promises a bright future

23 September
Sri Lanka’s fair & peaceful elections show the country’s democratic maturity

Bangladesh restores hilsa exports to India. It shows that some ties transcend geopolitics


