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Kathua and Unnao: Handling of these two rapes makes a mockery of Nirbhaya protests

The past few years have been a barrage of incident after incident, defeat over defeat.

The nauseating nepotism and caste-based discrimination that exists in Indian judiciary

Sons, daughters and juniors of the judges or advocates are treated specially with comfortable jokes and witticism inside the court rooms, writes a first-generation Dalit lawyer.

India can lead the next industrial revolution if it plays its cards right

With over 50 per cent of its population under the age of 27, India’s role is going to be pivotal in shaping the global Fourth Industrial Revolution agenda.

Amit Shah analogy: What George Orwell’s Animal Farm has in common with Indian politics

Shah would have us believe that opposition leaders are snakes, mongooses, cats and dogs, who are coming together to survive the Modi deluge.

ICICI controversy shows privatising public banks isn’t guaranteed to make them better

After the PNB-Nirav Modi scandal, there was an outburst of commentary calling for privatisation of public sector banks. It is far more complicated than that.

Dalits see the apex court’s order on SC/ST Act as a dog whistle to destroy the law

Judicial decision making is an idealised form of public reasoning that must elevate & educate public discourse. The SC/ST Act order failed meet these standards.

One Belt, One Road, One Thrashing: How China took Pakistan hostage

As the United States draws closer to India, Pakistan has come to regard China as a life-support machine.

Four things the BJP could do to counter the SP-BSP alliance in 2019

The SP-BSP alliance makes sure that 2019 will be a rare occasion in recent memory: A bipolar contest in Uttar Pradesh.

Why the Congress needs to pick a fight with the Queen of England to win Indian elections

The Congress party doesn’t tell us who its enemy is, who it is fighting, leave alone what the enemy looks like.

In Karnataka, Amit Shah has finally met his match in Siddaramaiah

The BJP is fighting this election as a national party while the Congress is playing it like a regional force. 

On Camera

Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar didn’t have a cabaret-classical split. It was about genre, style

Consider Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar’s duet ‘Chhod Do Aanchal’. The sequence was set in a flower garden, and the girl’s bashfulness was not even remotely relatable to a cabaret dancer.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.