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SubscriberWrites: Is women’s safety solely the police’s responsibility?

Given the high population and limited resources in urban areas, the police department is often xtremely selective in registering and investigating crimes.

SubscriberWrites: Spare the rod, the child will not get spoilt

Punishment is often given to express one's anger, not to teach or correct the child. At its root lies a self-centred feeling.

SubscriberWrites: Should we burst crackers during Diwali?

Crackers often contain harmful chemical elements to produce vibrant colours and sound once ignited. Moreover, it causes air and noise pollution beyond WHO allowed limits.

SubscriberWrites: The logic of taking positions

The one thing we can all do while taking any political or social decision is to resist the temptation to justify one form of extremism, intolerance, or violence as less evil than another.

SubscriberWrites: The constant quest finding a residence

Students studying in Delhi are left with no choice but to drain their resources for a room that doesn't even allow them the freedom to move 360°.

SubscriberWrites: Moves on the global chessboard: Canada, China and India

Allegations against India in the Nijjar murder case has brought out the cracks in the diplomatic relations between India and Canada in particular and anti-china camp in general.

SubscriberWrites: Negative impact of ultra-processed food on our health and the environment

Longitudinal studies in the Americas and Europe have linked eating more UPF to a number of health risks, including increases in obesity, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes.

SubscriberWrites: A failed shortcut to success: Punjab post-Green Revolution

Decades after the revolution, Punjab started grappling with issues such as poor soil health, pest-infested crops & overexploitation of groundwater leading to catastrophic consequences.

SubscriberWrites: Buddha vs. Buddhatva: Unveiling the distinct spiritual essence

Buddha refers to the historical figure Siddhartha Gautama, while Buddhatva is a universal concept applicable to all beings.

SubscriberWrites: Women’s Reservation and Gender Equality

A modern and just society needs to crease out the imbalances which have perhaps occurred due to baseless and unjustifiable prejudices of our ancestors that have passed down generations.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.