A month into the demonetisation drive, there cannot but be a sense of worry in government circles about the unchanging ground realities with no sign...

It is a paradox of the Indian social and political scene that in a country where female infanticide is not uncommon, there have been women leaders who...

On the day Donald Trump decreed that those who burn the Star and Stripes in the US will face "consequences", the Indian Supreme Court laid down that...

Ever since Amartya Sen said that “as an Indian citizen, I don’t want Modi as my PM”, his fate was sealed as an academic who could play an...

Donald Trump's victory has been ascribed to the anger of the white working class in the US over the discontent caused by globalisation because of the...

Priyanka Gandhi has taken her time to decide on the Congress’ latest decision, asking her to play a major role in the UP elections and not confine...

There is an element of spasmodic jerkiness about some of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policies.In foreign affairs, this unevenness was seen in his...

Power induces responsibility and moderation. This phenomenon has been seen in India where, as Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said, Narendra Modi has been...

The American voter has turned President Barack Obama's expectation of a preference for wisdom and decency in the presidential poll upside...

With no sign of the unrest in Kashmir subsiding, the state is passing through one of the worst phases of its history. The scene has been made gloomier...

The Dalai Lama is free to go anywhere, says the BJP, on the eve of his visit to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. It is the same person who was treated...

The lack of ambition in both the Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) is curious. Ever since their patriarch, Bal Thackeray, chose...