FIFA World Cup 2018 was one of the best ever and was held without major security incident

As a democratic nation, India will find it comfortable to deal with an elected government in Pakistan as it represents people’s aspirations

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s ‘Hindu Pakistan’ remark comes as a campaign teaser for the next year’s general elections. The tone and tenor of the MP’s over-the-top criticism of BJP’s agenda provides a glimpse of the political rhetoric that is set to be unleashed during electioneering. It is unfortunate that the politics of ide

A secular state will deliver justice irrespective of religion or gender, hence the establishment of such courts will be an affront to secularism

Minister Jayant Sinha's action of publicly giving convicts of mob violence a hero's welcome is highly improper

Such ideas of national importance must receive bipartisan support instead of being subjected to political expediency

Higher Education Commission should not be allowed to become yet another bureaucratic Big Boss, largely controlled by the government

By putting the onus of governance on State government, SC has sent a clear message to Kejriwal that he should now get down to work

In addition to granting liberal MSP for important crops, there is also a need for a complete overhaul in the food management system

One of the main objectives of demonetisation was to eliminate black money. It now appears far off the mark as there has been a sharp surge in the money parked by Indians in Swiss banks. The latest data released by the Swiss National Bank, the central banking authority of the Alpine nation, shows that Indians’ stash in Swiss banks rose over 50% to

Preventive policing, like the one adopted by Telangana police, holds key to curb the menace of fake news and mob violence

The completion of one year is a good time to assess the impact of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the most audacious indirect tax reform undertaken in independent India. Despite initial hiccups and technical glitches, the transformational exercise that required a complete reset of one of the world’s largest economic systems appears to have stab

Nemesis is finally catching up with Pakistan for nurturing and incubating terrorist groups on its soil. A global anti-terror financing and money laundering watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has put Pakistan on its 'grey list'. It means that Islamabad has failed to combat terror funding and money laundering. This is a major embarrassment f

Indulging in cheap political gimmicks over a brave military mission is no way to pay tributes to the armed forces

The security of an elected Prime Minister must be a matter of concern and must be taken seriously and probed thoroughly

India generates 56 lakh tonnes of plastic waste annually, the highest in the world, and its track record in waste management has been patchy

Failure to enforce rules points to complete absence of any desire to make roads safer in Telangana

There are huge expectations over India’s first data privacy law being drafted by former Supreme Court judge BN Srikrishna. The ten-member committee is preparing a set of recommendations covering a framework for securing personal data in the country’s increasingly digitised economy, privacy concerns and safeguards against data breaches. The cont

As India gets sucked into the trade war, started by maverick United States President Donald Trump, it is time the nations realised that there can be no real winners in such a battle in a globalised and interconnected economy. Harmonious multilateral trade is the way forward. Bilateral trade arrangements can only provide supplementary benefits. Indi