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There is a need to focus on ramping up surveillance under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, intensifying genome sequencing and making testing accessible again
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India's air power deficit stands aggravated by an ageing fleet and delays in key indigenous projects at a time when China already has two variants of fifth-generation fighters in service and is trialling two new sixth-generation fighters
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Despite being a multilingual actor and director, Kamal Hassan appears to be ignorant of the history of languages and their strong link with people’s sentiments
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The Trump Administration must realise that such a hammer-like approach towards legal migrants will ultimately hurt US interests
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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s announcement that 15 foreign universities are expected to establish their campuses by 2025-26 in the country is welcome development in India’s burgeoning but flawed educational landscape
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Despite Prime Minister Modi’s talk of ‘Team India’ spirit, over the last few years, there has been a systematic attempt to chip away at the core principles of fiscal federalism and thereby weaken the States
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Instead of invoking the ‘Mumbai spirit’ to describe how its citizens show resilience, the right question that needs to be asked is why administration and political leadership fail every time in mitigating the suffering of the people
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As part of the CBSE’s effort, schools will remove high-sugar, high-fat items like sodas, chocolates and pastries from the canteen and come up with healthier menus
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The outrageous diktats of the Trump Administration are not only endangering the autonomy of American universities but also harming the prospects of a large number of international students
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Amid the raging debate over the implications of the over-centralisation of powers, the Presidential Reference has raised significant questions, both constitutional and political
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Maoists’ myopic attitude could be attributed to their flawed assessment of the prevailing situation and tactics of security forces
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It has been a political rollercoaster for Akash, who was first named as her successor by Mayawati in December 2023
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India cannot afford to swallow Ankara’s betrayal silently and must revisit all the trade, business, research and academic exchange arrangements with Türkiye
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India needs to keep communication lines open and prevent Afghanistan from becoming a sanctuary for anti-India terror groups
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China must realise that merely rechristening some places in Arunachal Pradesh will not alter the ground reality
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Despite his lofty public posturing meant for the consumption of Western audience, Muhammad Yunus has readily succumbed to the pressure from Islamist elements
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Virat Kohli’s leadership marked a shift in how India competed overseas — with aggression, self-belief and refusal to settle for second best
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tough message by asserting that India will no longer be held hostage by Pakistan’s nuclear deterrent marks a tectonic strategic shift in New Delhi’s posture
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The biggest pact signed by Britain after leaving the EU marks a major milestone in bilateral relations and also reflects India’s rising status in the global order
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The key takeaway from the latest conflict is that India has rewritten the playbook by making it clear that any future terror strikes will be considered an act of war against the country
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India’s Supreme Court’s initiative to publish the asset declarations of its sitting judges on the court’s official website will go a long way in boosting judicial accountability
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It is time the international community acknowledged the dangers of state-sponsored terrorism and joined the fight against this menace
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These tragedies underscore the urgent need for a more robust, comprehensive and responsive mechanism to address the various factors that compel students to commit suicide
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Attempts to equate India with Pakistan and ask them to resolve outstanding issues through peaceful negotiations expose the deliberate refusal of the West to distinguish between the perpetrator and the victim
