This could be the first sign that the benefits of the banking sector reforms have started coming in

The success of experiminting with a Chief of Defence Staff post will depend on how much space the bureaucracy is willing to give

Modi must assure the nation unequivocally that the NRC will be removed from his government’s agenda

The Jharkhand assembly poll outcome must serve as a wake-up call to the BJP leadership to reset its priorities and focus on tackling the more pressing public issues instead of harping on an agenda that is widely perceived as divisive. After setbacks in Maharashtra and Haryana, the saffron party has received a jolt in the tribal-dominated Jharkhand

A special court’s order awarding death sentence to the former Pakistani president Parvez Musharraf in a high treason case exposes fissures among various wings of what has now become a failed State. The ruling implies that the traditional equation among the executive, military and the judiciary is changing in a country where the military has domin

An unnecessary prioritisation of the citizenship law shows a mischievous interest in stoking social divisions

The impeachment must not be seen as a partisan move against the President but a defence of the foundational principles of the country

Instead of stepping up enforcement, time is right to cut both personal income and indirect taxes to push demand

Air India can find a good suitor only if it continues operations and for that, the government needs to step in with the required funds

Centre must rethink its policy that makes religion the basis for granting citizenship

The stupendous victory of Tories, under the leadership of Boris Johnson, is a positive development for strengthening the India-UK ties, given the Conservative Party’s friendly approach towards India. Now that there is clarity on Brexit following a decisive mandate, the two countries can find new ways to collaborate, not only on bilateral ties but

A major grey area of the Data Protection Bill is granting exemption to enforcement agencies from the purview of law

It's been an arduous odyssey for India's satellite launch programme that began four decades ago and overcame challenges, including tech denials

The moment of reckoning appears to have finally arrived for the maverick American President Donald Trump with the Democratic-controlled US House Judiciary Committee unveiling formal charges against him, a key move in the impeachment process. The sound and fury of American politics surrounding impeachment are expected to intensify ahead of the 2020

India is known all over the world for its centuries-old ethos of assimilation; a culture of compassion, humanitarian values and providing shelter to refugees from far-off lands without any discrimination. It is this core value that is under threat now with the NDA government adopting an exclusionist approach towards refugees fleeing their homelands

The mandate reflects people’s hope for a stable govt but also raises question whether defection is not an issue with the voters

It is neither a celebration of death nor an endorsement of vigilante justice but a collective expression of cynicism over a dysfunctional system that has consistently failed to ensure speedy justice to the victims

Better supply-side management and not interest rates can counter inflation, which is seasonal and supply-driven

The Citizenship Amendment Bill violates the basic idea of India that religion can never be a reason for granting nationality

Rahul Bajaj’s concern over prevailing fears must be addressed with fairness and sincerity by the government of the day