Editorials

What makes the success of Indian women special is that they have overcome patriarchal prejudices at home and beyond, fought against the odds to earn their place in the field, and set new standards

Captain Smit Machchhar’s courage saved 174 passengers, but the cockpit attack exposes serious gaps in crew screening and aviation security protocols

Christa Pike survived two attempts to execute her by lethal injection, raising questions about the death penalty and what happens when an execution fails

As AI agents grow more autonomous, voluntary safeguards may fall short. Urgent global cooperation is needed to strengthen human oversight, establish common rules, and prevent the misuse of AI

A sense of optimism following the restoration of an elected government in February this year appears to be fizzling out, giving way to despondency once again in the northeastern State

Despite the influence the two superpowers wield over global geopolitics, the Washington summit produced little beyond an agreement to keep talking

When citizens’ names are at risk of being deleted from voter lists, administrative convenience cannot take precedence over accessibility, transparency and due process

The NDA government must address the fundamental question of whether the new rural job scheme is inherently restrictive

Rising power demand, continued coal dependence, grid constraints and the intermittent nature of renewable generation pose formidable challenges

Supreme Court’s order seeking greater financial transparency from private universities was long overdue and brings renewed focus on regulation, student interests and accountability

Dissent within the poll panel over electoral roll revision raises concerns about the functioning of a constitutional body entrusted with ensuring free and fair elections

The Election Commission of India must adopt a more flexible approach so that all eligible voters can exercise their franchise

Opening the doors to private players in ICMR and ISRO may help in capacity building, but regulating their work through bureaucrats toeing the line of political masters raises disturbing questions

India’s premier institutes must confront academic pressure, isolation and discrimination before distress turns into tragedy

Houthi attacks have cast doubt on the alliance’s value, with neither Islamabad nor Ankara showing any inclination to provide military assistance to Riyadh

Trump’s new tariff move could raise energy costs, hurt exports, affect economic growth and strain trade ties

The achievement of the latest summit is not that it resolved the world’s conflicts; it is that it prevented those conflicts from destroying BRICS’ ability to talk to one another

Attempts to impose uniformity in the name of unity go against the spirit of India’s democratic diversity

The crux of the warning from a growing number of AI researchers is that the software could spin out of human control if left unchecked and unregulated

The war on terror may have weakened terrorist networks, but it has failed to eliminate the threat of terrorism

India faces a diplomatic paradox: it wants BRICS to become a stronger voice for the Global South without allowing it to become an anti-US/anti-Western bloc dominated by China and Russia

It may seem unusual that India, a country where hundreds of millions of citizens lacked access to formal banking as recently as 15 years ago, could build a payment infrastructure that many of the world’s wealthiest economies have yet to match

Delhi, with its triple-engine sarkar, cannot afford to let such tragedies become routine or outsource the safety of its young residents to landlords and market forces

Protection under Maharashtra’s anti-conversion law should not come at the cost of an individual’s constitutional freedom to choose their religion, partner, and personal way of life