Opinion

How will India deal with China’s ‘water bomb’?

How will India deal with China’s ‘water bomb’?

After devastating floods in Nepal, serious questions are once again being raised over the threat posed by Chinese dams. I…

September 1, 2026

The Indian State has become better at giving than fixing

India has mastered the politics of giving. It has yet to build a system for stopping, redesigning and reallocating. India’s…

September 1, 2026

86 million reasons to reform: The macroeconomic case for regulated early childhood care

The recent suspension of operations at a day care facility at the Capgemini office in Bengaluru marks a watershed moment…

July 20, 2026

Gwadar under fire again: Can Pakistan’s Gwadar port ever outrun its security problem?

Pakistan's military said on July 8 that three militant attacks since July 6 — near Quetta, at a police post…

July 16, 2026

On Iran War, Time for Modi to Push Harder Against “Bombaholic” and Bombastic Trump Tendencies

The Democrat Opposition party, looking likely to control the US Congress after soon coming mid-term elections, told US president Donald…

July 11, 2026

The Other Side Of Silence

For decades, conversations on gender based violence have rightly focused on the suffering and vulnerabilities of women. Yet, recent incidents…

July 11, 2026

The leaking pipeline: Why India must treat exam paper leaks as a systemic crisis

Every examination season in India now arrives with a grim ritual. Lakhs of students sit for an entrance test or…

July 10, 2026

Rethinking the monsoon in an age of climate change

For generations, the arrival of the monsoon has been one of India’s most anticipated annual events. It promises relief from…

July 9, 2026

Scarred and Unashamed: Body Politics and female identity

The human body is never only biological. It is social, political, and cultural. Many feminist theorists term it as “body…

July 9, 2026

When the weather becomes weapon: Climate change, suffering, and our ethical duty to adapt

There is a particular kind of vertigo that comes from watching the sky turn a colour it has no business…

July 8, 2026