Opinion

India in BRICS: Navigating geopolitical shifts

India in BRICS: Navigating geopolitical shifts

India recently hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, and other leaders at Bharat…

October 15, 2026

Can GST Learn To Trust ITS Taxpayers?

The 57th GST Council meeting may be remembered less for what it did to tax rates than for what it…

October 14, 2026

Of protests and Shooting and scooting

A word, or two, about protests. In this season of “uprisings” when “cockroaches” and Opposition parties alike have decided to…

October 14, 2026

The tribute Washington stopped paying

For eighty years the powerful broke Nuremberg’s rules and lied about it. The lie was useful. This week America chose…

October 14, 2026

Why India must shape global space security rules

As space emerges as a new frontier of strategic contest, gaps in international law threaten security and peaceful exploration. India…

October 14, 2026

Nana who spread shade in searing Sun!

His personality embodied the energy of a mountain stream, the vast expanse of the Ganga and the unfathomable depth of…

October 13, 2026

Why Telangana’s food safety crisis is an indictment of governance

The recent food safety figures tabled in Parliament read less like a routine administrative report and more like an indictment…

October 12, 2026

When clean water becomes a luxury

Tonight, two Indians will drink water. One will open a refrigerator, take out a chilled bottle and pay for water…

October 12, 2026

Mental Health and Well-being: Towards a culture of care in education

Mental health and well-being are integral to the development of every individual and, more importantly, to the development of a…

October 12, 2026

What Will India & Switzerland Build together?

The defining number in India-Switzerland relations today is $100 billion: the investment ambition embedded in the India EFTA Trade and…

October 10, 2026