Opinion

Credibility device, indirect redistribution: The political economy of the budget is clear

Opinion

The Lutyens blind spot: Mark Tully saw the English media’s disconnect with ordinary Indians

Opinion

What the one-screen Republic Day meant for India’s sense of nationhood

Books

The Social Life of Indian Trains review: A journey that misses out many worlds

Opinion

Congress turns 140: A party coming to terms with its organisational woes

Opinion

Smog is unavoidable. Unsafe food isn’t. That’s why there’s little outrage over food adulteration

Opinion

Responsibility without power: When human buffers become punching bags for the public

Analysis

From oil to S-400s: The calculus behind Putin’s India visit

Opinion

Karnataka’s Congress crossroads: A leadership test for a weakened high command

Opinion

Supreme Court’s backlog crisis needs sustained action. Too ambitious to think CJI’s tenure can solve it

Opinion

Can Delhi shield Hasina without straining ties with Dhaka?

Opinion

There’s a double standard about women cricket we’re not ready to admit

Opinion

Mile Sur Mera Tumhara: Why India’s most beloved TV moment failed when it tried again

Opinion

United Nations at 80: How it’s facing the severest identity crisis of its existence

Opinion

Behind India’s pivot in Kabul: Counter to Pak ‘strategic depth’, a key trade route

Opinion

Anxiety and survival: Breaking down India’s stampedes

Opinion

India vs Pak: Why cricket’s favourite love-hate story echoes history

Opinion

US softens trade stance, but trust deficit will make India wary of hasty embrace

Opinion

Did cracks in concentration lead to Pujara’s downturn?

Opinion

India’s enduring patriotic songs: When music becomes the nation’s memory