Opinion

What the Lucknow fire says about the everyday gamble of being alive in India

Opinion

From 2014 to Kota: Why Rahul Gandhi is wrong about the IAS exam again

Opinion

Can longevity be a political message? Decoding the politics of the PM@4399 celebrations

Opinion

Not a purge, a protection: SC backs EC’s voter drive as a democratic shield

Opinion

Election soundbites tell us less than we think. That’s the paradox of the modern state

Opinion

‘Aye dil hai mushkil…’: A look at Bombay through film songs

Opinion

Can BJP govern Bengal without becoming its old political order?

Opinion

Why the Charles speech in America had the western media buzzing

Opinion

Under the same sun: Why the Indian summer is never shared equally

Obituary

Raghu Rai: The eye that held India’s ordinary and extraordinary

Opinion

Agreeing to disagree: India is using calibrated ambiguity to keep BRICS together

Opinion

From lanterns to the grid: How India is finding ways to see and work after dusk

Opinion

Is it time to herald Vaibhav Suryavanshi, or wait for the real test?

Opinion

Delivery as politics: Inside India’s new welfare narrative

Opinion

Cadre vs deputation: The quiet legislative move to keep CAPF leadership an IPS-only club

Opinion

What a Douglas Adams classic can teach us about the age of AI

Opinion

Beyond the ideological perch: Why strategic realism underpins Modi’s visit to Israel

Opinion

Trial by ballot: Can a ‘reform’ election finally stabilise Bangladesh?

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