When the local police tried to disperse the crowd, the ‘farmers’ resorted to violence and damaged government property
Every time the Indian economy seems capable of sustaining high growth, welfare populism makes a comeback
Manipur has an adequate legal machinery to end the violence and restore order without splintering the state
The withdrawal of the ₹2000 note is unlikely to have a negative impact on the economy but it will certainly check corruption
Presence of some of the unions who blockaded Delhi over the farm bills raised worrying questions
The false allegation that India is laundering Russian oil
The emergence of constitutional politics in America has a larger story to tell
Maoists resort to open political mobilisation to stop the construction of roads and security camps
His political finesse will be missed in Punjab for a long time
An encounter in Jhansi sparks a political and legal debate around a jailed don and his family
CELESTIAL HEROISM IS a bestseller, unless it is badly made. In it merges great survivor dramas and the romance of breaching the boundaries of human…
Pratap Bhanu Mehta is one of India’s most influential columnists and public intellectuals
Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is the author of several books, including Doolally Sahib and the Black Zamindar: Racism and Revenge in the British Raj
Ram Madhav is a member of the National Executive of RSS and a founding member of the governing council of India Foundation. He is the author of, among other titles, Partitioned Freedom and The Hindutva Paradigm
Makarand R Paranjape is professor of English at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Views are personal.
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