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A Heartland Original

Bhartruhari Mahtab

He was a perfect practitioner of realpolitik and yet his earthiness endeared him to friends and foes alike

The Wages of Profligacy

Behind the political anger directed at the Election Commission for asking parties to explain how they plan to fund their promised freebies lies an ever-growing threat to the Indian economy

The Wealth of Well-Being

Ashish Kumar

India should use its G20 presidency to help develop an index that complements GDP and better estimates a country’s economic health

Ben Bernanke: The Experimenter

Madhavankutty Pillai

The new Nobel laureate in economics kept the system afloat when investment banks collapsed in 2008

Justice Chandrachud’s Challenge

Rajeev Deshpande

Striking a balance between competing interests and interpreting the law on the basis of the Constitution will serve the best interests of the court and the nation. Justice Chandrachud is well-versed in the Constitution. Upholding its provisions and true spirit in the face of exaggerated expectations will define his tenure

A formidable strategist of caste mobilization

Rajeev Deshpande

Projecting himself as the leader of numerous Other Backward Castes, he forged together a powerful Muslim-Yadav alliance

Separatism has no traction, Shah signals in J-K rallies

Rajeev Deshpande

By attacking “Gupkar” parties, home minister is saying days of “internationalizing” Kashmir, Pak factor are over

Polar Ambition

Rajeev Deshpande

A new Russia-NATO rivalry in the Arctic requires India to balance its interests for securing key strategic goals

5G: Future Continuous

Anil Padmanabhan

The official launch of 5G in India brings with it an economic boon and a regulatory challenge

An Epic Return to the Cholas

Nanditha Krishna

Kalki’s novel has impacted Tamil culture over the past 70 years. It created ‘Tamil pride’ in the all-conquering Cholas who conquered the north by land and Southeast Asia by sea. It has become a point of reference for the perfect novel, illustrated and interspersed with history, yet fascinating as a romance