At Sword’s Point

Crime and Punishment

The proposed reforms to Indian criminal law break with a colonial legacy but do not go far enough

The Global Dividend

A survey shows wide youth support for the Modi government’s foreign policy

D Gukesh: All the Right Moves

The making of India’s new chess champion

A Himalayan Faultline

Reckless building of infrastructure has been blamed for the mess

Pakistani army will in due course have a pact with Imran Khan: Christine Fair

The Pakistani armed forces will not want a coup as it will then be directly responsible for all the wrongdoing, notes the American military scholar

The Chinese Connection: The Plot Thickens

The long trail of how China influences ideologically friendly media and activists in India—and a prominent figure in the nexus is a senior CPM leader

Total Confidence in Modi

What Modi did emphasise was the Centre’s concerted efforts to connect the Northeast to the rest of India in every way. He cast the spotlight on Congress policies that stoked separatism and led to prolonged civilian distress by way of blockades and strikes

Pi Network’s social media forum discourages negative behaviour, encourages positive posts: Nicolas Kokkalis

Amit Shah’s attack on Opposition precursor to no-trust debate

The Home Minister criticises the Opposition for forsaking merits of the Delhi Bill to save its newly minted alliance