Hoping Against Hope

Endgame Karnataka

On the eve of a high-stakes finale, BJP hopes to retain its only Southern bastion by pitching development against the opposition’s caste calculus

Joe Biden: The Unchosen One

Few like the White House incumbent but many will vote for him again

Parkash Singh Badal (1927-2023): The Man Who Normalised Punjab

His political finesse will be missed in Punjab for a long time

The Life and Sudden Death of Atiq Ahmed

The killing of the gangster-politician and his brother is unlikely to affect Uttar Pradesh’s improved law and order

An Ode to the Himalayas

Forever seeking the divine in the sprawl of the mountains

Don’t Celebrate Yet

On India overtaking China in population and the demographic dividend not always paying

Fox News: Lie Telecast

Who wins from the media outlet’s $787.5 m settlement with Dominion Voting Systems?

Apple of the Indian Eye

Can India leap across the quality gulf? Tim Cook and his team have taken a bet on it

How Satyapal Malik’s “revelation” on Pulwama is meaningless