Opinion

Indian democracy has been rife with contradictions and paradoxes. While vehement opposition to executive decisions is a characteristic feature, few...

As India embraces AI in education, the real challenge is not adoption, but designing systems rooted in scale, diversity and classroom reality

Long before modern urban planning, India’s ancient texts laid down strict rules on hygiene, civic duty, and environmental responsibility—lessons still...

India once crowned minds, its education system rivalling global-bests. Today, the once-empire of learning limps in prestige, rich in numbers but...

As campaigning intensifies, Bangladesh faces a volatile mix of political uncertainty, communal resurgence, strained ties with India and deepening...

India has built millions of toilets, but without maintenance, accountability and civic sense, sanitation remains an unfinished promise rather than...

This year’s A-list gathering at the WEF 2026 had a pall of gloom over it and several questions on its current relevance

From Ritwik Ghatak’s cinematic warning to a British minister’s contemporary alarm, the decline of reading is quietly eroding critical thinking,...

Amit Shah’s Bengal and Tamil Nadu tour signals BJP’s early election mode for 2026, deploying contrasting strategies across two of India’s toughest...

Rajnandgaon’s Trinetra project shows how community-funded surveillance can strengthen policing, accountability and trust without depending on...

Ambitious targets are in place, pilot projects are underway, but demand creation and cost reduction will decide green hydrogen’s future in India

Ghatotkacha’s sacrifice in the Mahabharata offers a powerful leadership lesson for modern India — impact matters more than permanence or visibility