Mamata Banerjee’s playbook: Focus on non-serious issues
Over the past few days, there has been a huge uproar across the country regarding two campaign issues related to West Bengal legislative assembly elections. These issues are being portrayed…
World health day, environmental health
“Earth can satisfy man’s need but not his greed” – Mahatma Gandhi Twenty-four percent of all global deaths, about 13.7 million deaths every year, are caused by environmental factors. And…
Paperwork over people? 27 lakh voters in limbo, weeks before West Bengal polls
In Bengal today, two weeks before elections, there are around 27L people who stand to lose the chance to vote in the assembly election, weeks away, not because they have…
India’s ‘no first use’ nuclear doctrine needs a reset in an age of reckless rhetoric
In an era already strained by great-power rivalry and regional instability, the re-emergence of nuclear brinkmanship in South Asia should alarm the world. What was once considered unthinkable—the casual invocation…
In the age of AI, why hands-on learning still matters
Educational innovator Ramji Raghavan emphasises hands-on learning using everyday materials such as tree bark, rocks and soil, even as artificial intelligence makes information more instantly accessible. As founder and chairperson…
Bangladesh foreign minister’s landmark India visit to reset bilateral ties
Bangladesh foreign minister Khalilur Rahman’s visit to India, starting April 7, 2026, marks a pivotal effort to reset bilateral ties following the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) victory under Prime Minister…
Forest, dharma, and the ecological imagination: Lessons from India’s epics
This article has been co-authored by Aarushi Raikar and Jaisila Menon In an age where technology shapes nearly every aspect of human life, our understanding of “progress” has become increasingly…
The treadmill tightens: Inside the middle-class compression
There is a particular kind of Indian optimism that survives every data point. It lives somewhere between the annual appraisal and the Diwali bonus, between the polite nod in a…
How well do our teens take an insult?
Our ability to accept and look at the criticism indicates how much we have grown. Usually, just one word or one critical sentence is enough to throw us off balance…
No man left behind
All life is valuable, so it’s great that the US F-15 crew, shot down over Iran last week, has been rescued. Talk about the op easily turns to its dollar…