E for Emergency: Is Narendra Modi in the same place Indira Gandhi was in 1974?

On the eve of the 43rd anniversary of Emergency, there are fears that the prospect of electoral defeat could result in history repeating itself.

KN Hari Kumar

· Yesterday · 08:00 am

The TM Krishna column: I regret to say that by visiting RSS in Nagpur Pranab Mukherjee failed us

The former president’s very presence gave legitimacy to Sangh Parivar’s idea of India that is the antithesis of our Constitution.

TM Krishna

· Jun 23, 2018 · 08:00 am

Opinion: The Madras High Court should not expect the police to act where it has failed

Judges recently asked the police what action had been taken against people who had posted alleged derogatory remarks about the chief justice on social media.

Justice K Chandru

· Jun 22, 2018 · 06:30 pm

Bailout or not, the sugar industry’s boom-bust cycle will continue to crush Indian farmers

State governments set procurement prices for cane. But these have much more to do with keeping farmers happy than with market reality.

Devangshu Datta

· Jun 22, 2018 · 08:00 am

Is the era of easy money over in India and other emerging markets?

If foreign portfolio investors continue to sell in India, the rupee is likely to continue its fall against the dollar.

Devangshu Datta

· Jun 21, 2018 · 12:30 pm

India is losing the plot in the Maldives – and New Delhi’s self-goals and inflated ego are to blame

Of course, China isn’t making it any easier.

Manoj Joshi

· Jun 21, 2018 · 08:00 am

Can Rahul Gandhi’s Congress be anything more than ‘not-BJP’?

The party has neither a loyal electoral base nor a sharp political identity, all it offers is a promise to shunt out Narendra Modi. Will that be enough in 2019?

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Jun 21, 2018 · 06:30 am

Opinion: Bangladesh’s so-called war on drugs is merely a cover for an extrajudicial killing spree

The nation is being put on a road paved with violence and terror, perhaps irreversibly.

Ikhtisad Ahmed

· Jun 19, 2018 · 04:06 pm

AAP vs IAS: It is the Delhi lieutenant governor’s duty and obligation to end the impasse

As a civil servant who knows governance, he must teach inexperienced politicians how to govern and conduct themselves.

K Sujatha Rao

· Jun 19, 2018 · 08:00 am

Lateral entry in bureaucracy: Is the government of India being privatised?

The move to open up posts of joint secretaries to professionals from the private sector is the start of a spoils system.

MG Devasahayam

· Jun 18, 2018 · 08:00 am

Abandoning the Kashmir ceasefire, the government returns to a military approach that has not worked

As the daily gunfights resume, the prospect of a political dialogue seems to recede farther.

Ipsita Chakravarty

· Jun 17, 2018 · 10:40 pm

Why I am resigning from the BJP: A Narendra Modi supporter and party campaign analyst explains

‘The real negative of this government is how it has affected the national discourse with a well considered strategy. This isn’t a failure, it’s the plan.’

Shivam Shankar Singh

· Jun 17, 2018 · 05:27 pm