Why 200 people did not see a dead Muslim teenager on a railway platform in North India

The police cannot find a witness to the murder of Junaid on Thursday. Both citizens and the state have become blind to injustice.

Aarti Sethi

· 6 hours ago

Pressure Modi, not Mamata: The Gorkhaland agitation is directed at the wrong regime

The NDA government, of which the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha is a part, can create a state in the Darjeeling Hills if it so wants.

Krishna Ananth

· 14 hours ago

Shared mission: How Nehru’s vision of social justice inspired PN Bhagwati’s PIL revolution

The former Chief Justice of India, who died this month, is considered the pioneer of judicial activism in India.

Abhik Chimni

· Yesterday · 05:30 pm

Never mind the lifeless opposition. The real challenge to Modi and Shah comes from ordinary Indians

Tens of millions of Indians remain committed to an idea of constitutional patriotism that is steadfastly opposed to Hindutva.

Ramachandra Guha

· Yesterday · 12:30 pm

Why Indians who still believe in morality must wear black bands this Eid

What is being done to the Muslim community today, slowly, brazenly, with impunity, will become everybody’s sorrow in the future.

Ajaz Ashraf

· Yesterday · 08:00 am

Modi-Trump meet: Why some Americans have a grouse against India’s business-friendly prime minister

Four US Congressmen tell US President that Modi’s economic policies ‘significantly harm’ American businessmen and workers.

MK Bhadrakumar

· Jun 25, 2017 · 06:03 pm

Fact-check: Did the Left really support the Emergency?

A response to a piece in Swarajya magazine in which model ‘committed bureaucrat’ Sanjay Dixit served up some fake history.

Keshava Guha

· Jun 25, 2017 · 07:30 am

Meira Kumar may not have the numbers to be president – but could she be prime minister?

The Dalit woman from Bihar has the experience it takes to lead the Opposition in the next elections.

Neerja Chowdhury

· Jun 24, 2017 · 06:00 am

Not a masterstroke: BJP picked Kalam for president after 2002 riots, Kovind after attacks on Dalits

To portray Kovind’s inevitable elevation as a symbol of subaltern assertion is aimed at dissipating the energy of the extant Dalit movement.

Ajaz Ashraf

· Jun 22, 2017 · 08:00 am

Presidential polls: Why Modi-Shah chose to go through the motions of evolving a consensus

The opposition wanted a consensus on LK Advani or Sushma Swaraj, while the RSS wanted Murli Manohar Joshi or Ram Naik.

Neerja Chowdhury

· Jun 21, 2017 · 05:30 pm

Yes, we should celebrate yoga – but not for the reason Modi and his admirers want us to

Yoga didn’t emerge from a homogenous Hindu culture, nor did it ever have fixed metaphysical goals.

Vikram Zutshi

· Jun 21, 2017 · 08:00 am

Opinion: Army Chief Bipin Rawat should know that India is not prepared for a two-front war

The Army, Air Force and Navy are battling obsolete equipment and shortages of weapons and ammunition.

Saikat Datta

· Jun 19, 2017 · 08:00 am