Opinion

Growing intolerance and hostility towards diversity across nations show failure of democratically-elected governments, not democracy

What we understand as ‘society’ and ‘states’ is made of these regimes and collectives that are on the move

The behaviour, performance, and future of a child are closely connected with the parenting style adopted

The success of BRICS and SCO depends on geopolitical equations between Russia, India and China and their priorities

We can only hope that Trump’s exit will mark the beginning of the end of exclusionary politics in democracies

The Central government does not have any strategy to help marginal farmers hit by floods in many States

Increasing revenue-raising capacities and expansion of taxation powers will go a long way in empowering them

As opposed to bank deposits, my investments are secure against future volatility in interest rates and insolvency problems

Disruption drives us to the creative arena and forces us to create solutions with more flexibility

Nitish Kumar is the last big non-BJP face in the NDA, and his defeat could mean end of the NDA

From dividing people to convincing them that they are cheating, Trump is now undermining the electoral system itself

The constitutional mandate of freedom of expression should be seen in the light of evolving societal conditions

Physical distancing being entirely incongruent with social touch has made grief far more complicated

A Competitive Commission for Agriculture, on the lines of Sebi, will curtail monopoly practices and develop multiple market players

Clearer rules that aid implementation and provisions for judicial intervention will help the downtrodden benefit better

The US element and Beijing factor are choking the country’s foreign policy from acting independently

Much will depend on how it reorients and dedicates itself to the welfare of the common Afghan

When a leader codes as the ‘face’ of the nation, we must grasp that ‘innocent’ image’s undercurrents

Adopting successful local strategies will help break the vicious inter-generational cycle of malnutrition

While the world is focused on inequality-adjusted HDI, India is behind GDP rankings and $5 trillion economy

Increasing use of sedition charges against journalists is an attempt to stifle press freedom and independent media

Hit hard by the virus, the industry needs restructuring for a more sustainable and resistant web

In many countries, ultra-nationalist right-wing forces are channelling the distress among working class to solidify their position

Cities are losing multicultural character as specific communities, neighbours for long, shift out into silos peopled by their ‘own’ kind