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Curiously, Shehbaz Sharif will be visiting Japan in October — the first visit in 20 years by a serving Pakistani PM.

Governments and civil society should respond in a coordinated manner

The harsh reality is that jail, not bail, has become the rule, even though it violates the fundamental right of liberty.

From Assam emerged a voice that flowed like a timeless river, crossing borders and cultures, carrying with it the spirit of humanity.

While achievements like India being ready with its indigenously developed Vikram 3201 microchip brought in positivity, denial of bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi 2020 riots after spending 5 years in jail raised viable questions about UAPA

Top cricketers willing to endorse anything and everything for money must differentiate between greed and need

Have our methods of dealing with exacerbating disasters altered in any way since the time we were colonial subjects?

A just war is essentially a defensive war. It is not a preemptive war

As the Dalai Lama says, in these trying times, compassion is a necessity and not a virtue. But there is the harder teaching too, that our actions have consequences beyond our intentions

THE GREAT GAME: The Indus treaty held because it had rules about treating the waters of Punjab’s rivers

Better cooperation between Punjab, Himachal and J&K is imperative to ensure synchronised water management.

The Congress needs to do more groundwork to detect those voters who were disenfranchised or could be disenfranchised.

The constant experimentation with one-, two- and four-year teacher education programmes, often dictated by the whims of policymakers, has generated confusion.

This Teachers' Day, let us bring back the idea that education must not be used as an instrument of producing obedient subjects, but fearless citizens.

Few blue-blooded Marathas would like to be bracketed with Kunbis, who are either landless peasants or small landowners.

Article 21 promises liberty through a fair and timely process, not liberty after a decade of waiting.

There is a need to thoroughly review the Environmental Impact Assessment regime

Bangladesh cannot afford to neglect economic ties with India, which should be among its highest priorities.

Designed by ISRO and manufactured by the Mohali-based Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL), it was successfully flight-tested aboard the PSLV-C60 mission in 2024.

President Dissanayake’s Katchatheevu trip sends a quiet message to New Delhi and Tamil Nadu

The proposed free trade agreement and the decision to import duty-free cotton would destroy lakhs of cotton farmers.

Cotton production has been consistently shrinking in the country

Given the limited defence budget and the constant threat of a two-front war, it would be prudent for India to not replicate the US system of multiple theatre commands.

It is time for quiet backroom discussions and negotiations between India and China, rather than the daily dose of media-relayed adjectives.

From battlefield to startup floor, fidelity is India’s greatest untapped resource .