Education without entrance examinations
India’s entrance exam regime has grown into a parallel economy, draining families and destroying young lives.
India’s entrance exam regime has grown into a parallel economy, draining families and destroying young lives.
In a healthy democracy, student activism has always been a vital force - a crucible where ideas are sharpened , injustices challenged, and futures forged.
Vikram-1 reaching orbit marks an important transition in India’s space journey.
The latest Republican US budget package is about far more than allocating another $95 billion in federal spending.
Indian administration has always had a fantastic worldwide reputation. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel once referred to our civil services as the “steel frame” of the nation.
US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing hoping to showcase deal-making. He left having showcased something else: the changing balance of global power.
Nepal’s new political establishment appears determined to redraw the rules of engagement with the outside world.
There was a time when speaking of India’s civilisational past in policy circles invited a knowing smile, sometimes a pitying one.
The West Bengal assembly election has just ended with the swearing in of the new government on 9 May 2026.
I grew up in Kolkata at a time when public life carried a certain dignity. Politics was not merely a contest for power; it was also an exercise in restraint, language, and moral posture.