A call for reform: On IMF's quota system Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has demanded   reforms to the International Monetary Fund’...

Murder at noon: On Maoists attack in Chhattisgarh's Sukma Monday’s ambush of a Central Reserve Police Force battalion in Chhattisgar...

A stark choice: On French presidential polls The French follow their hearts in the first round, and their heads in the run-off — or so g...

The best laid plans: On NITI Aayog Narendra Modi is not the first Chief Minister to have gone on to become Prime Minister. But given ...

At war with itself: On Taliban advances in Afghanistan The attack on a military base in Afghanistan on Friday, in which at least 140 peo...

Tale of two sections: On vexatious criminal prosecution The Supreme Court has intervened to spare cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni the ...

French elections: At the crossroads French voters have defied predictions time and again. In 1995, Jacques Chirac, a Gaullist conservati...

AIADMK impasse: Divided they stand The decision of the ruling faction of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu, the...

Beacons curb: Red, blue, ordinary In a most welcome move, the   Union Cabinet has decided to disallow the use of the red beacon   on veh...

Babri Masjid demolition trials Ayodhya again A nearly moribund prosecution has been given   a new lease of life   by the Supreme Court...

UK Elections: A June date Given that she had ruled out a snap election on several occasions, British Prime Minister   Theresa May’s anno...

IMD forecast: Clouds of prosperity The   ‘normal’ monsoon forecast   of the India Meteorological Department brings the promise of a y...

Equity in debt The advice of the expert committee to review the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act of 2003 requir...

Lines of defence for using EVMs In the face of extreme and unreasonable complaints against Electronic Voting Machines by a number of ...

Turkey referendum: Mr. Erdogan rising The path is now clear for Turkey to be transformed from a parliamentary democracy to a presidentia...

HIV/AIDS Bill: Legally enabling The   HIV and AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill   passed by Parliament does not guarantee access to ...

Army personnel using 'human shield' The rights thing Reports of   Army personnel using a young man as a human shield   in J...

Justice Karnan's outrageous defiance He has brought the judiciary into disrepute, flouted all norms of judicial conduct and thrown a...

Tensions in Korean peninsula Cool minds With tensions in the Korean peninsula continuing to escalate, Beijing took the rather extreme ...

Assembly bypolls Blunt pointers By-elections are no more than pointers to the popular mood. They are not firm trend-setters for a g...