Opinion

Bhagwat’s Dasara speech: A truce with Modi, but not a surrender

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay
20 Oct 2026 6:42 PM IST

The RSS chief’s Vijaya Dashami address endorsed the Modi govt’s policies while signalling Nagpur’s pragmatic retreat from confrontation, even as the Sangh seeks to retain its ideological authority

Mohan Bhagwat
Opinion
independent journalist
Opinion

Why independent journalists matter in a shrinking media space

19 Oct 2026 3:23 PM IST
Congress says Ladakh anguish must stir govt’s conscience; accuses BJP of
Opinion

Back to cartographic tussle: China’s Ladakh claims cloud normalisation

18 Oct 2026 8:13 PM IST
Farmers
Opinion

Before AI can help Indian farmers, research must learn to listen to them

18 Oct 2026 6:20 AM IST
Michael Kugelman (left), Nirmala Sitharaman

FM Sitharaman’s ‘market failures’ remark, a rare dose of economic realism

17 Oct 2026 7:04 PM IST
Falling demand for humanities course

Mickey Mouse degrees: Why India shouldn’t let market decide on humanities

16 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
From NEET to SIR, Modi is facing a tough, united street protest test

From NEET to SIR: Modi faces his toughest street test yet

14 Oct 2026 5:06 PM IST
One Nation, One Predictable Tax System: What 57th GST Council got right

One Nation, One Predictable Tax System: What 57th GST Council got right

13 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
Foreign hand in anti-SIR protests? Prove it, or drop it, Mr Nabin

Foreign hand in anti-SIR protests? Prove it, or drop it, Mr Nabin

12 Oct 2026 6:00 PM IST
GST’s arrest powers go, but can trust replace deterrence?

GST’s arrest powers go, but can trust replace deterrence?

12 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
Mukesh Ambani and Elon Musk.

Oligarch Star Wars: Musk, Mukesh, and the fight for India’s satcom market

9 Oct 2026 5:00 PM IST
Narendra Modi, Donald Trump

With 'friends' like America, India is learning the cost

8 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
Bengal voters

Will India ever regain its much-acclaimed, fair electoral process?

7 Oct 2026 5:36 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi

Why Modi's 25 years in power mark the biggest consolidation of power in Independent India

6 Oct 2026 11:30 AM IST
Indian voter is angry, but Gyanesh Kumar can still atone for his ‘crimes’

Indian voter is angry, but Gyanesh Kumar can still atone for his ‘crimes’

Anand K Sahay
5 Oct 2026 7:11 PM IST

To avoid further humiliation, CEC must reveal names of ‘foreigners’ identified during SIR, reinstate deleted voters, and issue a public apology

Sahil Wakodes death: Caste is always simmering behind façade of meritocracy

Sahil Wakode's death: Caste is always simmering behind façade of meritocracy

5 Oct 2026 5:00 PM IST
INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi

SIR voter deletions: Can INDIA Bloc turn discontent into a movement?

5 Oct 2026 2:36 PM IST
Trump’s Iran war: Why the US midterms could change the game

Trump’s Iran war: Why the US midterms could change the game

5 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
When State elects the people: Notebandi, votebandi and the inversion of democracy

When State elects the people: Notebandi, votebandi and the inversion of democracy

4 Oct 2026 5:00 PM IST
Semiconductor push

Why semiconductors can't be India's magic wand

2 Oct 2026 6:20 AM IST
Senco IPo

Gold paradox: Indians sell more but buy more too; a big question is lost in between

30 Sept 2026 7:00 PM IST
Karnataka’s AI push: Should students give up third language?

Karnataka’s AI push: Should students give up third language?

30 Sept 2026 1:58 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched upon various issues in his 103-minute Independence Day speech from the ramparts of Red Fort in Delhi on August 15, 2025. (Photo: PTI)

Growth story or a story about growth? Hidden costs of India’s electoral machine

30 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
Partisan US has lost the moral right to host United Nations

Partisan US has lost the moral right to host United Nations

29 Sept 2026 9:27 AM IST
India’s soft stance in US mercenary VanDyke’s case only latest of many retreats

India’s soft stance in US mercenary VanDyke’s case only latest of many retreats

27 Sept 2026 4:00 PM IST
Narendra Modi

From seva to spectacle: How Modi’s birthday became a political project

27 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
65 suicides later, real test for IITs is how they treat students who fail

65 suicides later, real test for IITs is how they treat students who fail

22 Sept 2026 4:24 PM IST
BRICS

Why BRICS must build trade, brick by brick, and not an anti-US bloc

18 Sept 2026 4:49 PM IST
BRICS New Delhi Declaration: A diplomatic win, but little else

BRICS New Delhi Declaration: A diplomatic win, but little else

14 Sept 2026 4:00 PM IST
Tamil Nadu bypolls will put political defections to the voter test

Tamil Nadu bypolls will put political defections to the voter test

14 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST