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Editorial

‘Vote chori’ in focus but where are the protesting masses?

02-10-2026

Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote chori’ strategy has a sound theoretical basis. As scholars have pointed out, the act of voting has an almost religious significance for the Indian electorate. Citizens are fiercely protective of their right to vote and exercise it with great enthusiasm. Logically, any perceived threat to free and fair elections is bound to spark mass public outrage and spontaneous protests. The trouble is, the theory doesn’t fit the current context.

Rumi’s ideal world is unbiased and free from belligerence

02-10-2026

Az kufr-o ze Islām birun sahra-yi ast / Ma-ra be miyan-e an faza sawda-yi ast... Aref cho bedan resid sar ra benahad / Na kufr-o na Islām-o na anja ja-yi ast... (Beyond unbelief and Islam, there is a desert plain; In the midst of that expanse, we have a passion/longing.

India-B’desh ties: Towards a reset or a deeper crisis?

01-10-2026

As India-Bangladesh relations try and move towards a reset, rumours are emanating from Dhaka of yet another possible attempt at regime change by Islamists. Islamist groups, which have been witnessing a resurgence, are believed to be in a hurry to lay claim to the throne through yet another mass movement ahead of December, when Sheikh Hasina has announced she will return to her land of birth and face whatever be the consequences.

India can lead the next global commodity boom in future

01-10-2026

Since the beginning of this year, there has been a broad-based spike in the prices of several commodities, including energy products (crude oil, natural gas), industrial metals (copper, aluminium), and agricultural goods (palm oil, cotton, sugar).

Constitutional posts turning launchpads for political careers

30-09-2026

The Congress party is making a big hue and cry over the BJP’s decision to nominate Devashish Sharma to contest the October 6 Lok Sabha by-election for the Nagaon seat of Assam. Sharma, an IAS officer, took voluntary retirement as Nagaon District Commissioner and was named to contest the election, indicating it was planned well ahead.

Can Yogi’s personal appeal hold BJP’s social coalition?

30-09-2026

With about five months to go for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the BJP faces a more complex challenge than a routine contest between the ruling party and the Opposition. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath remains the party’s principal face in the state and has built a political identity that extends beyond its traditional support base.

The deepening energy crisis is a wake up call for India

29-09-2026

Seven months have passed since the launch of Operation Epic Fury by the United States and Israel on Feb 28. The Strait of Hormuz continues to be blockaded; Iran’s persistent attacks on oil tankers and merchant ships passing through the Strait have effectively imposed an embargo on sea transport, severely disrupting energy supplies. The United States recently stated that a billion barrels of oil have been transported through the Strait in the past two months.

Looking at the Eiffel Tower beyond the controversy

29-09-2026

The Eiffel Tower, a global landmark in Paris, had to shut down on Monday, September 7, after the staff went on strike, protesting a request by a visiting delegation of the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) that appeared to limit its interactions with female employees.

Acknowledge and restore the fundamentals of the city life

26-09-2026

Living the daily rhythms of life in Mumbai, or for that matter in most of Navi Mumbai and Thane, it is possible to be unaware of the extreme and serious situation of drought in most of the districts of Maharashtra. Independent estimates suggest that 31 of the state’s 36 districts have deep drought or drought-like conditions—acute drinking water shortages and agricultural crises, to name a couple—that demand immediate relief measures.

A society addicted to fixing all is forgetting how to let go

26-09-2026

The older I get, the more I suspect that peace of mind is less about solving our problems than about becoming selective about the problems we are willing to call ours. Some problems require courage. Some require patience. Others require us to stop pretending that our involvement is indispensable.

SEBI owes the market an open mind, not a future to CAS

25-09-2026

The most dangerous words in regulation are sometimes not “we were wrong”; they are “we can fix it”. They sound responsible. But there comes a point when fixing a decision becomes a way of avoiding the more uncomfortable question of whether the decision itself should survive.

Now comes real test if BRICS helped thaw Indo-China ties

25-09-2026

The just-concluded BRICS summit in Delhi may not be remembered for a particularly muscular declaration. But that may miss its more important consequence for India. Did BRICS help accelerate the thaw in India-China relations?