Opinion

Inflation in India is not merely the result of global shocks; it is increasingly a product of high fuel taxes, cesses and pricing policies that amplify costs across the economy. The country’s heavy dependence on petroleum and gas—further entrenched by schemes such as Ujjwala—has made...

Against the backdrop of major global geopolitical tensions, the European Union and India continue to move forward with one of their most ambitious economic projects: the EU–India Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Negotiations had formally concluded in January 2026, but the treaty is still far from...

By Bhaskar Nath Biswal The true measure of a civilization lies in how it treats its most vulnerable members and in the Indian ethos, no group is more revered, at least in rhetoric, than our senior citizens. However, as India rapidly transitions from a collection...

By Dhurjati Mukherjee As per latest reports all 50 of the world’s hottest cities are in India as a brutal heatwave tightened its grip, pushing temperatures well above 40 degrees Celsius, sometimes even before noon. What makes the heat unbearable is the ‘real feel’ temperature...

By Bhabani Shankar Nayak Despite the flag-waving white supremacist an ti-immigration policies and propaganda promoted by governing capitalist classes, and their reactionary politics, increasing numbers of people are leaving the capitalist heartlands of the USA and the UK. In the name of reactionary nationalism, capitalism...

By Rajdeep Sardesai Long before the ubiquitous cockroach became part of our political vocabulary, it was part of mine. At journalism lectures, I would often compare journalists to cockroaches. Why? Because if, God forbid, a nuclear explosion destroyed the world tomorrow, the cockroach alone would...

By Dana Humaid Al Marzouqi & Joanna Shields In a recent New York Times essay, Northeastern University psychology professor David DeSteno posed a provocative question: Can religion make AI more moral? Religion, he argued, draws its transformative power not from doctrine or scripture, but from...

In May 2026, Pope Leo XIV delivered one of the most consequential moral reckonings in modern Catholic history: a formal acknowledgement of the Vatican’s historical failures regarding slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. The apology marked a significant moment not only for the Roman Catholic...

Sometimes the most useful lessons arrive through the smallest embarrassments. One such lesson came through an ordinary act: ironing a T-shirt before stepping out. The iron was plugged in, the routine began, and the mind moved confidently through a familiar sequence. The hand glided over...

Being in China during US President Donald Trump’s visit was a fascinating experience. The contrast between the official accounts of Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping was immediately apparent. Trump, true to form, described the summit as “incredible” and claimed that it produced “some...