Is the BJP, in effect, saying that it won't act against its loose-tongued members until the furore they kick up goes international? The party should recognise that Thakur is no longer a symbol it can wield – she is a burden that is weighing it down.

While Delhi may want to play a role in ending the conflict in keeping with its aspiration to speak on behalf of the global south, where the economic brunt of the conflict is being most acutely felt, its wary engagement with both Moscow and Kiev suggests that it is uncertain about how it can do so.

The domestic reform agenda must be aligned with ensuring that the benefits from these trade pacts can be maximised. India must lower barriers to trade, seek actively to be a part of global value chains.

For Delhi, Deuba's departure is a disappointment. Yet its focus must remain on building on the ties that bind

It is folly to imagine that the value of any cuisine or food, with its unique history, can ever be measured by a mere ranking.

It’s time to dispense with the existing open-ended procurement of paddy and wheat at minimum support prices. All farm price support and input subsidies should be replaced with per-hectare income transfers

The issue of criminalising marital rape is a crucial and necessary conversation that is taking shape in courts. The state government’s stance is a welcome intervention in this debate at a time when the Centre is still to formulate its view

It suggests the rate hike cycle may be drawing to a close

Ali Ahmed Aslam added yoghurt, cream and some spices to the chicken and the chicken tikka masala, or CTM as it is fondly called, was born. Aslam died this week in Glasgow at the age of 77.