Women Voters: The Rising Power Transforming Politics

'Women' as a political constituency appears to be an idea that has come of age. It is changing India in ways that we only dimly understand, asserts Aditi Phadnis. Illustration: Dominic......

UGC Draft Regulations And AMU

Will the Draft UGC Regulations 2025 undermine our universities?Unlikely, notes Professor Mohammad Sajjad, citing how AMU has utilised its exceptional autonomy. IMAGE: The Aligarh Muslim......

Where Would India Be Without Dr Singh?

What stood out in his 15-year journey as a member of the political executive at the Centre was his glowing record as India's most successful and effective finance minister. Both as prime minister......

'Who Does Not Want To Be Prime Minister?'

'We are going to need more technical people in government.''You can't expect a generalist to understand the complicated world of financial engineering.''I regret to say that most of our politicians......

Govt defends Great Nicobar project amid criticism, cites national interest

The central government’s Great Nicobar development project, proposed around an unprecedented transhipment port, will be executed to keep environmental impact minimal, and is essential as it......

Free Divestment From Finance Ministry

The new government that presents the full Budget for 2024-2025 in July should be ready to restructure the way divestment is managed and implemented, proposes A K Bhattacharya. Illustration:......

Should IIMs be granted complete autonomy?

With the government considering a new Bill to make the Indian Institutes of Managementanswerable to Parliament, India Inc leaders say that the time hascome to grant complete autonomy to these......

Crypto can't be legal tender; blanket ban not easy: IMF-FSB paper

Crypto assets should not be granted official currency or legal tender status, the much-awaited synthesis paper by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Financial Stability Board (FSB) has said......

SLC invites retired judges to form independent panel

IMAGE: Sri Lanka's players wait for the review against India's Suryakumar Yadav during the ICC World Cup match at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai, on November 2, 2023. Photograph: Adnan......