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The latest editorials by leading writers and columnists from the pages of the Indian Express. New episodes - everyday. For more info log on to indianexpress.com/audio or write to us at [email protected]
29 May 2023 · 6 min
Sunday was a spectacular unveiling of the new Parliament by the PM. Its real inauguration will be when the Opposition takes its gleaming new seat, when democracy's grunt work begins
22 May 2023 · 5 min
Supreme Court must step in to uphold federalism, reinforce checks and balances
19 May 2023 · 4 min
Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar should get to work to give Karnataka the government it deserves — and the change it voted with its feet for
18 May 2023 · 3 min
The recent riots have led the Kukis to believe that state agencies are not neutral arbiters but act in favour of the dominant Meitei community. The onus is now on Imphal to win back the trust of the state's ethnic minorities
17 May 2023 · 3 min
Putting 81-year-old Stewart on the cover sends out an especially powerful message against the unconscious — or even conscious — ageist bias that exists in industries such as beauty, fashion and entertainment
16 May 2023 · 3 min
It must be taken up by HR departments across the country. Rather than subjecting adult employees to happy birthday emails and enforced team-building exercises, just buy them a drink
15 May 2023 · 4 min
When the Congress works hard on the ground rather than argue up in the air, it can win. For the BJP, the PM's campaign presence can't make up for an absent government
12 May 2023 · 4 min
SC's backing of Delhi government is welcome. Centre should heed and respect verdict's larger message
11 May 2023 · 4 min
Delhi's nuclear arsenal is a means for credible minimum deterrence. Its “no first use” policy is a part of that promise
10 May 2023 · 4 min
He forgot that those he railed against still call the shots
9 May 2023 · 4 min
WHO says Covid is no more an emergency. But Covid has taught world the importance of remaining alert to emergence of new pathogens.
8 May 2023 · 4 min
It is no one's case that journalists should not be subjected to due process of law. But there is a disturbing pattern in how governments across the political spectrum are treating the press
5 May 2023 · 5 min
That athletes with medals in prestigious international events had to take to the streets – twice in less than four months – to make their grievances heard does not bode well for a country with ambitions of becoming a sporting power.
4 May 2023 · 4 min
Pawar Senior's skills in coalition management have helped the MVA weather the many ambitions and contradictions among its constituents. His challenge now will be to convince his followers to stay the course.
3 May 2023 · 5 min
Congress manifesto looks at social justice as a percentage of quotas, BJP as one of division.
2 May 2023 · 4 min
Dealing with such problems requires joining the dots with municipal governance, urban planning and environmental management. Unfortunately, Indian cities have rarely been up to this task.
1 May 2023 · 4 min
DU lecturer’s suicide should occasion introspection on recruitments in universities and colleges. Government must regularise posts, fill vacancies
28 Apr 2023 · 4 min
The Maoist movement in India is shrinking. But it can still surprise security forces if complacency sets in
27 Apr 2023 · 3 min
Governments would do well to engage in conversations with all stakeholders as they seek to balance the interests of both capital and labour. Fears of workers need to be assuaged.
26 Apr 2023 · 3 min
The ministry claims the seriousness of the allegations means it requires more time to “examine” the probe committee’s report before initiating action. But there is a history of public authorities dragging their feet on complaints of sexual harassment.
25 Apr 2023 · 4 min
There is only one solution to the problem — increase MRPs.
24 Apr 2023 · 4 min
Increasing reliance on local sources such as panchayats, municipalities and other local bodies will make future water body surveys more informative
21 Apr 2023 · 4 min
There are bound to be debates, conflicts of opinion, and dissent. We will need to use and strengthen India’s democratic institutions to find the way forward.
20 Apr 2023 · 4 min
The museum calls for a curatorial imagination that can capture the vibrant spirit of Indian democracy and transmit it to its visitors. The current fracas over the upgrade is an opportunity to rescue it from being turned into a morgue of banal claims and context-free information
19 Apr 2023 · 3 min
It must provide an enabling environment for students. Ensuring security should not be at the cost of their freedoms.
18 Apr 2023 · 2 min
Be it by courting non-dominant groups within the OBC category, or the most deprived or less mobilised sub-castes within the SCs, or by now reaching out to Pasmanda or backward caste Muslims with its labharthi politics, the BJP has sought to coopt Mandal and combine it with Mandir, often successfully.
17 Apr 2023 · 5 min
At the heart of due process is the political will to ensure it. With the Atiq and Ashraf Ahmed killings, what is visible is its stark contrast
14 Apr 2023 · 4 min
The open rebellion over seat distribution points to the absence of assertive state leadership. The party's attempts to expand its footprint by encouraging defections from rival parties have contributed to the mess.
13 Apr 2023 · 4 min
AAP, India's newest national party is evidently eyeing a bigger playground. But taking centre-stage is still a long haul
12 Apr 2023 · 3 min
The possibility of another object within the solar system hosting life forms would, statistically speaking, mean that extra-terrestrial life is extremely common in the universe, not rare. Our solar system, after all, is little more than a tiny speck of sand on a sprawling beach
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