Opinion
Strategic blunder: On the U.S., the Iran war
By picking Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as the Supreme Leader, after the assassination of his father Ali Khamenei in a joint…
Catch them young: On overweight or obese children in India
The phrase ‘catch them young’ has acquired a perverse slant in a world grappling with a galloping non-communicable diseases epidemic….
Inside China, authority, conflict and strategic challenges
The progression from Mao Tse Tung/Mao Zedong to Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping in China reveals the nature of the…
AI and the national security calculus
‘The Anthropic episode demonstrates that corporate guardrails are not a substitute for governance’ | Photo Credit: AP Anthropic, an American…
Letters to The Editor — March 11, 2026
LPG supply crisis I wish to draw urgent attention to a serious problem that households are facing in booking LPG…
Reevaluating the office of the Speaker
The office of the Speaker is one of the most critical pillars of India’s parliamentary democracy. Photo: YouTube/@SansadTV The recent…
Letters to The Editor — March 10, 2026
President’s visit, function It is most unfortunate that the Prime Minister, in what are obviously election speeches, has harped on…
Corrections and Clarifications — March 10, 2026
In a report, “₹1,085-cr. loan fraud: CBI lodges fresh case against RCom, Anil” (Inside pages, March 8, 2026), the reference…
BRICS at a crossroads – The Hindu
At last month’s Munich Security Conference, U.S. Secretary of State and close aide to President Donald Trump Marco Rubio laid…
A gradual fiscal correction – The Hindu
The fiscal trajectory of Andhra Pradesh between 2023-24 and 2026-27 reflects a government navigating a delicate inflection point, balancing political…