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James C Scott showed new ways of studying resistance

July 24, 2024 08:20 IST

His work nudged social scientists to look at how the marginalised struggle against power, even when not organised politically

Hope deferred in Budget 2024: A holding operation with hands tied

July 24, 2024 08:15 IST

First budget of Modi government’s third term is circumscribed by the general election verdict. On big challenges like jobs and private investment, it offers a patchwork of proposals; on taxation, some good ideas — but a bold, reformist plan remains elusive

Economic Survey: Spelling out the challenges

July 23, 2024 07:40 IST

The survey is forthright in its assessments. Question is whether issues raised and prescriptions given will translate into policy

Changing racist plant names: Affra, not caffra

July 23, 2024 07:30 IST

Divesting species of names with a heavy colonial and racial baggage may form only a small part of a larger reckoning, but they’re a reminder that even the sciences bear the scars of wounds inflicted long ago

Express View on Biden bowing out: The new challenges for Democrats and Republicans

July 22, 2024 17:12 IST

He has done right thing by his party. Democrats will need to rally behind new ticket, Republicans face new challenge

Quota protests in Bangladesh: Government’s grim test

July 22, 2024 07:55 IST

They speak of simmering discontents. Sheikh Hasina government should use reprieve given by court to apply healing touch.

This budget should bring agricultural research into focus

July 22, 2024 07:28 IST

Indian agriculture is today facing challenges different from the Green Revolution period. It’s about more output from less nutrients, water and labour, while simultaneously coping with climate change and extreme weather events.

BJP’s post-mortem of 2024 verdict: Learning to listen

July 20, 2024 07:05 IST

Ruling parties, as they look within, must walk a fine line between looking back and moving ahead, between finding scapegoats and searching for solutions

Trump, Vance and the challenge of New Conservatism

July 20, 2024 06:50 IST

At Republican National Convention, there is an attempt to woo working-class votes. Left Liberals the world over should be watching

Argentina’s Copa America win, tainted by racism

July 20, 2024 06:45 IST

Racism in football isn’t new. But it was especially jarring that it wasn’t fans targeting players, but the players themselves insulting their counterparts

‘Garbage times’: How China’s online rebellion underlines global confusion

July 19, 2024 08:05 IST

A new formulation could help make sense of a time of chaos and conflict

U-Win, All Win: A game changer

July 19, 2024 07:55 IST

U-Win is slated to become the world’s largest immunisation registry. The country’s impressive suite of digital delivery systems should pave the way for making the UIP more expansive

How the system failed Rahim Ali, Indian

July 19, 2024 07:52 IST

Supreme Court restored his citizenship, over two years after he died. Those who failed him, and others, must answer

Why Karnataka’s Bill on quota for locals in private sector should be dropped

July 18, 2024 07:07 IST

It is bad law, politics and economics. Such restrictive quotas could take a high toll on the dynamism of cities like Bengaluru, which essentially thrive because of the openness of their economy

A thief walks into a house. The rest is poetry

July 18, 2024 06:53 IST

How a burglary in Marathi poet Narayan Surve’s house in Maharashtra’s Raigad had a poetic ending

IMF’s World Economic Outlook update for India: Holding steady

July 18, 2024 06:53 IST

A change in policy appears unlikely in the near term as uncertainty over the trajectory of inflation, food in particular, persists

‘Yeh Dil Deewana’: What makes a Mumbai local commute bearable

July 17, 2024 07:45 IST

The joy of sharing a snatch of a favourite film song or bhajan with fellow sufferers, playing cards or antakshari with strangers and gossipping with ‘train friends’: These are what make this one inescapable part of most Mumbaikars’ lives a little better

Pakistan government’s move to ban Imran Khan’s PTI serves no public interest

July 17, 2024 07:35 IST

As the country faces a crisis of democracy, the ruling coalition’s focus should be on internal security and economy, not PTI

Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan funds: Schools shouldn’t suffer over political bickering

July 17, 2024 07:24 IST

Stopping SSA funds to Delhi, Punjab and Bengal speaks poorly of Centre. State governments must show flexibility

Djokovic’s era of dominance may now be in the past

July 16, 2024 07:41 IST

The winner of 24 Grand Slam titles seemed slower to get to balls. Djokovic, the last one of the fabled Big 3, is no longer playing his best game

Maharashtra’s Public Security Bill and its dangers

July 16, 2024 07:41 IST

Maharashtra’s proposed security law has loose definitions, threatens to criminalise legitimate debate and dissent

RBI unlikely to pivot on rates

July 16, 2024 07:25 IST

As the core inflation remains low, greater clarity over the monsoon and the trajectory of food prices will influence policy

Prachanda out, Oli in: Another churn in Kathmandu

July 15, 2024 07:28 IST

Political instability could aggravate Nepal’s economic crisis. New Delhi should be alert against Beijing’s moves in a climate of uncertainty.

Express View on attempted assassination of Donald Trump: Taking aim at democracy

July 15, 2024 09:51 IST

Trump assassination bid reflects deep perils of polarisation in a culture awash with guns. Both Republicans and Democrats need to pull their bases back from the brink, the world is watching

Tapping agriculture’s potential to create more jobs

July 13, 2024 06:59 IST

It requires re-imagining agriculture and a vision of the “farm as a factory” producing crops that are raw material for further value addition. Converting onion and tomato to paste and puree can do what sugar mills and dairies have done — not just adding value to produce, but also creating jobs in the countryside itself