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Welfare is on the agenda of all political parties. But is it adequate?

The social protection architecture emerging in India is chaotic. It’s also unbalanced — groups with little political leverage seem to be losing out on even existing levels of protection

Mahalakshmi , Maharashtra , India , Delhi , Chhattisgarh , Himachal , Uttaranchal , Tamil-nadu , Telangana , Andhra-pradesh , Madhya-pradesh , Karnataka

World Inequality Lab report on India fails to capture the country's economic reality

These claims on inequality trends in India are based on a set of questionable assumptions. They warrant closer scrutiny

United-states , India , United-kingdom , British , Thomas-piketty , Abhijit-banerjee , Gerald-auten , Nitin-bharti , Anmol-somanchi , Suresh-tendulkar , World-bank-economic , World-inequality-lab

Vivek Katju writes on Shahryar Khan: The prince who became a diplomat

Khan led a full life in which he displayed the urbane sophistication which defined the culture of the Indian subcontinent in a time that is now no more

Pakistan , Rwanda , France , London , City-of , United-kingdom , India , Jordan , Jammu , Jammu-and-kashmir , Dehradun , Uttaranchal

Remembering Pankaj Udhas: His art — of loss, longing and a letter

What worked for Udhas was the accessibility of his songs. This may be why many still find an emotional authenticity in his music

Mumbai , Maharashtra , India , Manhar , Uttar-pradesh , Kargil , Jammu-and-kashmir , Mitali-singh , Navrang-nagpurkar , Jagjit-singh , Mahesh-bhatt , Usha-khanna

Open book exams — a step towards 'learning without burden' for students

With weekly and monthly tests, a breathless routine destroys the child’s search for meaning in what is taught. This failure needs a broader remedy

India , Ritesh-khunyakari , Rajya-sabha , Arindam-bose , Mythili-ramchand , Yash-pal , Najma-heptulla , Deputy-speaker , Right-teacher , Every-child- , Open-book-exams

Why culture was recognised as a goal for the first time under India's G20 presidency

This milestone marks a paradigm shift in the global development strategy as it underscores culture as a fundamental pillar for inclusive and sustainable development and recognises its impact on social inclusion and economic growth

India , Narendra-modi , Sustainable-development-goals-sdgs , Assembly-declaration , Agenda-for-sustainable-development , United-nations , Sustainable-development-goals , United-nations-general-assembly-declaration , Minister-narendra-modi , Indias-g20-presidency , 20-presidency , Ashi-culture-pathway

Inside Track: Priyanka hesitates

It is unclear whether Priyanka Gandhi will stand for the Lok Sabha from Rae Bareli or not. She did not give any directions to her close associates when they called on her recently, asking if they should begin campaigning.

Mumbai , Maharashtra , India , Odisha , Orissa , Bihar , Chhattisgarh , Delhi , Gita-mehta , Ajit-pawar , Naveen-patnaik , Nitish-kumar

Tavleen Singh writes: Dissidence strengthens democracy

In India, we celebrate elections with fervour and festivity but too often forget that democracy is about more than elections. What it is fundamentally about are the rights that democracy gives ordinary people to speak out if they disagree with government policies.

India , Russia , France , French , Bharat , Suhas-palshikar , Alexei-navalny , Narendra-modi , Vladimir-putin , Twitter , Home-ministry , Overseas-citizen

Under 6 per cent is uninspiring

The record of the BJP/NDA government in the last 10 years has been uninspiring. Against the UPA’s record of 6.7 per cent under the new series (it was 7.5 per cent under the old series), the NDA government has been able to register a growth rate of only 5.9 per cent over ten years

India , China , Manipur , Uttar-pradesh , Aane-waale-hain , Labour-force-participation-rate , Viksit-bharat , Achhe-din-aane-waale-hain , P-chidambaram , Arendra-modi , Ndian-economy , Ndian-economy-growth

Express View: No bail for Manish Sisodia

Nearly year-long incarceration of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister invites questions that need an answer

Delhi , India , Uttar-pradesh , State-of-uttar-pradesh , Manish-sisodia , Dataram-singh , Gurbaksh-singh-sibbia , Delhi-high-court , Supreme-court , Deputy-chief-minister , Money-laundering-act , Delhi-deputy