As a teacher, the day I mistook fear for obedience
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- October 17, 2026
In my fourth year of teaching Sociology to high-school students, I tried to change my pedagogy, specifically how I related to them. I had to teach a large class, and…
For every girl, a helping hand and a chance to fly
- October 16, 2026
Today, we celebrate “her” — the girl who speaks her mind; who refuses to let circumstances write her ending for her. In this month of International Day of the Girl…
Is the world drifting into era of billionaire-controlled geopolitics?
- October 16, 2026
Before venturing into Ukraine in February 2022, the Russian army knocked out the Viasat satellite communications link to that country — a crucial lifeline for all communications, both military and…
Attack on Navi Pillay’s Peace Nobel is really an attack on international law
- October 16, 2026
On October 9, the Nobel Committee awarded the Peace Prize to South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her “efforts to promote peace and international law”. A section of the…
On Imran Khan’s expulsion notice, the State has the power, but it must be kinder
- October 16, 2026
Last week, social media was abuzz with pictures of actor Imran Khan being detained by the Mumbai Police while participating in a protest. Shortly afterwards, it was reported that the…
Surjit Bhalla: On SIR, ECI has been more right than wrong
- October 16, 2026
What’s going on, Alfie? Oh sorry, wrong generation, but the entitled Gen Z, nourished on Instagram tidbits, should understand. For two weeks, the Capital has been treated to the spectacle…
How India can turn turbulence in North America to its advantage
- October 16, 2026
By concluding a rapid succession of free trade agreements across Europe, the Gulf, and the Indo-Pacific, India has signalled that its economic statecraft is being redesigned to secure the supply…
Jantar Mantar: Delhi Police must follow law, not offer platitudes
- October 16, 2026
Resolute citizen protests against the SIR, and the Modi government’s draconian police clampdown in response, defined the Capital in early October. Thousands were detained, journalists manhandled, Metro gates shuttered and…
IDBI Bank disinvestment: Centre must push ahead with PSU sales
- October 16, 2026
On Wednesday, the long drawn out disinvestment of IDBI Bank was finally cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs. The “strategic buyer”, Toronto-based Fairfax Financial Holdings, will acquire 60.72…
France protests expose deepening debt and political crisis
- October 16, 2026
Street protests in France over the last few weeks paint a stark picture. In schools across the country, students — joined by teachers, parents, nurses and other sections of society…