Editors Choice
A friend recently remarked that my current work as a Life Coach was “just for pocket money”. The comment lingered, not just because it stung, but because it revealed something larger about…
By Sohail Khan · 14 Aug
Editors Choice
Three developments in Punjab this week have brought the politics of religion, militancy-era legacies and the Sikh prisoner issue back into the political conversation. First, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met Governor Gulab…
By Sohail Khan · 14 Aug
Editors Choice
By Mayank Makhija and Naman Sharma In the legal drama 12 Angry Men, about the deliberations of a jury during a murder trial, one juror insists that before sending a young man…
By Sohail Khan · 14 Aug
Editors Choice
The office romance is having a strange little moment. We have spent the last decade making workplaces safer, more professional and increasingly conscious of boundaries, and yet we still cannot stop fancying…
By Sohail Khan · 14 Aug
Editors Choice
On many occasions since Independence, India has witnessed student disenchantment and turmoil. No two periods of history are the same. Each such moment is rooted in the issues of concern and contemporary…
By Sohail Khan · 14 Aug
Editors Choice
India’s efforts to secure critical mineral assets overseas are facing a series of hurdles, ranging from high asset valuations, volatile mineral prices, financial constraints, to socio-political risks in resource-rich countries. Incorporated in…
By Sohail Khan · 14 Aug
Editors Choice
On Thursday (August 13), the Bar Council of India (BCI) directed state bar councils to not enrol graduates of NALSAR University of Law’s 2026 batch over their protest against the convocation invitation…
By Sohail Khan · 14 Aug
Editors Choice
There is something inspiring and enlightening about the sight of students standing together in protest. Their placards may carry new demands, their slogans may belong to a new generation, and the technologies…
By Sohail Khan · 14 Aug
Editors Choice
India celebrates Independence Day on August 15. Pakistan does so a day earlier, on August 14. It is an odd difference, considering that the two countries were created out of the same…
By Sohail Khan · 14 Aug
Editors Choice
When Zhu Rongji became China’s fifth premier in March 1998, he famously declared at his inaugural press conference, “Whether it is a minefield or an abyss that lies ahead, I will go…
By Sohail Khan · 14 Aug