The Truth can never be hidden
For much of the 20th century, a rocket tearing a white seam through the sky did for India roughly what football did for Argentina and Brazil. Nations shut out of the councils…
By Sohail Khan · 25 Aug
Tamil Nadu’s decision to establish a high-level Revenue Augmentation Committee could prove more important than simply finding additional resources for the State Budget. It offers Tamil Nadu an opportunity to do something…
By Sohail Khan · 25 Aug
The success of the student-led protest at Jantar Mantar has altered the political vocabulary of the moment. Examinations, paper leaks, recruitment, and the anxieties of an entire generation have suddenly moved from…
By Sohail Khan · 25 Aug
In a ‘Business’ page report, “‘Top 5 big family businesses hold over 60% income’” (August 16, 2026), the headline and first two paragraphs should have clarified and read: “A study of 25…
By Sohail Khan · 25 Aug
New airport, save wetlands The decision of the Tamil Nadu government, under the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, to look for a new airport site for Chennai, instead of Parandur, to protect agricultural lands…
By Sohail Khan · 25 Aug
While Sarnath and Bodh Gaya dominate India’s Buddhist tourism map, North India is dotted with quieter sites that offer a deeper look into the region’s Buddhist history. From ancient monastic remains to…
By Sohail Khan · 25 Aug
When a pirate and a war criminal step on Indian soil, they may share the same spatial and temporal coordinates, but they exist in parallel universes. The pirate experiences India as a…
By Sohail Khan · 25 Aug
Way back in 1972, Christopher Stone, in his celebrated article “Should trees gave standing? – Toward legal rights for natural objects”, opined that whenever a new entity is provided rights, it is…
By Sohail Khan · 25 Aug
Though the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), 1960 is in abeyance, the writings on the theme relating to its past, present, and future have remained unabated. The two common elements noticeable in the…
By Sohail Khan · 25 Aug
The world is not running out of oil. But if the Strait of Hormuz does not return to normal, inventories, bypass pipelines, and alternative supplies cannot indefinitely prevent a logistics crisis from…
By Sohail Khan · 25 Aug