The Truth can never be hidden
A bitter power struggle is raging within the Tata Group. Barely a month after N Chandrasekaran, Tata Sons chairman, announced his decision to not seek an extension, the board of the holding…
By Sohail Khan · 21 Sep
Every few months, India relives the same headline in a different city: a trunk of question papers goes missing, a gang of “solvers” is arrested, a Minister announces a re-test. Then the…
By Sohail Khan · 21 Sep
Salt, as an essential electrolyte, sits at the centre of human well-being, but being most prone to overuse and misuse, the condiment remains at the heart of illness as well. When Tamil…
By Sohail Khan · 21 Sep
Most Indians know the parable of several blind men trying to describe an elephant. One touches its trunk and believes it is a snake. Another feels its leg and insists it is…
By Sohail Khan · 21 Sep
India is approaching an uncomfortable turning point in monetary policy. With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holding the repo rate at 5.25% while inflation rises, the real policy rate is steadily…
By Sohail Khan · 21 Sep
When the first Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) was passed in 1976, a government of a different political hue was in power from the one that has now proposed the more fierce…
By Sohail Khan · 20 Sep
The U.S. Russia Sanctions Act, now signed into law by President Donald Trump, and its resultant impending tariffs, present a new and substantially different escalation of tensions between the U.S. and India.…
By Sohail Khan · 20 Sep
With the recent bust of a counterfeit medicine racket in Bengaluru, a public policy issue with broad ramifications for health care in the State has emerged. Centered around Bengaluru, relabelled or fake…
By Sohail Khan · 20 Sep
Climate action India’s lower per-capita emissions and progress on renewable capacity are significant, but climate responsibility cannot be discussed only through present-day averages (Front page, September 20). India’s rising energy demand, urbanisation…
By Sohail Khan · 20 Sep
Across India, traditional crafts are not confined to museums or galleries. In several villages, artisans continue to practise techniques passed down through generations, often turning homes and small workshops into living centres…
By Sohail Khan · 20 Sep