Opinion

Talking about climate change, some familiar images immediately spring to our mind: devastating wildfires, flash floods, prolonged heat waves, powerful cyclones, or drought-cracked earth. These scenes receive the most attention …

For decades, India has been recognized as a supplier of skilled professionals to the world. Indian executives today lead some of the world’s largest technology, consulting and financial-services companies, while …

Jharkhand presents one of India’s most perplexing economic puzzles. The state holds nearly 40 percent of the nation’s mineral wealth, including vast reserves of iron ore, coal, and bauxite, yet …

In the jargon-filled world of stock markets, ‘opening price’ and ‘closing price’ look like two less-intimidating, easily digestible terms. Though both prices are derived through prescribed mechanisms, closing price is …

The Museum Ulm at the Baden-Wurttemberg state in Germany displays a fantastic exhibit of a man-lion. The icon’s German name is Löwenmensch, meaning ‘lion-person’ or ‘lion-human.’  The exhibit, just about …

Officially there may be a sense of shock and disbelief that the United States is going to scale down its joint military exercises with South Korea. But America’s allies in …

Everyone wants good teachers. Education policies routinely speak of teachers who are reflective, critical, creative, empathetic and capable of responding to the diverse needs of their students. India is no …

A few years ago, if you had asked me what service meant, I probably would have given you the answer most high school students would. Showing up. Volunteering. Helping someone. …

The difficulties between India and Pakistan today do not arise solely from the policies pursued by their respective Governments in what each considers its own national interest, even when those …