In a positive development, the latest Union budget has employment generation at its heart, a marked departure from previous years. However, such direct interventions alone won't make any difference if issues in the governance of economy are not addressed.

The big picture of electoral bonds is not their impact on cleaning up political funding but the endgame of BJP’s politics of corruption.

Could it be that the Congress holds its own better when its opponent is more reliant on governance and state machinery than politics.

The distinction between Hamas and Gaza Palestinians has been elided to justify this collective punishment. The fact that Hamas is the elected government in Gaza is being marshaled as the rationale for the collective punishment of Gaza Palestinians is absurd.

The results show that there is a cognitive dissonance between liberal expectations and ground reality.

The Modi government's claim that the public supports demonetisation ignores the localised agitations and dissenting voices from across the country.