Tuesday, 23 December 2025
Tuesday, 23 December 2025
I had come to South Africa having read all the statistics on high crime in the country. I expected to find a people afraid of one another. What I encountered instead was friendliness and decency
ARGHYA SENGUPTA
The decision to ban animal-derived biostimulants raises a critical policy dilemma: can India afford to prioritise religious sentiment over scientific and economic efficiency?
AKHIL YADAV, ADITYA PRATAP SINGH
In viewing the world in a framework of ‘West vs Rest’, Trumpism is willing to accommodate Russia, at a price, but has excluded China, India and the rising economies of the Global South
SANJAYA BARU
The fact that air pollution is yet to become a phenomenon that can tilt the outcome of electoral contests or lead to spirited collective mobilisations is working to the advantage of the State
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Nearly one in four women aged 20 to 24 is still married before 18, with wide inter-state variations wherein West Bengal, Bihar and UP account for a disproportionate share of child brides
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
The highly-anticipated second volume of ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 is set to drop on Netflix on 26 December in India, with the finale premiering on New Year’s Eve
