The mould will only be broken when a more assured, capable, statesman of vision and integrity ever takes the helm

Politics dominates the matrix of concern above economics and security

Our political system stands badly stalled and stagnated, and thus the economy in a free-fall

If the status remains unresolved, the Constitution will turn irrelevant

We know them well. We know how it is done. We have the resources to do what must begin forthwith

We may be in a steep inflation cycle but can control money and commodities supply through administrative measures

Initial responses from across the border to the piece were steadied, cautiously praiseful, and deliberate

India is relevant to the world, not only in its size and girth but by its footprint and what matters to the world

Political disenchantment, dysfunction and extreme polarisation has left institutions fully compromised or in disarray

There was a time when years added respect if one hadn’t found it another way and acting old was the key to the mantle