Why are courts so soft on rapists?
Rape and sexual assault are crimes where leniency is generous
By Barkha Dutt November 20, 2022
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Guest Column
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The Iran nuclear deal is dead. And it is a good thing, writes Jeff Jacoby
By Jeff Jacoby April 10, 2022 -
Case for coalitions
By Marten van den Berg March 21, 2021 -
Innovate and collaborate
By Sanjaya Mariwala March 07, 2021 -
Block buster
By Dr Alok Vinod Kulkarni March 07, 2021 -
The invisible pandemic
By Dr Alok Vinod Kulkarni February 07, 2021 -
Patch work
By Dr Sachin Varma February 15, 2020 -
Growing up without godfathers
By Priyanka Chaturvedi December 21, 2019 -
Fighting it together
By Dr Kishore Kotha September 14, 2019
Barkha Dutt
Barkha Dutt is an Emmy-nominated reporter, an author and a columnist. One of India's finest journalists, Dutt is a Contributing Editor of THE WEEK.
LAST WORD
Outrage is either misplaced, or entirely missing
Right to practice and propagate faith is a constitutional right
By Barkha Dutt October 23, 2022
Why is India still a member of the Commonwealth: Barkha Dutt
We can't be part of colonial forum and demand compensation for the past, she says
By Barkha Dutt September 25, 2022
Why isn't there more outrage over release of convicts, asks Barkha Dutt
The remission of sentences in Bilkis Bano case is an outrageous travesty of justice
By Barkha Dutt August 28, 2022
Then Ayodhya, now Gyanvapi. The Indian Army, perhaps, holds the solution
The country can take inspiration from the sarv dharam sthals of the Indian military
By Barkha Dutt June 05, 2022
Gandhis on vacay, party in decay: Barkha Dutt
The Gandhi family is the problem—the Congress should accept it
By Barkha Dutt May 08, 2022
India should get off the Ukraine tightrope, writes Barkha Dutt
If Putin gets away with this, who is to say China will not try the same?
By Barkha Dutt March 13, 2022
Barkha Dutt writes on the Congress and the Punjab pickle
The Aam Aadmi Party and Arvind Kejriwal have already pushed the Congress in Punjab
By Barkha Dutt February 13, 2022
To fight ‘gentlemanly’ Omicron, we need to reimagine COVID protocols: Barkha Dutt
The Omicron third wave is officially here. The bad news is that the virus is more
By Barkha Dutt January 16, 2022
Vaccine certificate should be given Aadhaar card-like status, says Barkha Dutt
We are back to counting cases and variants as the spectre of Omicron haunts the
By Barkha Dutt December 19, 2021
UP elections: Is the opposition giving the BJP a walkover?
As the host of a daily digital news show, I am bewildered by some of the issues our
By Barkha Dutt November 21, 2021
Cases of Aryan Khan, Ashish Mishra show contrast in how law is applied: Barkha Dutt
It took a week of national outcry before Ashish Mishra, accused of mowing down
By Barkha Dutt October 24, 2021
Yogi Adityanath remains unhinged and untouched, writes Barkha Dutt
In a week when Narendra Modi and Amit Shah abruptly replaced the chief minister in
By Barkha Dutt September 26, 2021
Taliban's rise: India's wisest choice may be to stand with Afghans, says Barkha Dutt
There has never been a more dangerous time for Indian security interests than now,
By Barkha Dutt August 29, 2021
Snooping culture: We journalists also contributed to it, says Barkha Dutt
The global surveillance scandal, involving the use of Israeli spy software Pegasus,
By Barkha Dutt August 01, 2021