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India enters a war of words

The imposition of Hindi on southern states strikes a raw national nerve

yesterday 10

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Chris Kay

An inauspicious anniversary for Labour

Prime minister’s U-turn on welfare reform has badly dented his authority with MPs

yesterday 9

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The Editorial Board

Nato’s summit cannot disguise Ukraine’s plight

Without more military aid, Kyiv’s situation on the battlefield could deteriorate rapidly

yesterday 40

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Gideon Rachman

Labour had a theory for acquiring power, but none for how to wield it

A lack of interest in the real meat of policy helps to explain why Starmer’s first year in government has gone so badly

yesterday 40

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Stephen Bush

A new front in Trump’s war on the global economy

Exemptions granted to the US on taxation make cross-border business even harder

yesterday 1

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The Editorial Board

The risks of funding states via casinos

It is easy to imagine conditions in which money simply dries up, perhaps in response to large movements in bond yields

yesterday 1

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Martin Wolf

Donald Trump’s big, beautiful act of self-harm

Many Republicans could lose their seats in Congress as a result of the president’s reverse Robin Hood budget

yesterday 1

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Edward Luce

In defence of the second-mover advantage

In AI, the message ‘act now or miss out’ has more in common with high-pressure sales than business strategy

yesterday 1

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Sarah Oconnor

Is Europe ready for war?

With US support for transatlantic security faltering, Nato nations are fortifying the eastern frontier with Russia

yesterday 1

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Visual Story

A resurgent China should do the hard work now

The government could use this moment of stability to rally people around reforms that tackle structural issues

yesterday 1

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Eswar Prasad

Trump must lead the way to a comprehensive Middle East peace deal

Whatever path we choose will shape the region’s future for decades

yesterday 1

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Lana Nusseibeh

Lessons in delivering change for a restless electorate

The Blair era offers ideas on how to reform and improve public services, but the rise of populism raises the stakes

yesterday 1

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Michelle Clement

Growth is competing with Labour’s other missions

Prioritising defence and clean energy may deliver some objectives — but not this one

previous day 9

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Helen Miller

Get ready to embark on a new era of financial repression

Tariffs are not the only flashpoint; another economic policy war is shaping up

previous day 10

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Martin Sandbu

The vulnerabilities holding back Chinese industry

Despite its prowess, China has not been able to overcome dozens of ‘choke points’ that are the essential building blocks of modern manufacturing

previous day 30

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The Big Read

Iran attack could be the death knell for nuclear non-proliferation

More countries will seek atomic weapons unless Europe and its allies defend a flawed but vital treaty

previous day 40

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Ankit Panda

The world is changing, the US market is not

To date, the Trump shock is that he has had so little impact

previous day 30

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Ruchir Sharma

The US Federal Reserve’s Trump problem

The president is undermining his own desire for lower interest rates

previous day 10

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The Editorial Board

The power and the glory of profanity

Donald Trump’s inclination to swear is coarse, un-presidential, and highly effective

sunday 20

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Jemima Kelly

The Iran threat will haunt the Gulf for years

As Israel and Washington celebrate, there is a sense of dread and uncertainty throughout the region

28.06.2025 9

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Emile Hokayem

Zohran Mamdani, the socialist New Yorker shaking up the Democrats

Few expected the 33-year-old’s victory in the mayoral primary

28.06.2025 5

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Person In The News

Rebel rebel: parliamentary humiliations didn’t start with Starmer

Government climbdown on welfare reveals the perpetually problematic relationship between Labour’s front and backbench

28.06.2025 3

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Philip Cowley

What kind of world does Trump want?

Global leaders struggle to understand the impulses and stratagems of the US president

28.06.2025 40

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The Big Read

Why is the right so fascinated with fantasy literature?

Society inevitably structures our choices but the resulting frustration feeds a yearning for magical rings

28.06.2025 2

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Martin Sandbu

Principles must not be the victim of Starmer’s embrace of realpolitik

The government is right to push up defence spending, but hard power isn’t everything

28.06.2025 3

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Philip Stephens

Venice is still in peril — this time from the Bezos wedding

Angry locals who say he is treating the city as a private playground have succeeded in getting the ceremony moved

28.06.2025 3

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Rachel Spence

Violeta Chamorro, Nicaragua’s president, 1929-2025

Conciliator who guided the nation to peace after decades of civil strife and war

28.06.2025 4

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Violeta Barrios De Chamorro

Turkey’s economic woes catch up with Erdoğan

A cost of living crisis and social unrest are throwing the strongman leader’s plan to stay in power into jeopardy

27.06.2025 20

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The Big Read

The eternal dilemma of how to tax the super-rich

It is becoming harder to keep wealthy nomads and ordinary voters happy

27.06.2025 10

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The Editorial Board

Gold glitters as mistrust spreads

Calls for European governments to repatriate the bullion they store in the US are a sign of something bigger

27.06.2025 2

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Gillian Tett

Should we stop the UK’s best talent moving to London?

The capital has been skewing Britain’s economic geography for more than a century

27.06.2025 3

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Chris Giles