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A case of breach of promise

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P Chidambaram

Parliament must function. Oppn must notice how much they help PM Modi

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Tavleen Singh

We let the dogs out

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Leher Kala

Untold stories of Bengali women revolutionaries

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Samayeta Bal

Success of India's deep-tech push requires removing bureaucracy's colonial roots

Success of India's deep-tech push requires removing bureaucracy's colonial roots

Government must focus on basic reforms pending in three important sectors – bureaucracy, regulatory bodies, and judiciary

yesterday 10

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Ram Madhav

BCCI has reminded top players to participate in upcoming Duleep Trophy. That's a good thing

BCCI has reminded top players to participate in upcoming Duleep Trophy. That's a good thing

Being out in the middle and playing is better than sitting on laurels too long

yesterday 10

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Editorial

SC’s revised order on stray dogs opens up space for long-term solutions

SC’s revised order on stray dogs opens up space for long-term solutions

This will require an acknowledgement of, and introspection over, the reasons for the failure of the Animal Birth Control (Dog) Rules

yesterday 10

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Editorial

Inflation targeting regime has worked well. Changes that dilute RBI's monetary policy framework should be avoided

Inflation targeting regime has worked well. Changes that dilute RBI's monetary policy framework should be avoided

Such changes run the risk of “eroding policy credibility”

yesterday 10

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Editorial

India’s strength lies in multiple identities coexisting without fear. That balance is under strain

India’s strength lies in multiple identities coexisting without fear. That balance is under strain

Over the last decade, many Muslims, Christians and Sikhs have grown deeply suspicious of the executive and judiciary. There is enough evidence of...

yesterday 10

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Najeeb Jung

Rough patch in India-US ties shouldn't dilute past gains

Rough patch in India-US ties shouldn't dilute past gains

Challenge is to preserve collaborations despite Trump’s techno-nationalism and the ruckus created by punitive tariffs

yesterday 10

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Editorial

With right policy choices, AI can become a driver for inclusive growth

With right policy choices, AI can become a driver for inclusive growth

The policy challenge is not merely enabling AI access but also ensuring that AI ecosystems remain contestable and worker-supportive

yesterday 10

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Payal Malik

India’s vocational training system needs to reinvent itself to boost employability

India’s vocational training system needs to reinvent itself to boost employability

Investing in robust public–private partnerships to deliver VET (Vocational Education and Training) is critical for successful skilling.

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Farzana Afridi

Best of Both Sides: Reset with China is not a possibility

Best of Both Sides: Reset with China is not a possibility

China remains India’s primary strategic challenge with very little convergence of interests

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Ashok K Kantha

Blackpink headlines Wembley: It's not that big a deal for the K-pop group

Blackpink headlines Wembley: It's not that big a deal for the K-pop group

With the sheer scale of Blackpink’s successes, it’s time to stop treating their artists as outliers. Everyone loves a good underdog story. But it's...

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Rishika Singh

Frank Caprio, the nicest judge

Frank Caprio, the nicest judge

The municipal judge in the US, who died this week, was known for his kindness and leniency, and, over the last few years, became a social media star

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Editorial

India's foreign policy agility must be backed by unity and reform at home

India's foreign policy agility must be backed by unity and reform at home

While engagements with China, Russia are independent of Trump's disruptions, they have now acquired a new dimension

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Editorial

Best of Both Sides: Rivalry with China need not mean conflict

Best of Both Sides: Rivalry with China need not mean conflict

Better ties with China can help India build its own economic and military strength.

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Kuldip Singh

AI-created film ‘Chiranjeevi Hanuman’ raises questions about creative labour and ownership. It must initiate a conversation

AI-created film ‘Chiranjeevi Hanuman’ raises questions about creative labour and ownership. It must initiate a conversation

At what point does AI go from being a tool -- such as in the 2024 film The Brutalist, where it was used to enhance the Hungarian accent of certain...

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Editorial

Express View: New Bills on ministers with criminal charges are bad faith, bad law

Express View: New Bills on ministers with criminal charges are bad faith, bad law

To argue that ‘the people’ will decide if their ministers should run the government from jail subverts people’s rights. The Bills deserve to...

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Editorial

Express View on sedition case against The Wire editor: Heavy-handed state

Express View on sedition case against The Wire editor: Heavy-handed state

Invoking sedition law against journalists, using state machinery to intimidate, is a crude attempt by Himanta Biswa Sarma government to stifle free...

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Editorial

Mid-age professionals are driving AI adoption. It’s because they must

Mid-age professionals are driving AI adoption. It’s because they must

The young know they have enough time to learn; the old can rest on their laurels, and look back at a life well-lived. It is the middle-aged,...

thursday 2

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Editorial

To combat the climate crisis, alarmism is not the way to go

To combat the climate crisis, alarmism is not the way to go

There are those who will argue that raising general public awareness about and demand for ecologically sound policies is a difficult or impossible...

thursday 2

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Rajni Bakshi

Lessons from Trump's tariffs: Reduce dependence on farms

Lessons from Trump's tariffs: Reduce dependence on farms

Protection serves a purpose, but it is reform that will ultimately secure our agricultural future, and for this, the Rashtriya Kisan Kalyan Kosh, a...

thursday 20

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Bhupinder Singh Hooda

The affection economy: Kinship, community, soft power — new currency of a new age

The affection economy: Kinship, community, soft power — new currency of a new age

The future belongs to those who best understand that the currency for prosperity, influence and well-being at this time is care and belonging

thursday 20

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Samir Saran

Bills to remove arrested ministers: First, autonomy for ED, CBI

Bills to remove arrested ministers: First, autonomy for ED, CBI

Bills seeking to remove ministers facing criminal charges are vulnerable to misuse, can serve partisan interests

thursday 20

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Faizan Mustafa

With a new format, in US Open Mixed Doubles, charges of gimmickry will be difficult to avoid

With a new format, in US Open Mixed Doubles, charges of gimmickry will be difficult to avoid

In order to truly make doubles matter again, the bodies in charge of the game will have to emphasise its significance as a genuine sporting...

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Editorial

For EC, a return to transparency is not just desirable — it is necessary

For EC, a return to transparency is not just desirable — it is necessary

If the ECI truly believes ‘every vote matters’, it must prove it by showing every voter it has added — not just every name it has removed, and...

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S Y Quraishi

Recent cloud bursts show — India needs early warning systems

Recent cloud bursts show — India needs early warning systems

Detailed maps of cloudburst-prone zones that use historical data and satellite imagery could guide land-use plans. It's an imperative that cannot...

20.08.2025 3

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Editorial

Express View: With Alaska and Washington summits, Trump has moved the needle towards peace

Express View: With Alaska and Washington summits, Trump has moved the needle towards peace

The prospect of closer US-Russia ties, at least for the remainder of Trump’s term, remains troubling not only for Ukraine, but also for Europe. It...

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Editorial

The untold stories of Bengali women revolutionaries who got us freedom

The untold stories of Bengali women revolutionaries who got us freedom

These women waged a battle on two fronts: Against foreign colonial domination and social constraints that sought to limit their agency

20.08.2025 3

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Pooja Pillai

SC success in increasing case disposal rate can serve as blueprint

SC success in increasing case disposal rate can serve as blueprint

While pendency is a common concern across judicial forums, there is no general panacea for it. Judicial forums must assess the situation before...

20.08.2025 3

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Kriti Sharma

Dressing up for the bully: What Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s 'suit' says about appeasement in the age of Trump

Dressing up for the bully: What Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s 'suit' says about appeasement in the age of Trump

The jury is still out on whether the Ukrainian president's outfit was indeed a suit. But what matters is that Donald Trump liked it – a small...

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Pooja Pillai