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Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: After Ukraine, imperialism is now the norm

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Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Trump's tariff regime is causing turmoil. What should India do?

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Mrinal Pande

Living with animals – the challenges and the solution

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Mrinal Pande

The Third Edit: Arid Vidarbha, fertile for cricket

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Mrinal Pande

Here's what the Hindi baiters don't get

Here's what the Hindi baiters don't get

Those who are from the non-Hindi speaking areas, while cursing Hindi imposition, will not introspect honestly as to why they have failed to write...

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Mrinal Pande

Mayawati's struggle for relevance

Mayawati's struggle for relevance

BSP’s decision to expel her nephew Akash Anand draws attention to a beleaguered party. Its continuing internal disarray, combined with its...

yesterday 10

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Mrinal Pande

With 'Anora' winning at Oscars, small cinema finds the big screen

With 'Anora' winning at Oscars, small cinema finds the big screen

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a club notoriously made of old, White male voters, rarely picks films that delight, over a grand...

yesterday 10

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Shalini Langer

For Trump, Putin is more important than Ukraine. Can Europe step in?

For Trump, Putin is more important than Ukraine. Can Europe step in?

Most of Europe is now concluding that America, at least under Trump, simply cannot be seen as a reliable ally. The strategic transformation that is...

yesterday 10

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Sumit Ganguly

The Third Edit: Hope in an Oscar

The Third Edit: Hope in an Oscar

Best Documentary Oscar for ‘No Other Land’, about dispossession of a Palestinian community, sees and hears pain amid growing polarisation.

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Mrinal Pande

Rural women are working, informally. But are they doing well?

Rural women are working, informally. But are they doing well?

We await more granular, recent data on women’s time use to better understand how much of the rise in women’s work participation is attributable to...

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Farzana Afridi

Showdown in White House, a world made smaller

Showdown in White House, a world made smaller

The differences -- political, geopolitical, personal -- between US Donald Trump and J D Vance, on one side and Ukraine's embattled leader,...

yesterday 5

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Mrinal Pande

Delimitation debate: A Faustian bargain or an unfinished democratic revolution?

Delimitation debate: A Faustian bargain or an unfinished democratic revolution?

While delimitation raises concerns about gerrymandering, and fears of establishing permanent political or electoral majorities, it also brings...

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Ashwani Kumar

Trump pausing all aid will devastate Ukraine in more ways than one

Trump pausing all aid will devastate Ukraine in more ways than one

Just two days back, the defence secretary ordered the US Cyber Command to pause offensive cyber-operations against Russia

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Editorial

Chiranjeevi wants a grandson. He needs to move with the times

Chiranjeevi wants a grandson. He needs to move with the times

As long as people in power continue to say things like this — offhand or in earnest — we’ll be reminded that for all our progress, some mindsets...

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Aishwarya Khosla

The ghost of Bofors returns

The ghost of Bofors returns

What has changed since Modi became prime minister is that he is so allergic to criticism that almost the whole media has been ‘managed’. Our...

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Tavleen Singh

Starting an unprovoked war

Starting an unprovoked war

The Three Language Formula (TLF) is not enforced in the Hindi-speaking states but sought to be enforced in the non-Hindi speaking states. It is a...

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P Chidambaram

Zelenskyy and Trump meeting: When the bully wins

Zelenskyy and Trump meeting: When the bully wins

Zelenskyy has been at the centre of a film scripted, directed and produced by the West. Trump is making a different movie, and this one isn’t a...

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Aakash Joshi

Women's invisible labour and the dreams of Viksit Bharat

Women's invisible labour and the dreams of Viksit Bharat

Government's Time Use Survey confirms that women take on a lion's share of unpaid work. The repercussions of this disparity risk being both...

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Vikram S Mehta

How to raise a boy: Do we ask our boys enough – where does it hurt?

How to raise a boy: Do we ask our boys enough – where does it hurt?

"When my son was in Grade II, his first name brought him the attention that many Muslim children across the country face. This meant that I had to...

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Samina Mishra

If you want migration to work, look at the success stories

If you want migration to work, look at the success stories

Migration can work for all if governments across countries collaborate with successful immigrants.

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Vikram S Mehta

Leave me alone this Women’s Day

Leave me alone this Women’s Day

This Women’s Day and on other days, I want to reclaim my head space and outgrow the demands to manage and maintain, self and others.

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Susan Thomas

Growth, consumption and an economy turning the corner

Growth, consumption and an economy turning the corner

The economy has recovered, but growth is underwhelming. Another rate cut could be in offing

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Sachchidanand Shukla

Trump's America First, an opening for Indian farms

Trump's America First, an opening for Indian farms

His threat of reciprocal tariffs could be a chance to transition from protectionism to a productivity-driven agri-export strategy.

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Ashok Gulati

Indian cities need a plan

Indian cities need a plan

They must be challenged to transform into world-class destinations by learning from Singapore’s structured urbanisation

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Amitabh Kant

EU and India, on a strong footing

EU and India, on a strong footing

In terms of both its nature and timing, European Union President Ursula von der Leyen’s visit to India was a pivotal moment for bilateral...

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Vikram S Mehta

Trump, Zelenskyy and the hypocrisy of ‘polite’ diplomacy

Trump, Zelenskyy and the hypocrisy of ‘polite’ diplomacy

Outrage over Trump’s treatment of the Ukrainian president distracts from the long history of Euro-American leaders who bullied and damaged the...

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Sanjay Srivastava

Not idli-sambar, but visitors' lack of interest in Goa beyond its beaches is the problem

Not idli-sambar, but visitors' lack of interest in Goa beyond its beaches is the problem

It is not uncommon, even today, to see large groups commandeering vast stretches of Goa’s most popular beaches, but eating their own home-cooked...

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Pooja Pillai

Can Anora’s wins become a win for indie cinema?

Can Anora’s wins become a win for indie cinema?

Sean Baker, the first person to win four Oscars in a single night for the same film, batted for big screen experiences and independent films

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Alaka Sahani

The paradox of Hindi: Official but not yet ‘national’, and a language of the marginalised

The paradox of Hindi: Official but not yet ‘national’, and a language of the marginalised

The two imaginations of Hindi—an official yet to be functional national language of the state and a popular, democratic, and confident language of...

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Hilal Ahmed

The incomplete feminism of ‘Mrs’ and ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’

The incomplete feminism of ‘Mrs’ and ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’

Neither film can escape its limited view of caste

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Aakshi Magazine

India can be the world leader in textiles. Here’s how

India can be the world leader in textiles. Here’s how

We have a lot going for us — a relatively stable economy and government, good relationships with the world’s leading nations, a centuries-old...

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Kulin Lalbhai

Iqbal M Chagla, the senior who changed my life

Iqbal M Chagla, the senior who changed my life

He was my pillar of support. With his sharp intellect, great oratory, he towered above his seniors and colleagues at the bar

01.03.2025 10

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Janak Dwarkadas

On AI, the big leap India needs

On AI, the big leap India needs

The era of incremental progress is over. With nations competing to dominate the ecosystem, India needs to do more than be a participant

01.03.2025 6

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B V R Subrahmanyam

The Third Edit: Boris Spassky – chess champion, Cold War victim

The Third Edit: Boris Spassky – chess champion, Cold War victim

Spassky blended psychology and unpredictability. On the chessboard, he cut out clutter

01.03.2025 10

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Kulin Lalbhai

Express View: Economy recovers, markets are down

Express View: Economy recovers, markets are down

After second quarter slump, economy has picked up pace in third quarter. Concerns over the robustness of the momentum remain

01.03.2025 10

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Kulin Lalbhai

In Manipur, a window for peace

In Manipur, a window for peace

With militias surrendering weapons, Centre has a chance to create conditions for peace in Manipur. It shouldn't let the opportunity slip

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Kulin Lalbhai