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Israel's real problem may no longer be Iran

Israel's real problem may no longer be Iran

For years, Israel's political leadership has argued that Iran represents the central challenge to peace and stability in West Asia. Whether the...

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Mathrubhumi English

Harikrishnan S

Kerala’s new government learns a hard lesson

Kerala’s new government learns a hard lesson

The first budget of the V D Satheesan government is a serious attempt at economic course correction. At the same time, it is also a reminder that...

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Harikrishnan S

Separating fact from puffery in Modi Govt's 12-yr milestone

Separating fact from puffery in Modi Govt's 12-yr milestone

On and around June 9, 2026, a full page advertisement appeared in several English and Tamil newspapers — and presumably in all Indian newspapers —...

21.06.2026 20

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P Chidambaram

When Vozhinha stunned Spain and AI too

When Vozhinha stunned Spain and AI too

It was not just Spain—one of the strongest favourites to lift the 23rd FIFA World Cup—that was left stunned by the heroics of 40-year-old...

20.06.2026 10

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Mg Radhakrishnan

Redefining Masculinity: How South Indian cinema's heroes have evolved

Redefining Masculinity: How South Indian cinema's heroes have evolved

Robert Connell, a pioneer in the study of masculinities seen in works such as Masculinities (1995), Masculinities and Globalisation in Men and...

20.06.2026 10

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Shoma A Chatterji

Iran deal is not peace, but an intermission

Iran deal is not peace, but an intermission

The announcement of a fourteen-point interim agreement between the United States and Iran has been hailed in some quarters as a diplomatic...

19.06.2026 10

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Harikrishnan S

The fragile architecture of Trump's Iran deal

The fragile architecture of Trump's Iran deal

There is something almost surreal about the way the world is being asked to receive the announcement of a supposed peace deal between the United...

16.06.2026 20

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Harikrishnan S

Operation Toofan: Protecting Kerala’s future from drug menace

Operation Toofan: Protecting Kerala’s future from drug menace

The challenge of drugs is not unique to Kerala. Across India, many states are confronting the same problem. The growth of synthetic drugs, the spread...

15.06.2026 20

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Shashi Tharoor

Why India needs a third aircraft carrier for Maritime Power Projection

Why India needs a third aircraft carrier for Maritime Power Projection

On 8 October 2023, the day after the Hamas attack on Israel, United States Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered USS Gerald R. Ford and her carrier...

14.06.2026 20

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Commodore Johnson Odakkal

Sisterhood on screen: Celebrating female bonds in Indian Cinema

Female bonding, specially the mother-daughter relationship in cinema continues to provide a rich seam of source material for filmmakers around the...

13.06.2026 10

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Shoma A Chatterji

The theatre of uncertainty in West Asia

For months now, the world has been subjected to a spectacle that would be amusing were it not so dangerous. Every few days, Donald Trump emerges to...

13.06.2026 10

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Harikrishnan S

History may not be as kind to Rahul Gandhi as his admirers imagine

Every few months, a familiar argument resurfaces in India's political discourse. Rahul Gandhi, we are told, will be vindicated by history. He may...

09.06.2026 20

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Harikrishnan S

Mao to Maglev: A Malayali journey through China

Our smart young guide in Shanghai introduced himself as Thomas. Explaining that it was only his English name, he said his real name was Wang. No, it...

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Mg Radhakrishnan

Kerala's treasury finally runs out of excuses

For years, Kerala's fiscal debate resembled a village festival loudspeaker. Everyone shouted, and nobody listened. While one side insisted...

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Harikrishnan S

As Rahul Gandhi warns of ‘economic tsunami’, when can a financial emergency be declared in India?

Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi has stirred fresh political debate by warning of an ‘economic tsunami’ in India. Speaking on economic...

05.06.2026 20

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News Desk

The new political creed: Agree with me or be the enemy

There was a time when political debate involved the tedious business of arguments. One would read an article, disagree with it, marshal a few facts,...

04.06.2026 20

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Harikrishnan S

Operation Toofan: A fight for Kerala’s youth, families and future

I had the privilege of participating in the launch of Operation Toofan in Thiruvananthapuram – the first major new initiative of the new Government...

03.06.2026 20

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Shashi Tharoor

Another IPL ends in grand fashion as RCB retains title

In every sense it was a fitting finale for IPL 2026. A 90,000 plus crowd at the biggest cricket facility in the country, the Narendra Modi stadium in...

02.06.2026 10

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Sr suryanarayan

IPL final silences the Purists; T20’s ultimate triumph for cricket

The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad witnessed another remarkable IPL final on Sunday. Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Gujarat Titans to lift...

01.06.2026 20

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Harikrishnan S

Remembering John Abraham; The film that revives a maverick's legacy

The restored 4K version of the Malayalam feature, the late John Abraham’s Amma Ariyan (Report to Mother, 1986) was screened at the Cannes Film...

01.06.2026 20

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Shoma A Chatterji

Cockroaches of the world have united — And they want power

Cockroach is not a bad word or an abuse. A search in Wikipedia will reveal that cockroaches have retained their basic body structure for roughly 200...

31.05.2026 30

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P Chidambaram

Satheesan, Pinarayi and Kerala’s politics of silence

The most striking image from the aftermath of the Enforcement Directorate search connected to Pinarayi Vijayan’s daughter, Veena Thaikkandiyil, was...

30.05.2026 20

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Harikrishnan S

Parties with nothing to hide send lawyers, not mobs

What unfolded in Thiruvananthapuram on the May 27 was not the conduct of a political movement confident in its innocence. It was the behaviour of a...

28.05.2026 30

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Harikrishnan S

The Krishna Kumars and the paradox of influencer intimacy

During a recent family vlog, YouTuber Diya Krishna aka Ozy Talkies addressed a question from subscribers about why she calls her in-laws “aunty”...

26.05.2026 30

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Neelima Menon

Govt ‘lost sight of the ball’ amid economic warning signs

“It’s just all accumulating together. We have frayed relations with the U.S. over tariffs, we are on the wrong side of the AI mania, we are a big...

26.05.2026 30

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P Chidambaram

Much of the Left still does not understand why they lost Kerala’s mandate

The most revealing part of the Left's crushing defeat in Kerala has not been the defeat itself. Elections are lost all the time, governments...

26.05.2026 30

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Harikrishnan S

How Satyajit Ray captured a generation in Pratidwandi?

Pratidwandi (The Adversary) is said to be the first among the three city-centered films Satyajit Ray made. This celluloid journey began in 1970 to be...

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Shoma A Chatterji

Sooryavanshi and Kohli: Youth and experience at centre of IPL spectacle

The IPL feast is reaching the playoff stage and, indeed, it has been exciting all the way as the ten teams did their bit to earn a slot in this final...

26.05.2026 20

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Sr suryanarayan

Trump hits pause as Gulf monarchies fear Iran’s retaliation

Donald Trump now claims that he paused another attack on Iran after Gulf leaders urged him to step back and give diplomacy another chance. One almost...

26.05.2026 30

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Harikrishnan S

Cockroach Janta Party and the anxiety of power in India

The sudden rise of the 'Cockroach Janta Party' (CJP) may look like a meme, a joke, or merely another fleeting internet phenomenon. But...

26.05.2026 30

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Harikrishnan S

When the Vishwaguru has to seek Uncle Sam's approval

There was a time when India spoke the language of strategic autonomy with a certain confidence. One did not have to agree with every foreign policy...

26.05.2026 30

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Harikrishnan S

Great Nicobar may not be a scam, but it may be too much

The debate over the Great Nicobar project has quickly turned into a familiar shouting match. It was re-ignited a few days ago when Rahul Gandhi...

01.05.2026 50

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Harikrishnan S

Spices are the key to a renewed export future

I write these words in Kochi, a city whose very history is intertwined with the global spice trade. For over two millennia, this coastline has...

01.05.2026 50

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Shashi Tharoor

Beyond the hype: Four times Mammootty and Mohanlal felt effortless together

Patriot (directed and written by Mahesh Narayanan) arrives at a moment when both Mammootty and Mohanlal stand magnificently at the peak of their...

30.04.2026 40

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Neelima Menon

UAE's OPEC walkout will not end USD reign

The temptation, when a country like the United Arab Emirates walks out of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), is to read it as...

29.04.2026 40

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Harikrishnan S

One Nation, One Election - A defining test for Indian Democracy

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under Mr Narendra Modi is unlike any other party in India — past or present. Its goal is not to win elections as...

26.04.2026 40

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P Chidambaram

Donald Trump and the discipline of Indiscipline

There is a temptation to dismiss United States President Donald Trump as an aberration, a crude interruption in an otherwise continuous arc of...

25.04.2026 40

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Harikrishnan S