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Stop rewriting history: Rammohan Roy was a revolutionary, not a ‘British agent’

Stop rewriting history: Rammohan Roy was a revolutionary, not a ‘British agent’

When Madhya Pradesh higher education minister Inder Singh Parmar branded Raja Rammohan Roy a “British agent”, he was not mistaken — he was...

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Hasnain Naqvi

Is the Indian diaspora getting a taste of its own medicine?

Is the Indian diaspora getting a taste of its own medicine?

Someone I know recently went to Vietnam; on a sight-seeing visit to the Da Nang bridge he came across a large group of Indian tourists, waving the...

16.11.2025 10

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Aakar Patel

India's global rankings: The red flags we refuse to see

India's global rankings: The red flags we refuse to see

Some years ago, the NITI Aayog said it would prepare a ‘single, informative dashboard for all the 29 (later 32) global indices’ on which India was...

16.11.2025 8

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Aakar Patel

Making sense of China’s massive military purge

Making sense of China’s massive military purge

The most striking outcome of the Chinese Communist Party’s Fourth Plenum in October was the sweeping purge of military officials at every level of...

16.11.2025 2

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Subir Bhaumik

The rise of Zohran Mamdani and what it means for the Hindutva project

The rise of Zohran Mamdani and what it means for the Hindutva project

The election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City is undeniably historic. His ascent signals big shifts in identity politics, diaspora...

16.11.2025 1

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Ashok Swain

Our air, their privilege: Delhi’s choking reality

Our air, their privilege: Delhi’s choking reality

The air is free but why is it such a privilege to breathe?’ read one of the several placards at a protest in New Delhi last week, as residents...

16.11.2025 3

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Ashok Swain

Is India jettisoning its climate goals?

Is India jettisoning its climate goals?

The world leaders’ summit that opens COP climate conferences is a political spotlight moment. And when the attendance of heads of state is as low...

16.11.2025 4

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Ashok Swain

Revisiting Jawaharlal Nehru’s India: A call to moral remembrance

Revisiting Jawaharlal Nehru’s India: A call to moral remembrance

In an era when India’s public conversation is dominated by noise rather than nuance, here Buddhdev Pandya’s reflection on Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru...

14.11.2025 10

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Sam Pitroda

Comrades in nation-building: Nehru and Patel, beyond the myth of rivalry

Comrades in nation-building: Nehru and Patel, beyond the myth of rivalry

Few relationships in modern Indian history have been as misrepresented — and as vital — as the one between Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar...

14.11.2025 2

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Hasnain Naqvi

Maulana Azad: The mind that shaped modern India

Maulana Azad: The mind that shaped modern India

Every November 11, India observes National Education Day — not merely to mark a birth anniversary, but to honour a mind that helped define the...

11.11.2025 2

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Hasnain Naqvi

The limits of billionaire power

The limits of billionaire power

The first amendment of the United States Constitution reads as follows:‘Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or...

11.11.2025 10

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Hasnain Naqvi

India should worry about the US–China–Pak threesome

India should worry about the US–China–Pak threesome

It’s back to the 1970s, when India was up against an unfriendly tripartite bloc consisting of the United States, China and Pakistan. It’s not...

10.11.2025 8

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Avay Shukla

Best, yes, but not quite good enough

Best, yes, but not quite good enough

At 80, Chathy has forgotten what it means to be seen. She lies on a sack spread on the damp mud floor of her hut in Melekakkupady, a hamlet in...

10.11.2025 3

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Avay Shukla

Is Sonam Wangchuk the next Umar Khalid?

Is Sonam Wangchuk the next Umar Khalid?

Today, on 10 November, a Monday evening, working my shift on the news desk sifting through emerging updates on various newsfeeds, I was tasked with...

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Pratyaksh Srivastava