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Straight Talk | From Rafale To Rafale-M: Modi’s Special Relationship With France Pays Off Again

The recent agreement for the delivery of 26 naval variant Rafale-M fighter jets for the Indian Navy's aircraft carriers is just the latest example...

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Sanbeer Singh Ranhotra

OPINION | How Congress’s Headless Poster Completes Islamists’ Throat-Slit Metaphor

The Indian National Congress’s social media handles carried a headless image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the caption, ‘Gayab’, or missing...

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Abhijit Majumder

Opinion | Will Rahul Gandhi Risk His Credibility To Push Venugopal As Congress CM Face For Kerala Polls?

Congress’s regional satraps have reportedly been closing ranks and working on a strategy to block KC Venugopal

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Rasheed Kidwai

OPINION | Denying Religious Factor In Pahalgam Terror Attack Is An Act Of Covering The Reality

Eyewitnesses have claimed terrorists checked identity cards to confirm whether they were non-Muslims and later killed them by singling out Hindu...

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Sagarneel Sinha

Right Word | Indus Water Treaty Suspension: India’s Hydro-Political Response To Pakistan’s Proxy War Doctrine

India’s suspension of the IWT signals to the world that New Delhi is prepared to reframe the contours of South Asian diplomacy

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Arun Anand

Opinion | Post-Pahalgam: The Pakistan-Turkey Tango & India’s Unnoticed Strategic Play To Outflank Both

New Delhi’s latest tactical gambit will help outflank Pakistan — and by extension, even blunt the emerging Pakistan–Turkey defence axis

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Rahul Shivshankar

Pahalgam And After: Collective Will Is Bedrock Of Collective Response

The imperative for this hour of trial, as called upon by PM Modi, is to firm up our resolve and our will to display our collective national will to...

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Anirban Ganguly

Opinion | Why Pakistan Is Between A Rock And A Hard Place

Because its resident jihadi groups as well as China have their own agenda

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Reshmi Dasgupta

Opinion | Time To Reboot The Criminal Jurisprudence System In Bharat

It is time to reboot the broken criminal justice system with speaking, bold and persistent actions to break the vicious cycle

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Akhileshwar Sahay

OPINION | A Nation’s Pain, A Nation’s Resolve: Pahalgam Will Not Fall To Terror

The Pahalgam attack was a cold-blooded, deliberate strike orchestrated by Pakistan-backed terrorists.

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Shariq Adeeb Ansari

Book Extract | ‘The Moving of Mountains’: Recounting A Kalam Story

The book, ‘The Moving of Mountains’, focuses on the remarkable journey of a foundation in transforming the education system in the country

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Adhirath Sethi

Opinion | Pahalgam Attack Is Not Just Terrorism, It’s A Declaration Of War Against Bharat

This was ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ in motion — a calculated, ideological assault on Bharat, on its people, its values, and its sovereign right to peace

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Arunansh B Goswami

Opinion | PM Modi’s Proactive Diplomacy Will Come In Handy When India Responds To Pahalgam Terror

While the Indian Opposition has often criticised PM Modi’s foreign visits, it has been repeatedly proven that his energetic and strategic global...

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Abhijit Majumder

Opinion | The Three Musketeers Who Spread Anti-Hindu Sentiment Among Kashmiris Before Pahalgam Attack

The articulations of ideologues such as Aga Ruhullah Mehdi and Waheed Ur Rehman Para, fostering Hinduphobia among Kashmiris, are as dangerous as...

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Sant Kumar Sharma

Opinion | Pahalgam Attack And Modi Govt’s Decisive War On Terror

PM Modi will avenge Pahalgam because deep down, he truly cares and ‘Nation First’ has always been his abiding work ethic

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Sanju Verma

Opinion | Pahalgam Attack Shows Jihadists’ Desperation

India must remain vigilant, ensure robust counterterrorism mechanisms, and continue fostering peace and economic growth in Jammu and Kashmir

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Ravi Shanker Kapoor

Opinion | Srinivasa Ramanujan: The Self-Taught Genius Who Revolutionised Mathematics

Self-taught and divinely inspired, Srinivasa Ramanujan’s genius shaped mathematics — but his story is also a reminder that true brilliance needs...

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B Sathish

Opinion | Let President Of India Be Trusted And Constitution Respected

No wing of the State, be it legislature, executive or judiciary ought to issue directives to another in a manner that erodes the delicate...

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Anuj Tiwari

Opinion | Nehru Betrayed Patriot Hari Singh For His Love For Sheikh Abdullah

Blinded by loyalty to Sheikh Abdullah, Nehru turned his back on the patriot who secured Jammu & Kashmir for India — and history bears the scars of...

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Sant Kumar Sharma

Opinion | Pahalgam Attack: Pakistan’s Desperate Attempt To Disrupt Peace In Kashmir

After this despicable attack, the message is unmistakable: this is war. India will not cower, nor will it let the blood of innocents stain its soil...

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Omer Ghazi

Opinion | Blood In Pahalgam: Decoding Pakistan’s Proxy War And Charting India’s Strategic Response

The unity of Indians has denied Pakistan the internal fracture they so desperately sought to exploit. Now it’s time for India to exploit the...

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Maj Gen Sb Asthana

Opinion | Reframing India-Canada Relationship: A Strategic Opportunity For A Shifting World Order

Our growing economy, regional influence, demographic strength, and commitment to reforming global governance make India far too important for...

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Manoj Gupta

Opinion | Rivers Of Retaliation: Why Weaponising The Indus Is Rational Statecraft

Turning off the tap until the violence stops is the logical response when perpetrators drink at the victim’s well

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Anurag Punetha

Opinion | The Blood-Stained Silence: Targeted Killings And The Constitutional Conscience Of India

This was not a general act of terror. It was deliberate communal targeting

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Yawar Khan

When Pakistan Was Pleading For India's Signature On Indus Waters Treaty

Pakistan, which was already roaming around with a begging bowl in front of the world, feels the suspension of the treaty will leave it high and dry

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Brajesh Kumar Singh