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Opinion | Why BJP Government’s Uniform Enforcement Of Laws In Bengal Irks The Left And TMC

Opinion | Why BJP Government’s Uniform Enforcement Of Laws In Bengal Irks The Left And TMC

All this points to a dystopian “normal” wherein infringements by people with powerful political links had gone on for so long that they now take...

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Reshmi Dasgupta

Right Word | The Relic Route: How India Is Using Buddhism As A Bridge Across Asia

Right Word | The Relic Route: How India Is Using Buddhism As A Bridge Across Asia

India has long understood, at least in theory, that its Buddhist heritage gives it a unique standing in Asia

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Arun Anand

Global Watch | What The Leaked Cipher Reveals About Power In Pakistan

Global Watch | What The Leaked Cipher Reveals About Power In Pakistan

The episode highlights how vulnerable Pakistan’s political order remains to unelected actors capable of translating external preferences into...

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Arun Anand

'Cockroach Janata Party': India’s Youth Deserve Better Than Meme Cynicism

'Cockroach Janata Party': India’s Youth Deserve Better Than Meme Cynicism

Memes are no longer merely entertainment; they are instruments of identity, mobilisation, and ideological signalling.

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Kamal Madishetty

Opinion | The Great Reconnect: Rubio, Gor And Reloading US-India Ties

Opinion | The Great Reconnect: Rubio, Gor And Reloading US-India Ties

In Delhi, Rubio and Gor, with their Indian counterparts, will seek to reconnect & reinforce areas of convergence before a likely big-ticket June...

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Rahul Shivshankar

Opinion | Political Demons Need To Be Vanquished From Kolkata’s Durga Pujas

Opinion | Political Demons Need To Be Vanquished From Kolkata’s Durga Pujas

Bengal’s Durga Pujas must vanquish their political demons so as to regain their sanctity and truly represent our collective Intangible Cultural...

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Reshmi Dasgupta

Opinion | The Captagon Seizure And Why It Is Worrisome

Opinion | The Captagon Seizure And Why It Is Worrisome

The seizure of the so-called ‘jihadi drug’ has raised concerns not just about narcotics trafficking, but also about the larger security...

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Dr G Shreekumar Menon

Straight Talk | IMEEC: PM Modi, Meloni And The Corridor The World Needs Right Now

Straight Talk | IMEEC: PM Modi, Meloni And The Corridor The World Needs Right Now

The Iran crisis has ended the era of treating the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor as a decade-long project that bureaucracies can manage at...

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Sanbeer Singh Ranhotra

Opinion | Why PM Modi’s Foreign Trips Matter

Opinion | Why PM Modi’s Foreign Trips Matter

Far from being symbolic excursions, these visits are directly linked to India’s energy security, technological sovereignty, and strategic resilience

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Tuhin A Sinha

Opinion | Oslo’s Press Freedom Lecture: Why Does India Still Seek Western Validation?

Opinion | Oslo’s Press Freedom Lecture: Why Does India Still Seek Western Validation?

Democracy rating indices published by V-Dem and Freedom House often sit uneasily with observable political realities on the ground

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Rahul Shivshankar

Opinion | Kerala’s Great Secular Hypocrisy: BJP’s Inclusion Vs IUML’s Greenwash

Opinion | Kerala’s Great Secular Hypocrisy: BJP’s Inclusion Vs IUML’s Greenwash

Kerala demonstrates how the so-called secular parties treat minorities as captive vote banks and keep them dependent, ghettoised, and grateful for...

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Abhijit Majumder

Global Watch: From Saaf Pani To Toshakhana, Pak Military’s Expanding Shadow Over Courts

Global Watch: From Saaf Pani To Toshakhana, Pak Military’s Expanding Shadow Over Courts

The Saaf Pani and Toshakhana cases are not simply legal stories but windows into Pakistan’s evolving political order where justice is not blind, but...

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Arun Anand

Opinion | Mamata Banerjee’s Cosplay Comes From Deep Cultural Insecurity As The ‘Unintellectual’ Bengali

Opinion | Mamata Banerjee’s Cosplay Comes From Deep Cultural Insecurity As The ‘Unintellectual’ Bengali

While Mamata serviced her whims and insecurities, West Bengal’s spineless intelligentsia, film personalities, and vice chancellors of universities...

16.05.2026 20

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Abhijit Majumder

Opinion | Bengal’s Great Unmasking: The Collapse Of Mamata Banerjee’s ‘Simple’ Image

Opinion | Bengal’s Great Unmasking: The Collapse Of Mamata Banerjee’s ‘Simple’ Image

There is a widespread feeling that TMC’s corruption and abuse of power were unprecedented and that Mamata Banerjee's ‘simplicity’ was just a shield.

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Reshmi Dasgupta

Opinion | Next Decade Of Panchayati Raj: How AI Is Shot In The Arm For Grassroots Democracy

Opinion | Next Decade Of Panchayati Raj: How AI Is Shot In The Arm For Grassroots Democracy

AI must augment, never substitute for, the constitutional space of the Gram Sabha

15.05.2026 10

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Ranjan Ghosh

Opinion | PM Modi’s Coal Gasification Push: A Bold Step Towards Energy Atmanirbharata

Opinion | PM Modi’s Coal Gasification Push: A Bold Step Towards Energy Atmanirbharata

With a substantial outlay of ₹37,500 crore, the initiative aims to gasify around 75 million tonnes of coal and lignite, unlock private investments...

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Tuhin A Sinha

Opinion | How GST Revision Cushioned Iran War Blow On Indian Economy

Opinion | How GST Revision Cushioned Iran War Blow On Indian Economy

The April CPI data shows the new fiscal has not seen any troublesome skid signs so far.

14.05.2026 20

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Nandini Sengupta

Opinion | When The World Plays Out On Two Stages At Once

Opinion | When The World Plays Out On Two Stages At Once

New Delhi and Beijing have emerged as twin hubs of intense diplomatic activity, each hosting conversations that could shape the future of the world...

14.05.2026 10

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Alok Kumar

Opinion | Vijay’s Astrologer U-Turn Exposes Tamil Nadu’s Selective Rationalism

Opinion | Vijay’s Astrologer U-Turn Exposes Tamil Nadu’s Selective Rationalism

The capitulation suggests that the Periyarist-rationalist anti-Sanatan school still rules the roost by another name

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Rahul Shivshankar

Opinion: When PM Modi Speaks, India Listens

Opinion: When PM Modi Speaks, India Listens

PM Modi's appeals are not emergency signals. They are an invitation to every Indian to be part of something larger than their daily routine

13.05.2026 10

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Amitabh Sinha

Opinion | NEET Cancelled: A Global Power That Cannot Hold A Fair Exam

Opinion | NEET Cancelled: A Global Power That Cannot Hold A Fair Exam

If the paper is so easily accessed every so often, isn’t it evident that organised rackets have penetrated India’s examination ecosystem under the...

12.05.2026 20

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Rahul Shivshankar

Opinion | Food, Fertilisers And The Future: The Strategic Message In PM Modi’s Speech

Opinion | Food, Fertilisers And The Future: The Strategic Message In PM Modi’s Speech

We, as a nation, should not lose control over our food systems; and eventually, this loss of control over health systems, behavioural systems, and...

12.05.2026 20

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Aditya Trivedi

Opinion | Somnath Temple: Celebration Of Bharat’s Unconquerable Soul And Victory Of Sanatan Spirit

Opinion | Somnath Temple: Celebration Of Bharat’s Unconquerable Soul And Victory Of Sanatan Spirit

Just as the sea waves always touch its shores, Somnath tells every Indian—Cherish your heritage, protect your faith, and build a future worthy of...

11.05.2026 20

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Shehzad Poonawalla

Right Word | One Blood, One Civilisation: How Tribal India Is Reclaiming Its Civilisational Legacy

A large section of tribal society that continues to follow its original cultural traditions is still struggling for its rights

10.05.2026 20

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Arun Anand

Opinion: Muslims Must Decide If They Want To Keep Opposing BJP En Bloc Or Engage With It

It is time for Muslims to introspect and act instead of habitually blaming everyone around

10.05.2026 20

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Abhijit Majumder

Opinion | How PM Modi Changed The Definition Of Social Security In India

The definition of who deserves social security in India has been permanently redrawn and includes everyone, bringing to life Modi’s political slogan...

09.05.2026 30

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Sohil Sinha

Opinion | Why A New BJP Government In Bengal On Rabindra Jayanti Is Significant

It marks the beginning of an attempt to move Bengal away from fear, political violence and cynical appeasement towards self-confidence, enterprise and...

09.05.2026 20

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Tuhin A Sinha

Opinion | Dear Thalapathy, Weren’t You Elected To ‘Drain The Swamp’, Not Wallow In It?

If Vijay is now leaning on the Congress, the communists, and the VCK for support, is he himself diluting the mandate for change?

08.05.2026 30

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Rahul Shivshankar

Opinion | High Command’s High Stakes: Will Congress In Kerala Be A Victim In Victory?

The Congress in Kerala is currently scripting what could be an early undoing of a triumphant election victory.

08.05.2026 20

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Achyuth Punnekat

Opinion | How Kaliganj Bypolls In Bengal Became Foundation Stone For Historic BJP Win In Assembly Elections

The Election Commission was an unsung hero of the entire Bengal saga

08.05.2026 20

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Amitabh Sinha

Opinion | Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir: How Manoj Sinha Turned Campaign Against Drugs Into People’s Movement

The fight against terrorism in J&K has often been fought with weapons at the borders and hinterlands. The fight against drugs, however, is a battle...

07.05.2026 20

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Tejinder Singh Sodhi

Opinion | Know Your Enemy: How BJP Radically Reframed Its Strategy Against TMC And Won

The BJP framed the polls as a battle against TMC’s entrenched ‘syndicate raj’—a network of political muscle, corruption & extortion—rather...

07.05.2026 30

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Abhijit Majumder

Opinion | Operation Sindoor: The Night India Decided Nuclear Blackmail Would No Longer Work

The message was unambiguous — terror attacks against India will invite consequences, and those consequences will not be constrained by fear

07.05.2026 20

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Tejinder Singh Sodhi

Global Watch | Operation Sindoor: A Case Study In Precision Warfare Vs Strategic Miscalculation

As the region moves forward, Operation Sindoor stands as a case study in the evolving nature of conflict in the subcontinent

07.05.2026 30

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Arun Anand

Straight Talk | Bengal Has Spoken, This Is Hindutva's Greatest Victory

No serious commentator predicted this a decade ago. The few who suggested it was possible were dismissed as wishful thinkers.

06.05.2026 20

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Sanbeer Singh Ranhotra

Opinion | Assam Elections 2026: The Digital War That Redefined Congress’s Identity

The BJP didn’t just consolidate its base; it expanded it by influencing undecided voters and weakening Congress’s cross-community appeal

06.05.2026 20

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Preety priyadarshinee

Write Mind | Bengal’s Pride, Tamil Nadu’s Disruption, Assam’s Hattrick Has A Message For 2029

Beneath the numbers lie tectonic shifts with long-term implications for 2029.

06.05.2026 20

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Yuvraj Pokharna

Opinion | BJP's Stunning Victory In West Bengal: How The Lotus Bloomed

BJP not only consolidated its 2021 gains in North Bengal and urban pockets but swept deep into TMC's rural and minority-dominated bastions in South...

06.05.2026 20

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Sanju Verma

Right Word: A Turning Point In Indian Politics: West Bengal And The Onset Of Modi 3.0

From polarisation to consolidation of Hindus behind Modi, this marks a new phase in Indian politics

05.05.2026 30

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Arun Anand

Opinion | Message In BJP’s Bengal Win: Caste, Religion-Based Rhetoric Doesn’t Work Anymore

This was a victory of the Modi Guarantee executed by the well-oiled election machinery of the BJP

05.05.2026 20

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Amitabh Sinha

One In Five Voted; India’s Power Map Shifted

Much like the Congress party in the 50s and 60s, the BJP has become the default party of governance

05.05.2026 20

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Rahul Shivshankar

Opinion | Nitin Nabin Emerges As BJP’s Lucky Mascot, Delivers On Modi’s Bengal Mission

Appointing Nitin Nabin as president ahead of the Bengal elections was part of Prime Minister Modi’s larger strategy.

04.05.2026 20

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Alok Kumar

Opinion: Why BJP’s Win In Bengal And Stalin’s Defeat In Tamil Nadu Is About Modi Guarantee

With Bengal in firm grip and Tamil Nadu out of bounds for the DMK for the next five years, the BJP high command has now full time to focus on...

04.05.2026 20

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Amitabh Sinha

Opinion | Vijay’s Moment: Beyond A Super Star’s Victory

Indian political history shows that stardom opens the door—but structure, ideology, and clarity decide who walks through it

04.05.2026 10

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Shantanu Gupta

Opinion | A Decade Of Ujjwala: The Scheme That Changed Rural Women’s Lives

The flame Ujjwala lit a decade ago still burns in over ten crore kitchens.

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Sohil Sinha

Opinion | Mythos Doesn't Hunt Bugs, It Hunts Decisions

The UK AI Security Institute reported that Mythos was the first AI model able to complete its test of an end-to-end network compromise

30.04.2026 30

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Aditya Vikram Kashyap

Opinion | Fence-Sitter Exit Polls: Why Calling West Bengal Elections 2026 Is So Tough

The hesitation to call the polls is understandable. The election is proving to be one of the most unpredictable in recent history

30.04.2026 30

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Abhijit Majumder

Opinion | The General Who Saw Tomorrow: What K Sundarji Would Make Of Today’s Asymmetric Wars

One can only hope that when war inevitably arrives at India’s door, we have someone with the capability of a Sundarji to take difficult decisions.

30.04.2026 10

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Arjun Kumar

Global Watch | Between Washington And Tehran: Pakistan’s Gamble With Its Own Stability

Pakistan under Asim Munir seeks to mediate between the United States and Iran to regain relevance, but faces high geopolitical, economic, and domestic...

30.04.2026 20

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Arun Anand

Opinion | High Turnout, Tight Arithmetic: Reading Kerala’s 2026 Election

Based on current data and historical patterns, the most plausible outcome remains a competitive but incumbent-favouring result.

30.04.2026 20

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M k anand