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Opinion | Statue, Faith, And A Shoe: Has Hindu Patience Become A Burden?

Opinion | Statue, Faith, And A Shoe: Has Hindu Patience Become A Burden?

The shoe-throwing incident may be the first indication that prolonged patience is being severely tested

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Rahul Shivshankar

Biryani, Bikes, And Blood: Inside Bengal’s Mercenary Elections Where The Mob Has No Loyalty

Biryani, Bikes, And Blood: Inside Bengal’s Mercenary Elections Where The Mob Has No Loyalty

When BJP’s tribal MP Khagen Murmu’s car was similarly pelted with stones on Monday, it felt less like a new eruption and more like a grim...

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Madhuparna Das

Opinion | Why October 7 May Go Down As More Pivotal Date In History Than September 11

The October 7 massacre by Hamas of over 1,200 people has forced us to entirely rethink our ideas about terrorism

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Abhijit Majumder

Opinion | Why Israeli Overseas Billionaires Stand Up For The Nation But Indian Diaspora Daddies Don’t

Opinion | Why Israeli Overseas Billionaires Stand Up For The Nation But Indian Diaspora Daddies Don’t

Indians gained confidence since liberalisation and the new wave of nationalism, but still lack courage to defend their identity & be proud of the...

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Abhijit Majumder

One Take | Will Zubeen Garg's Death Become A Poll Issue Ahead Of 2026 Assam Election?

The Congress has begun to breathe down the neck of the Himanta Biswa Sarma government, claiming that there are links between the BJP and Zubeen...

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Pallavi Ghosh

Right Word | From Ladakh To Manipur: Challenges In Border Regions Demand A National Awakening

Right Word | From Ladakh To Manipur: Challenges In Border Regions Demand A National Awakening

Over the last five decades, we have seen deliberate attempts to create tensions and carry out subversive activities in the bordering areas of India

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Arun Anand

Opinion | Pakistan’s Minus-One Plan: The Unbroken Chain From Jinnah To Imran Khan

Opinion | Pakistan’s Minus-One Plan: The Unbroken Chain From Jinnah To Imran Khan

Imran Khan & his sister Aleema’s stand is more than an act of defiance. It's the enduring promise that the arc of history, bent repeatedly by...

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Salman Ahmad

Opinion | The Battle For Religious Narrative: Sufi Islam Vs Radical Wahhabism In South Asia

Opinion | The Battle For Religious Narrative: Sufi Islam Vs Radical Wahhabism In South Asia

From the shrines of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer to Shah Jalal in Sylhet and Baba Farid in Lahore, Sufi saints built bridges of harmony.

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Dr Shujaat Ali Quadri

Opinion | The US-Pakistan Tango Is A Reset That Has Consequences For India

Opinion | The US-Pakistan Tango Is A Reset That Has Consequences For India

Since the Cold War, the US-Pakistan relationship has always tilted in Washington's favour but never without consequences for India

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Rahul Shivshankar

Opinion | How India’s Steady Hand Manages US, China And Corners Pakistan

The United States and China are locked in a prolonged contest for supremacy, a “cold confrontation” where technology, trade, and territory form the...

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Shubhangi Sharma

Opinion | Navi Mumbai International Airport: A Shining Example Of Modi-Fadnavis Political Resolve

This greenfield airport has risen from decades of bureaucratic inertia and local resistance to embody the decisive leadership of PM Modi and...

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Tuhin A Sinha

Khel Vaani | After Delhi’s Para Glory, Los Angeles 2028 Is India’s Next Frontier

Khel Vaani | After Delhi’s Para Glory, Los Angeles 2028 Is India’s Next Frontier

After a stunning 22-medal performance in Delhi, India’s para-athletes have shown what’s possible. The challenge now is to scale up and aim for 50...

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Akhileshwar Sahay

Opinion | Trump’s Peace Plan In Gaza To End Two-Year War

Opinion | Trump’s Peace Plan In Gaza To End Two-Year War

The big question is who will govern Gaza after Hamas has been neutralised and routed?

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Lt Gen I S Singha

Opinion | Nalanda: Reclaiming India’s Intellectual And Spiritual Legacy

Opinion | Nalanda: Reclaiming India’s Intellectual And Spiritual Legacy

Nalanda was India’s gift of inquiry, logic, and compassion to the world. Reclaiming its legacy is central to both intellectual decolonisation and...

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Samriddhi Khandelwal

Opinion: Resolution Of Ladakh Conflict Possible Within UT Framework But Trust Must Be Earned

Opinion: Resolution Of Ladakh Conflict Possible Within UT Framework But Trust Must Be Earned

Considering the region’s unique geographical and cultural conditions, a solid strategy is needed for its resolution

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Rajeev Kamal

Opinion | Sandhya Shantaram: The Light That Stayed

Opinion | Sandhya Shantaram: The Light That Stayed

After Shantaram’s death in 1990, Sandhya remained the last custodian of Rajkamal Studios — its reels, sets, and memories

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Rajeev Srivastava

Opinion | 21st-Century Skills: India's Passport To The Future

Opinion | 21st-Century Skills: India's Passport To The Future

If India seizes this moment, our young people can emerge as the world’s most dynamic workforce, propelling not only national growth but also global...

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Dinesh Sood

Opinion | GST, Now Good & Simpler: Ushering In A New Revolution

The Har Ghar Swadeshi, Ghar Ghar Swadeshi campaign, together with GST 2.0, will not only brighten our homes this Diwali but will also uplift the...

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Dr Byreddy Shabari

Opinion | RSS At 100: The Civilisational Struggle Against Anti-Hindu Forces

Opinion | RSS At 100: The Civilisational Struggle Against Anti-Hindu Forces

From Nehru’s ban to Stalin’s crackdown, Congress’ ‘saffron terror’ smear and Western academic attacks, the RSS has endured as Bharat Mata’s shield...

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Prosenjit Nath

Opinion | Signatures Of Surveillance: Online Petitions Imperilling India’s Cybersecurity

What appears as harmless civic activism can become a pipeline for profiling, polarisation, and even recruitment into extremist networks, if not...

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Soumya Awasthi And Sameer Patil

Opinion | Bapu’s Swadeshi Vision & GST Reforms: A Step Towards A Developed India

By embracing Swadeshi, India can stand on its own feet and race ahead among the fastest-growing economies, turning the vision of a developed India...

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Rajeev Kamal

Being Indian | Indian Commentariat: Blowing A Delusional Bubble?

The true path to progress lies not in only criticising others but in holding a mirror to oneself and working tirelessly to build a better India...

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Makarand R Paranjape

Opinion | Why Amit Shah's Tech-Driven SOPs For Religious Gatherings Are The Need Of The Hour

Opinion | Why Amit Shah's Tech-Driven SOPs For Religious Gatherings Are The Need Of The Hour

Education, civic sense, and medical facilities all come into the mix to lift ourselves out of the stampede culture we have had to endure for far...

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Gautam Mukherjee

Opinion | Decoding India-China Ties After SCO Summit

Opinion | Decoding India-China Ties After SCO Summit

The military hardware displayed by China reflects a new reality, i.e., numbers do matter

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Bhashyam Kasturi

Opinion | How PoK Protests Are Pakistan’s Own Making

Opinion | How PoK Protests Are Pakistan’s Own Making

What is happening in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is due to the acts of omission and commission of Pakistan

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Pavan K Varma

Opinion: India’s Big Khadi Revolution Under Modi

Opinion: India’s Big Khadi Revolution Under Modi

As PM Modi often reminds us in his Mann Ki Baat radio addresses, Khadi is New India's bridge between tradition and innovation, heritage and progress

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Sanju Verma

Opinion | Built In Bharat, For World: What Zoho, Vembu Teach Us About Swadeshi & Atmanirbharta

Opinion | Built In Bharat, For World: What Zoho, Vembu Teach Us About Swadeshi & Atmanirbharta

Zoho’s story is part of Indian entrepreneurial lore: a global software leader built without leaning on the usual crutches—no hyper-marketing, no...

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Aditya Pittie

Opinion | India Bashing Peaks In America: Not Desi Diaspora’s Duty To Speak Up?

Opinion | India Bashing Peaks In America: Not Desi Diaspora’s Duty To Speak Up?

The Indian-American community can look across to the Jewish-American community, which is highly organised politically

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Rahul Shivshankar