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Opinion | Rahul Gandhi's 'Vote Chori' Mirage: The Narrative That Sank Mahagathbandhan In Bihar

Opinion | Rahul Gandhi's 'Vote Chori' Mirage: The Narrative That Sank Mahagathbandhan In Bihar

As alliance fractures widen, Rahul Gandhi must bear primary responsibility for this self-inflicted collapse

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Sayantan Ghosh

Global Watch | Delhi Blast: Pakistan’s Army Is Doubling Down on Jihadist Proxies Again

Despite periodic claims of counter-terror reforms, Pakistan’s soil continues to nurture and export jihadist groups as an instrument of statecraft

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Arun Anand

Opinion | Lessons For Dynasts From The Tejashwi Yadav-Rohini Fallout

Opinion | Lessons For Dynasts From The Tejashwi Yadav-Rohini Fallout

Good relations between brother-sister politicos hinge on the latter assuming the ‘trad’ lesser role; but that pact is disappearing

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Reshmi Dasgupta

Opinion | Why Shourya Patil’s Suicide May Not Change Anything

Opinion | Why Shourya Patil’s Suicide May Not Change Anything

The parallels to Rouvanjit Rawla’s suicide in 2010 in Kolkata are evident but all the accused teachers were exonerated by the court in 2012

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Reshmi Dasgupta

Opinion | PM Modi's Africa Strategy: A Different Model Amid Great Power Competition

Opinion | PM Modi's Africa Strategy: A Different Model Amid Great Power Competition

Relations with Africa have been built incrementally over the years and represent a distinctive approach to south-south cooperation

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Sohil Sinha

Opinion | The Little Things We Call Luxury

Opinion | The Little Things We Call Luxury

Maybe luxury isn’t what we buy---it’s what we have the time to feel

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Juveca Panda Chheda

Opinion | Shramev Jayate: The Biggest Pro-Worker, Pro-Jobs Labour Reform Since Independence

This is not mere legislative action but emancipation of Indian labour from the chains of regressive, overlapping laws that choked both workers and...

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Shehzad Poonawalla

Opinion | PM Modi's Johannesburg Agenda: Debt, Climate & The Battle For Multilateralism’s Soul

Opinion | PM Modi's Johannesburg Agenda: Debt, Climate & The Battle For Multilateralism’s Soul

The G20 Summit is not only a test of leadership. It is a test of the multilateral order itself

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Akshara Bharat

Opinion | PM Modi’s Africa Visit Signals A Civilisational Shift In Global Leadership

Opinion | PM Modi’s Africa Visit Signals A Civilisational Shift In Global Leadership

As the G20 meets on African soil for the first time, India’s message of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ contrasts sharply with the West’s transactional...

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Prosenjit Nath

Modi’s G20 Defiance: Why The Global South Is Done Waiting For America

Trump's boycott represents more than diplomatic pettiness. It is part of a systematic dismantling of the multilateral order that the United States...

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Sanbeer Singh Ranhotra

Opinion | Ayodhya, A City Unlocked, As The Flag Of Dharma Is Set To Fly Atop Ram Mandir

Opinion | Ayodhya, A City Unlocked, As The Flag Of Dharma Is Set To Fly Atop Ram Mandir

Ayodhya is now not just the heart of India’s spirituality; it is slowly transforming into an economic and tourism powerhouse

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Abhijit Majumder

Opinion | The Rise Of ‘Educated’ Terrorists: Decoding The New Jihadi Architecture

Opinion | The Rise Of ‘Educated’ Terrorists: Decoding The New Jihadi Architecture

Multiple studies show that nearly 70 per cent of major terror attacks worldwide were planned and executed by technically trained individuals,...

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Col Rsn Singh

Opinion | A Jurisprudence Of Retribution: The Deficits In The Trial Of Sheikh Hasina

Opinion | A Jurisprudence Of Retribution: The Deficits In The Trial Of Sheikh Hasina

It is a classic example of using the law not to discover the truth, but to validate a decision that had already been made

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Raghav Pandey

Opinion | Housing Plus: Modi Govt's Integrated Approach—Homes With Water, Electricity, Toilets, And Clean Cooking

Opinion | Housing Plus: Modi Govt's Integrated Approach—Homes With Water, Electricity, Toilets, And Clean Cooking

The vision of PM Modi’s policies has provided homes that have become gateways to modern living, economic opportunity, and human dignity

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Sohil Sinha

Opinion | India, Bangladesh And The Hasina Extradition: A Crisis Wrapped In Judicial Theatre

Opinion | India, Bangladesh And The Hasina Extradition: A Crisis Wrapped In Judicial Theatre

Dhaka’s sudden moral absolutism and New Delhi’s cautious silence reveal a geopolitical struggle far larger than one tribunal’s verdict

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Prosenjit Nath

Opinion | Housing Ladder: How PM Modi’s Gramin Awas Complements India’s Growth

Opinion | Housing Ladder: How PM Modi’s Gramin Awas Complements India’s Growth

As India strives for more equitable development, the rural housing initiative provides a pathway grounded in durable assets, accountable...

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Akshara Bharat

Opinion | PM Internship Scheme: The Right Recipe For The AI Age

The PM Internship Scheme stands as a timely solution, equipping India’s youth with practical skills and industry exposure to thrive in an AI-driven...

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Anuj Gupta

Opinion | Vande Mataram: Tribulations And Triumph

Vande Mataram has weathered a string of challenges and criticisms in 150 years to become the national song by popular choice.

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Priyadarshi Dutta

Akhil Vaani | Reforming India’s Civil Services Starts With Using Recommendations We Already Have

The entire gamut of reforms needed has already been outlined by various committees set up after Independence. It is time for urgent, purposive action

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Akhileshwar Sahay

Opinion | Why Don’t Feminists Celebrate Maithili Thakur?

Opinion | Why Don’t Feminists Celebrate Maithili Thakur?

Maithili is self-made, ambitious, talented, grounded, and yet she does not fit the cultural template that has been promoted as ‘feminist’

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Anu Lall

Opinion | A Nation On The Brink: Pakistan Will Implode If It Doesn’t Mend Its Ways

Opinion | A Nation On The Brink: Pakistan Will Implode If It Doesn’t Mend Its Ways

The country that once sold itself as the ‘fortress of Islam’ now struggles to pay its bills, feed its children, educate its youth, or even pretend...

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Raja Muneeb

Opinion | The Trump-Mamdani Meet: When A New Yorker Walks Into The Oval Office

The meeting will decide whether the next four years will be a cold war between Washington and the America’s largest city, or an uneasy truce built...

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Griha Atul

Opinion | A Step-By-Step Guide To Sheikh Hasina’s Farcical Trial And Death Sentence

Opinion | A Step-By-Step Guide To Sheikh Hasina’s Farcical Trial And Death Sentence

By turning the legal process into a farce, Bangladesh has only hastened its own spiral into a frenzied, Islamist anarchy

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Abhijit Majumder

Global Watch | The Massive Rise In Enforced Disappearances Deepens Balochistan’s Crisis

Global Watch | The Massive Rise In Enforced Disappearances Deepens Balochistan’s Crisis

Balochistan’s story is one of contradictions. It is rich in minerals, culture and courage, yet its people live under a constant cloud of suspicion

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Arun Anand

Opinion | India’s Critical Mineral Revolution Can Turn Geological Wealth Into Strategic Power

Opinion | India’s Critical Mineral Revolution Can Turn Geological Wealth Into Strategic Power

India’s mineral wealth could become a defining force in its quest for Atmanirbhar Bharat, ushering in a new era of industrial strength, strategic...

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Gopal Goswami

Straight Talk | Bihar To Bengal: Inside Modi-Shah’s Biggest Push Yet To Dethrone TMC

Straight Talk | Bihar To Bengal: Inside Modi-Shah’s Biggest Push Yet To Dethrone TMC

Modi's declaration that the Ganga flowing from Bihar to Bengal has paved the way for BJP's victory is the clearest articulation yet of the party's...

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Sanbeer Singh Ranhotra

Opinion | Why Bihar Chose Continuity: The Economics Behind The NDA’s Voter Pull

Opinion | Why Bihar Chose Continuity: The Economics Behind The NDA’s Voter Pull

The NDA’s strong mandate is also an economic verdict rendered by millions who judged performance not by grand narratives but by the accumulation of...

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Aditya Sinha

Opinion | Why A Jihadi Is More Dangerous When Armed With Modern Education

Opinion | Why A Jihadi Is More Dangerous When Armed With Modern Education

There are numerous examples internationally of the topmost terrorists being from wealthy, educated backgrounds

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Abhijit Majumder

Opinion | The Debate Has Ended: Terror Has An Ideology And Umar Nabi Has Self-Identified

Opinion | The Debate Has Ended: Terror Has An Ideology And Umar Nabi Has Self-Identified

The question is, does the political executive have the will to empower the security agencies to devise fixes that can match the threat?

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Rahul Shivshankar

Opinion | What Sara Sharif’s Death Portends For The UK

A state within a state is evolving there, building on its majority community’s guilt over the supposed rise of Islamophobia

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Reshmi Dasgupta

Right Word | When Healers Turn Killers: What Draws Medical Doctors To Jihadi Terror?

Right Word | When Healers Turn Killers: What Draws Medical Doctors To Jihadi Terror?

The recurring involvement of medical doctors and scientifically trained professionals in terror acts challenges the conventional wisdom that...

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Arun Anand

Asim Munir Is Playing With Fire, And Pakistan May Get Burned

Asim Munir Is Playing With Fire, And Pakistan May Get Burned

Asim Munir is recklessly lighting fuses on every front as he attempts one of the most audacious power grabs in the Pakistan's history.

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Shubhangi Sharma

Opinion | Red Fort Blast Exposes Deep Fault Lines In The Mewat Security Grid

Opinion | Red Fort Blast Exposes Deep Fault Lines In The Mewat Security Grid

The Delhi blast exposed deep-rooted radicalisation and administrative neglect in Mewat region, highlighting urgent need for sustained governance,...

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K Yatish Rajawat

Opinion | EU’s Carbon Credit Buying Mechanism: Old Dog, Old Tricks

Opinion | EU’s Carbon Credit Buying Mechanism: Old Dog, Old Tricks

India’s message at COP30 should be clear: global climate solidarity cannot be based on accounting tricks

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Krithika Ravishankar

Opinion | Reforming Work, Transforming India: The Growth Potential Of Labour Codes

Opinion | Reforming Work, Transforming India: The Growth Potential Of Labour Codes

As India approaches 2026, on verge of becoming one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies, the momentum for comprehensive labour market...

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Vk Singh

Opinion | From Pariah To Power Player: Mohammed Bin Salman’s White House Return & The F-35 Deal

Opinion | From Pariah To Power Player: Mohammed Bin Salman’s White House Return & The F-35 Deal

For Trump and MBS, the visit offers legacy-building potential. The world meanwhile wonders if the badges of power will translate into stable...

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Griha Atul

Opinion | A Symphony Of Traditions: Darbar’s 20-Year Journey Of Musical Unity

Opinion | A Symphony Of Traditions: Darbar’s 20-Year Journey Of Musical Unity

If music & musical festivals are meant to weave together people of different backgrounds, Darbar is doing an exceptional job of bringing together...

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Dr Yogi Trivedi

Opinion | Measuring What Matters: Why India Needs Multidimensional 'Atmanirbharta' Index

Opinion | Measuring What Matters: Why India Needs Multidimensional 'Atmanirbharta' Index

India needs an 'Atmanirbharta Index' to measure, assess, collaborate, incentivise, and reform the private sector in line with its broader...

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Varun Jhaveri

Opinion | White Coats, Dark Ideology: A Muslim Woman's Letter India Cannot Ignore

Opinion | White Coats, Dark Ideology: A Muslim Woman's Letter India Cannot Ignore

We can no longer pretend that terrorism "just happens", or that it is merely an intelligence failure or a systemic lapse detached from its...

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Zeba Zoariah

Opinion | Bangladesh At Crossroads, Hasina Stares At Death Sentence

Opinion | Bangladesh At Crossroads, Hasina Stares At Death Sentence

Sham kangaroo court rigs court judgment; Awami League out of democratic contest, puts big question mark on political stability in Dhaka

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Pummy Pandita