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Opinion | ISI’s Shadow Over East: Why India, Bangladesh Must Treat New Terror Signals As Alarms

Opinion | ISI’s Shadow Over East: Why India, Bangladesh Must Treat New Terror Signals As Alarms

The abrupt madrasa shutdown near Dhaka and rising activity of LeT-JeM networks reveal a renewed Pakistan-backed push toward India’s Northeast and...

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Prosenjit Nath

Opinion | Over 2,000 Deaths, 5 Major Riots: Not Another Mosque In Babur’s Name, Please

Opinion | Over 2,000 Deaths, 5 Major Riots: Not Another Mosque In Babur’s Name, Please

Resurrecting the ghost of Babri in a highly communally sensitive border region like West Bengal is portentous

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Abhijit Majumder

Book Review | The SIS Story: Illuminating India’s Invisible Security Backbone

Book Review | The SIS Story: Illuminating India’s Invisible Security Backbone

‘The SIS Story’ is not just a book about an astute businessman and the company he built but a much-needed glimpse into the security business

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Kaninika Mishra

Opinion | When The Mountains Walk Into Power: ‘Ajey’ And The Strength Of Simplicity

Opinion | When The Mountains Walk Into Power: ‘Ajey’ And The Strength Of Simplicity

The film on Yogi Adityanath is not just a political journey; it is a Pahadi journey carried all the way to power without losing its soul

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Lipika Bhushan

Opinion | Dhurandhar Vs The Gatekeepers: When Film Critics Became The Story

Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar’ hasn’t just smashed box-office records — it has blown apart Bollywood’s cosy critical consensus and turned the...

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Sandipan Deb

Opinion | Oxford Debate Fiasco: A Mirror To India’s Intellectual Blind Spots And The Diaspora’s Strategic Failures

Opinion | Oxford Debate Fiasco: A Mirror To India’s Intellectual Blind Spots And The Diaspora’s Strategic Failures

While Pakistan actively shapes academic discourse, the Indian diaspora continues to rely predominantly on protests, petitions, and reactive outrage

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Raja Muneeb

Opinion | Racing With Awareness: My Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Weekend

Opinion | Racing With Awareness: My Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Weekend

We can hold joy in one hand and responsibility in the other. They are not mutually exclusive

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Juveca Panda Chheda

Opinion | NCBC’s Bengal Recommendation Exposes A Decade Of TMC’s Entrenched Appeasement Politics

Opinion | NCBC’s Bengal Recommendation Exposes A Decade Of TMC’s Entrenched Appeasement Politics

From ignoring constitutional norms to weaponising reservations for electoral gain, the TMC has turned OBC policy in West Bengal into a tool of...

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Prosenjit Nath

Opinion | DMK’s Satanic Ire Against Sanatan Dharma

Opinion | DMK’s Satanic Ire Against Sanatan Dharma

Every day sees a new form of harassment and indignity being heaped upon temple history, traditions, customs and rituals.

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Dr G Shreekumar Menon

Opinion | Uttarakhand Cannot Afford Another 25 Years Without A Wildlife Safety Blueprint

With the onset of winter, a diverse yet common disaster in the form of human and wildlife conflict is becoming increasingly intense

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Annpurna Nautiyal

Opinion: Dhurandhar Exposes Not Just Pakistan, But Left-Lib Double Standards

Opinion: Dhurandhar Exposes Not Just Pakistan, But Left-Lib Double Standards

In a truly liberal country, isn’t it hypocritical to chain creativity to a politically convenient correctness?

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Rahul Shivshankar

Global Watch | Thick Face-Black Heart Doctrine: Decoding Asim Munir’s Grip On Pakistan

Global Watch | Thick Face-Black Heart Doctrine: Decoding Asim Munir’s Grip On Pakistan

What Pakistan confronts now is not simply the dominance of one Field Marshal, but the slow hollowing-out of democratic life

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Arun Anand

Opinion | The Landmark Amit Shah Speech & Why It Is So Pivotal

Opinion | The Landmark Amit Shah Speech & Why It Is So Pivotal

Amit Shah's delivery, measured yet laced with irony, established moral authority through unflinching truth-telling

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Sanju Verma

The History Hit: How BJP Shattered Congress’s ‘Vote Chori’ Claim Once And For All | Saffron Scoop

The History Hit: How BJP Shattered Congress’s ‘Vote Chori’ Claim Once And For All | Saffron Scoop

In a polity where perception is reality, the ghost of 'vote chori' is finally buried in Lok Sabha with Amit Shah planting its epitaph.

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Anindya Banerjee

Opinion | The ‘Politics’ Of Dhurandhar: Why The Film Has Shaken India’s Woke-Left-Secular Comfort Zone

Opinion | The ‘Politics’ Of Dhurandhar: Why The Film Has Shaken India’s Woke-Left-Secular Comfort Zone

The film has served facts and, therefore, rattled the fact-phobic, Pakistan-loving ecosystem

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Roshni Sengupta

Opinion | The Hidden Nexus: Why India Must Take Heed

Opinion | The Hidden Nexus: Why India Must Take Heed

For both India’s internal security and the broader cause of peace in West Asia, any unchecked proliferation of transnational jihadist links must be...

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Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi

Opinion | When Protocol Becomes Politics: Lessons From Two Recent Episodes

Conventions are not ornamental niceties; they are oxygen for a democratic polity that seeks to rise above the transactional

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Pavan K Varma

Opinion | Salman Rushdie: The Satirist Who Forgot His Own Satire

After a lifetime dedicated to naming the unnamable, he has finally lost the courage to name what nearly killed him

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Gautam Chintamani

Opinion | Goa Inferno Is Not An Accident; It Is Mass Murder Of Innocents

Opinion | Goa Inferno Is Not An Accident; It Is Mass Murder Of Innocents

The time is now for the country to up the ante and embrace the best fire-protection laws, rules, and regulations

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Akhileshwar Sahay

The West Got It Wrong Again: Modi’s Embrace Of Putin Is India Telling The West To Back Off

Modi’s embrace of Putin is India telling the West to back off. Back off from dictating, interfering or throttling Indian foreign policy.

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Shubhangi Sharma

Opinion | Impeachment As A Political Threat Is A Blow To Judicial Independence

Impeachment is the constitutional equivalent of a seismic button. It is not meant to be pressed in a gust of disagreement, nor waved about as a...

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Justice K Kannan

Opinion | The Myth Of India’s ‘Manufacturing Failure’

Opinion | The Myth Of India’s ‘Manufacturing Failure’

A closer look at the data reveals that India’s manufacturing story is far stronger — and more misunderstood — than critics claim.

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Prasenjit K. Basu

Opinion | India’s Data Privacy Pivot: The Future Of India’s Kid-Tech Rules

Opinion | India’s Data Privacy Pivot: The Future Of India’s Kid-Tech Rules

If India wants meaningful protection without crushing innovation, excluding users, or triggering privacy backfires, its implementation rules must...

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Anuj Gupta

Opinion | How ‘Dhurandhar’ Exposes The Hypocrisy Of The ‘Liberal’ Film Discourse

Opinion | How ‘Dhurandhar’ Exposes The Hypocrisy Of The ‘Liberal’ Film Discourse

The higher level of trouble — which makes this cultural elite truly anxious — is that ‘Dhurandhar’ is a very well-made mainstream commercial film...

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Sandipan Deb

Opinion | Re-Imagining The Mandala Doctrine: India Must Stop Punching Below Its Weight

Opinion | Re-Imagining The Mandala Doctrine: India Must Stop Punching Below Its Weight

The essence of this Mandala Doctrine lies in the recognition that it emphasises the importance of clearly defining and safeguarding a regional...

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Gautam R Desiraju

Opinion | Jizya Under Shah Jahan And The Pious Service Of Kavindra

Opinion | Jizya Under Shah Jahan And The Pious Service Of Kavindra

Apart from the notable exception of Akbar, every Sultan and Nawab levied Jizya

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Sandeep Balakrishna

Opinion | Understanding Terrorism In Jammu And Kashmir After Abrogation Of Article 370

Pakistan is diverting the aid received from the Arab countries to these terror outfits

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Dr Abhinav Pandya

Opinion | The $67-Billion Vote Of Confidence: Why World’s Big Tech Is Betting Its Future On India

Opinion | The $67-Billion Vote Of Confidence: Why World’s Big Tech Is Betting Its Future On India

India is not replacing China as the world’s manufacturing base. But in the digital economy, India is emerging as the main alternative

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Rahul Shivshankar

Opinion | Modi-Putin Arctic Pact Reflects Depth Of Collaboration With Moscow

Opinion | Modi-Putin Arctic Pact Reflects Depth Of Collaboration With Moscow

Whether through joint shipbuilding, seafarer training, energy commerce, both leaders have signalled the Arctic won't be left to chance or to...

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Sohil Sinha

Opinion | Bengal's Babri Masjid Echo: When TMC's Tokenism Trumps Justice

Opinion | Bengal's Babri Masjid Echo: When TMC's Tokenism Trumps Justice

Hardline Muslim voices like Kabir are indispensable for turnout in 2026, where TMC's slimmest margins often hinge on minority mobilisation.

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Sayantan Ghosh

Opinion | India’s New Terror Matrix: White-Collar Terrorism

Technological advancements and the growth of encrypted messaging platforms aid this new breed of terrorists

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Uday Pratap Singh

Opinion | Deepam Row: Is Opposition Impeaching ‘Justice’ For Hindus?

Opinion | Deepam Row: Is Opposition Impeaching ‘Justice’ For Hindus?

An impeachment notice against a sitting High Court judge is designed to have a chilling effect on the judiciary

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Rahul Shivshankar

Opinion | Rs 90 To A Dollar: Check Exporters’ Lobby, Await Fruits Of Aatmanirbhar Bharat

An explainer on why the rupee keeps weakening against the dollar despite India’s growth, structural pressures shaping currency trend and the...

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Surajit Dasgupta

Opinion | India’s Living Wealth: Why The Future Of Farming Begins Beneath Our Feet

Opinion | India’s Living Wealth: Why The Future Of Farming Begins Beneath Our Feet

Healthy soil is the foundation of a healthy nation. And in nurturing our soil, we nurture the very spirit of Bharat itself

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Pradip Kumar Varma

Opinion | The Ambedkar They Don’t Quote: Beyond Selective Narratives

Opinion | The Ambedkar They Don’t Quote: Beyond Selective Narratives

Only by confronting the full range of Ambedkar’s ideas can we have a more truthful conversation about religion, reform, and the society we aspire...

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Prajesh Panikkar

Opinion | Rohingya Issue Is Now An Illegal Industry—India Won’t Subsidise It

As Parliament debates illegal immigration and Supreme Court reminds the nation that ‘India is not a Dharamshala’, one truth stands out: This...

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Zeba Zoariah