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Opinion | Who Really Gains from the Big Beautiful Bill?

The bill may well be remembered not for its symbolism, but for the long-term structural imbalances it entrenched, in debt, in distribution, and in...

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Aditya Sinha

Opinion | Make Income Taxpayers’ Honesty A Badge of Honour

In the age of digital governance and transparent taxation, it’s time to nurture a ‘Pride of Paying’ mindset

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Dinesh Sood

Brazil’s Grand Gesture To India: Modi & Lula Set To Take Ties To New Level In Signal To China

From shared global goals, defence collaboration, biofuel cooperation to counterbalance to China, India & Brazil are on a trajectory that reflects...

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Shubhangi Sharma

Denying Visas To Athletes On Political Grounds Violates Olympic Charter, May Risk Future Hosting Rights

A controversy emerged over India allowing the junior Pakistan hockey team to take part in an international event against the backdrop of recent...

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Amitabh Sinha

Opinion | Vision To Reality: How The Modi Government Is Reinventing India’s Cooperative Sector

With Amit Shah at the helm, India’s cooperative sector is witnessing unprecedented modernisation, inclusivity, and empowerment, ushering in a new...

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Prosenjit Nath

Opinion | SCO Or 'Strategic Complicity Organisation'? India’s Fight Against Double Standards

China and Pakistan’s growing nexus is systematically undermining India’s security and strategic space

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Imran Khurshid

Opinion | No Country For Minorities: Bangladesh's Dangerous Descent Into Islamist Violence

Across Bangladesh, reports indicate consistent refusals to accept complaints from minority communities, pointing to institutional bias or complicity

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Sayantan Ghosh

Opinion | 3 Pillars Of PM Modi’s Global South Doctrine: Diaspora, Democracy, And Resources

As New Delhi charts its course, it has become clear that its engagement with the Global South is no longer merely an extension of post-colonial...

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Sanbeer Singh Ranhotra

Opinion | Proportionality In Times Of Asymmetric Warfare

In a world where asymmetry has become the norm, there is a need to push the limits of proportionality

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Esha Banerji

Opinion | POTUS Trump Is Fluttering Many A Dovecote To His Country’s Own Detriment

Business owners and workers across the US are reeling from the chaos and confusion unleashed by Trump's trade policy

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S Murlidharan

PM Modi’s Strategic Push For Energy And Resources: Key Deals In Ghana, Trinidad, And Namibia

With MoUs inked in Ghana and strategic talks lined up in Trinidad and Namibia, India is pursuing long-term energy and resource partnerships

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Sohil Sinha

Opinion | Amarnath Yatra: Where Faith, Fraternity, Sustainability Converge In The Himalayas

The Shri Amarnathji Yatra is more than a spiritual trek—it is an experience that binds the nation.

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Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary

India's Grand Moment At BRICS Summit: Expansion, Cohesion & Global South Interests | Finepoint

With Xi absent, and Putin constrained, PM Modi becomes the senior-most leader present among the founding members of BRICS.

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Shubhangi Sharma

Opinion | Why Prada’s Appropriation Helped Kolhapuris

It has given foreign-focused Indians a reason to appreciate their own heritage, but that is not the way forward

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Reshmi Dasgupta

Opinion | Runways On The Highway: Assam’s Emergency Landing Strip Signals Strategic Shift

The Dibrugarh-Moran highway airstrip marks a leap in India's defence and disaster readiness in the Northeast

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Prosenjit Nath

Opinion | Why 123rd Episode Of Mann Ki Baat Is Special

The episode covered several themes, including India’s health achievements, reflections on Emergency, religious pilgrimages, youth empowerment, and...

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Sanju Verma

Straight Talk | Modi’s Playbook For Quad: Shaming Pakistan, Countering China And Dismissing Trump

In what should be considered a landmark diplomatic outcome for New Delhi, the Quad joint statement "unequivocally condemns all acts of terrorism,...

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Sanbeer Singh Ranhotra

Opinion | Dalai Lama Flashpoint Is Part Of ‘Managed Rivalry’, Won’t Derail India-China Relations

The Dalai Lama’s blunt announcement about continuing with the tradition of reincarnations without letting China meddle in it will spike tensions...

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Abhijit Majumder

Global Watch | The Dalai Lama At 90: A Spiritual Legacy Caught Between Faith And Force

The Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday goes far beyond being an event of spiritual/religious importance. It's a critical driver of regional geopolitics &...

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Arun Anand

Opinion | Janata Experiment Failed As Post-Emergency Coalition Leaders Sought To Undermine Sangh’s Role

As mere anti-Congressism proved to be a weak glue to keep the Janata Parivar parties together, similarly, anti-BJPism would not take the INDIA bloc...

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Sidharth Mishra

Book Review | The Ayodhya Alliance: Thrilling Fusion Of Ancient Secrets And Modern Warfare

The Ayodhya Alliance is vintage Ashwin Sanghi — fast-paced, richly layered, and thought-provoking

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Prosenjit Nath

Opinion | The High Cost Of 10-Minute Convenience: How E-Commerce Is Squeezing India’s Small Entrepreneurs

Both new and old players are flouting the laws, and despite policymakers being aware of these illegal activities, they have been slow to act and...

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K Yatish Rajawat

Opinion | The Italian Connection Of Madhya Pradesh: Scindias & The House Of Filose

The story of the Filose family in India begins with founder Michael Filose who came from Naples to Calcutta in 1770 AD and entered service of...

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Arunansh B Goswami

Opinion | SCO Summit: India, Pakistan And The Curious Case Of Missing Fingers

How Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s SCO gambit is a case of a Bharat rising confidently, self-assuredly and surefootedly

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Utpal Kumar

Opinion | Bengal Rape: Why This Banerjee-Moitra-Mitra Sideshow Now?

Anything to distract attention from the law student’s rape and the dismal state of law and order in West Bengal would be welcomed by the ruling...

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Reshmi Dasgupta

Opinion | Digital India at 10: A Decade of Transformation Under PM Modi’s Vision

From empowering poor through DBT to setting global standards with UPI and enhancing convenience with DigiLocker and DigiYatra, the initiative has...

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Tuhin A Sinha

Opinion | 50 Years Of Sholay: Restored And Timeless

The restored Sholay will keep film scholars busy for a while; but I hope it claims a small place in the consciousness of an audience born many...

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Sandipan Deb

'When Intent Is Right, Innovation Empowers': PM Modi's Blog On A Decade Of Digital India

In 2014, India had around 25 crore internet connections. Today, that number has grown to over 97 crores.

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Narendra Modi