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A Quiet Reset After Turbulence in Ties

Modi’s Maldives visit is not merely about symbolism — it is about restoring momentum and rebuilding trust There are no permanent friends or foes in...

yesterday 10

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India partners with CIS Nations for clean energy and security

India partners with CIS Nations for clean energy and security

As India eyes Net Zero by 2070 and Viksit Bharat by 2047, its strategic engagement with CIS nations unlocks access to critical minerals essential...

yesterday 10

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Anandajit Goswami And Animesh Ghosh

Strategic reset in UK and Maldives amid global power realignments

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s four-day foreign tour from July 23 to 26 — his first bilateral outreach after returning to power-carries...

yesterday 10

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Ks Tomar

Monsoon musings in an age of climate crisis: Between peril and possibility

Monsoon musings in an age of climate crisis: Between peril and possibility

In Alfred Tennyson’s Morte d’Arthur, a wounded and dying King Arthur tells Sir Belvedere, one of  his most loyal knights and the only Knight of ...

yesterday 9

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Hiranmay Karlekar

A Democracy deserves acculturated and active mind

A Democracy deserves acculturated and active mind

Gandhi foresaw the flaws in elections, long before independence. Today’s youth must rediscover that vision to revive a nation straying from its...

yesterday 10

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Js Rajput

Vice President’s sudden exit sparks political storm

On the evening of July 21, at exactly 9:25 p.m., Jagdeep Dhankhar took to his official account on “X” to announce that he had resigned from his...

yesterday 10

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Sanjay Kaw

Hindi vs Marathi: From Harmony to Discord

Hindi vs Marathi: From Harmony to Discord

As elections near, Maharashtra’s politics increasingly weaponises language, with migrant workers bearing the brunt of a narrative that contradicts...

previous day 1

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Ramakant Chaudhary

Modi’s UK Visit Heralds a New Phase in Indo-British Ties

PM Modi’s visit strengthens a strategic partnership grounded in shared values and mutual interests Perhaps no country has left as much impact in...

previous day 10

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India’s Diplomacy saves Nimisha from Yemen death row

In a remarkable display of decisive leadership and diplomatic finesse, the Modi Government has successfully secured the suspension of the death...

previous day 1

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Santhosh Mathew

India Pays as the West Neglects: The Price of Global Warming

India Pays as the West Neglects: The Price of Global Warming

As wildfires rage and floods rise, climate change is no longer a future threat — it’s our lived reality. There is global imbalance, India’s unjust...

previous day 1

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Acharya Prashant

The Preamble debate: Revisiting history and constitutional intent

The Preamble debate: Revisiting history and constitutional intent

Once again, Congress has raised alarms that the present Government plans to alter the Constitution’s Preamble by removing the words Socialist and...

previous day 10

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Manoj Sinha/ramanand Sharma

War without end: Global conflicts rise, humanitarian aid falters

War without end: Global conflicts rise, humanitarian aid falters

In the uneasy aftermath of a 12-day armed confrontation between Iran and Israel — marked by unprecedented military exchanges and US involvement — a...

previous day 2

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Achana Datta

The Myth of Israel’s ‘Legitimate Security Concerns’

The Myth of Israel’s ‘Legitimate Security Concerns’

Israel has long used its security concerns as a shield to justify the forceful occupation of Palestinian territories and the infliction of violence...

thursday 2

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Abdullah Abu Shawesh

The Monsoon Session: A Legislative Washout

The Monsoon Session of Parliament has been disrupted and adjourned repeatedly, even as important bills await tabling and debate For the last three...

thursday 10

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A journey from worldly chaos to divine clarity

Lord Krishna has given plenty of information on this topic in the Bhagavad-Gita.  Beginning with, “I am the cause of coming into being of the...

thursday 10

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Ajit Kumar Bishnoi

Chandra Shekhar: Last Socialist and his Eternal Legacy to Nation

Chandra Shekhar: Last Socialist and his Eternal Legacy to Nation

Former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, known for his incorruptible integrity and socialist ideals, left behind not just a political legacy but a...

thursday 1

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Harivansh Narayan Singh

India’s forest guardians embrace women warriors of climate resilience

On July 20, 2025, the Indian Forest Service (IFS) Association made a historic decision by electing an all-female executive committee for the first...

thursday 10

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Satendra Singh

How shifting US policies are hitting India’s informal backbone

This spring, as I walked through America’s iconic cities — New York, San Francisco, Boston, and Los Angeles — it wasn’t the skylines or...

thursday 1

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Subhash Misra

Northeast: Sun rises in sunrise states

Once plagued by insurgency and neglect, the Northeast has seen remarkable transformation through inclusive policies, enhanced connectivity,...

23.07.2025 1

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Dr Ramanand Garge

End of an era, start of a political shuffle

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s sudden resignation leaves a void and sets off a critical search for a successor The Rajya Sabha has seen many...

23.07.2025 2

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Let’s talk about depression!

As per a recent study by the WHO, nearly 4.4 per cent of the world population is suffering from a ‘common mental disorder’ — which is known as ‘...

23.07.2025 4

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Rajyogi Brahm Kumar Nikunj Ji

Biofuel: Realising the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047

Biofuel: Realising the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047

India’s biofuel journey, spanning over two decades, reflects lessons from failed beginnings and a shift towards multi-feedstock ethanol strategies....

23.07.2025 2

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Anandajit Goswami

The strength of synergy: Cooperative federations as pillars of prosperity

On July 5, 2025, when the globe celebrated the International Cooperative Day, the Ministry of Cooperation (MoC) completed four years of its...

23.07.2025 4

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K K Tripathy/ S K Wadkar

Who’s afraid of clean electoral rolls?

The process of electoral roll revision is a routine but critical exercise conducted by the Election Commission of India to ensure that the list of...

23.07.2025 2

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Rahul Kaushik

Arrest Warrants Against Taliban Leaders

Arrest Warrants Against Taliban Leaders

In a landmark move for global gender justice, systemic persecution of Afghan women under Taliban rule is now formally recognised as a crime against...

21.07.2025 3

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Siddhartha Misra

For Indians, the sky Is the limit

Shubham Shukla’s space odyssey is as symbolic as it is motivational for India’s space aspirations Shubham Shukla, the second Indian to go to...

21.07.2025 1

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Relationships and infrastructure programmes

I am an empanelled arbitrator for infrastructure projects. I am also a member of dispute resolution boards in a few such contracts. This is the...

21.07.2025 4

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Sanjay Chandra

Rethinking What It Means to Be Truly Clean

Rethinking What It Means to Be Truly Clean

It is time we understand and redefine cleanliness. Is a glittering street in a fuel-hungry city cleaner than a dusty road in a carbon-neutral...

21.07.2025 6

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Acharya Prashant

Innovation is the key to a healthier nation: A new paradigm for public health

Innovation is the key to a healthier nation: A new paradigm for public health

For decades, public health in India and across the globe has largely been the domain of the state — driven by policies, programmes, and top-down...

21.07.2025 1

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Dr Diksha Tiwari

India’s new dawn begins in the North-East

When something begins to shine, it’s only natural that some would rather dim the lights, lest the sheen blind them completely and nudge them back...

21.07.2025 5

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Gurleen Nagpal