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India’s strategic blind spots

India’s strategic blind spots

At 92, Narendra Vohra is strapping fit in body and mind. He is the most experienced and versatile bureaucrat India has produced. What K Subrahmanyam,...

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Ashok K Mehta

The hidden cost of India’s AI boom

The hidden cost of India’s AI boom

A recent news story highlighted how machine technicians in a textile factory in Nagpur have been strapped with small recording devices during working...

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Archna Datta

When fear enters the staff room, learning leaves the classroom

When fear enters the staff room, learning leaves the classroom

Education was never meant to function as a performance industry. At its heart, teaching is a profoundly human profession, built on trust, empathy,...

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Sakshi Sethi

India must get ready for climate extremes

India must get ready for climate extremes

For three summers running, India has broken its own temperature records, and three years running, its monsoon has refused to behave like a season at...

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Editors Take

Leaders come and go institutions endure

Leaders come and go institutions endure

Six Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom have left office in the last ten years (2016-2026). Only one-Rishi Sunak-departed as a result of electoral...

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Bhopinder Singh

Friendship renewed, strategy deepened

Friendship renewed, strategy deepened

Seychelles marked fifty years of independence even as both nations marked fifty years of diplomatic relations established in 1976. Modi’s last...

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Editors Take

The child behind the disability

The child behind the disability

As an educator for over 26 years, I have worn many different hats. I have worked with children, both with and without disabilities, conducted...

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Sharmila Vaidya

The blue-light divide: Why today’s parents are giving up the fight

The blue-light divide: Why today’s parents are giving up the fight

It is one or two in the morning. All the lights in the house are off, save for a dim, blue glow spilling out from under a bedroom door. A mother wakes...

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Nitin Madan Kulkarni

The US at 250: Patriotism, pageantry, and politics in its historic anniversary

The US at 250: Patriotism, pageantry, and politics in its historic anniversary

COME JULY 4, the United States of America will be 250 years old as an independent, sovereign nation (besides the world’s richest and perhaps the...

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Mr Dua

If a passport doesn’t prove citizenship, what does?

If a passport doesn’t prove citizenship, what does?

For most Indians, the passport has long stood as the gold standard of identity — a document issued only after police verification, address checks...

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Horse trading and the limits of anti-defection law

Horse trading and the limits of anti-defection law

The Indian Opposition is facing considerable political challenges due to ongoing conflicts within its parties. This complex political landscape, where...

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Kalyani Shankar

The quiet disappearance of patience

The quiet disappearance of patience

There was a time when delay was not unusual enough to be noticed.  A train running late did not become a conversation. A letter arriving after...

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Deeba Salim Irfan

Why India faces a cybercrime emergency

Why India faces a cybercrime emergency

The SC’s intervention and PM Modi’s recent remarks underscore a stark reality: cybercrime has emerged as a pressing challenge of our times For...

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When the distinction between performance and authenticity blurs

When the distinction between performance and authenticity blurs

A recent WhatsApp communication on our society group, a few cryptic comments on my Facebook wall, and several recent premature deaths among people in...

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Sanjay Chandra

The path to freedom: Towards a drug-free India

The path to freedom: Towards a drug-free India

Under the leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (Drug-Free India Campaign) is not merely a government...

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Bl Verma

Rethinking how India fights addiction

Rethinking how India fights addiction

A recent case of a young boy, high on methamphetamine ("ice"), gouging out his own eyes in a hospital emergency room shocked people...

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Rajyogi Brahma Kumar Nikunj Ji

Starmer’s fall and the game of British musical chairs

Starmer’s fall and the game of British musical chairs

Starmer’s resignation marks yet another chapter in Britain’s political instability, underscoring how quickly power can evaporate in Westminster....

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A country still failing its fire safety test yet again

A country still failing its fire safety test yet again

The Lucknow and Delhi fires are not isolated disasters but symptoms of a deeper governance failure, turning negligence into a national hazard Fourteen...

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Beyond the numbers: The spiritual secret of ageing well

Beyond the numbers: The spiritual secret of ageing well

I am invited to attend social functions occasionally, which I turn down due to the fact that I tire easily at my age. Such refusals are met with this...

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Ajit Kumar Bishnoi

The India-Israel-Iran conundrum

The India-Israel-Iran conundrum

As West Asia enters a new phase of volatility, India’s priority must be safeguarding its territorial integrity, ensuring energy security, protecting...

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Prashant Tewari

Bracing for a below-average monsoon

Bracing for a below-average monsoon

With farms, food prices and growth all riding on the rains, India needs contingency planning now, not after the kharif season fails due to deficient...

23.06.2026 20

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The invisible boundaries we build

The invisible boundaries we build

Urban India has changed dramatically over the past few decades. Our cities are more prosperous, our homes more comfortable, and our lifestyles more...

23.06.2026 20

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Sanjay Chandra

India’s delicate balancing act with the US

India’s delicate balancing act with the US

As Trump’s transactional approach to foreign policy reshapes Washington’s priorities, New Delhi finds itself walking a diplomatic tightrope:...

23.06.2026 20

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Parul Chandra

India’s quiet promise of ageing well

India’s quiet promise of ageing well

On the morning of 21 June 2026, dawn broke over Kolkata’s Red Road, the Hooghly carrying the reflections of five hundred boats, as India marked the...

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Gaurav Sharma

Europe’s Two ‘Queens’ at War

Europe’s Two ‘Queens’ at War

Israel’s decision to sever ties with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has exposed a deepening battle at the heart of the European Union– an...

22.06.2026 10

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Nilantha Ilangamuwa

Yoga Day and the Rise of a Vishwa Guru

Yoga Day and the Rise of a Vishwa Guru

International Yoga Day once again underscored that India’s greatest export is its ancient wisdom — a gift that resonates deeply in a chaotic world...

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Editors Take

Dropping the ‘Indo’: What America’s Pacific Pivot means for India

Dropping the ‘Indo’: What America’s Pacific Pivot means for India

Pentagon officials have been swift to reassure New Delhi that the command's geographic boundaries and force allocations remain technically...

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Kripa Nautiyal

Rebuilding student trust after the paper leak crisis

Rebuilding student trust after the paper leak crisis

Trust cannot be rebuilt overnight; it returns only when students see institutions acknowledge their failures and correct them transparently For a...

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Editors Take

Yoga: A lifelong companion on the journey of ageing

Yoga: A lifelong companion on the journey of ageing

As the world prepares to celebrate International Day of Yoga, this year’s theme, “Yoga for Healthy Ageing”, has sparked important conversations...

20.06.2026 10

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Sharmila Das

When rules fail and lives perish

When rules fail and lives perish

The tragic loss of lives in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar fire demands a deeper examination of weakening accountability, persistent impunity for violations,...

20.06.2026 20

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Js Rajput

Trump inks peace deal, world takes a deep breath

The Washington-Tehran agreement marks the first meaningful diplomatic breakthrough since the devastating US-Israeli strikes of February 28 History...

19.06.2026 10

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Editors Take

The silent burden of modern educators

A teacher walks into the classroom with much more than just textbooks and lesson plans. With academic duties come expectations from various sources:...

19.06.2026 10

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Sakshi Sethi

The empire forgets, Iran remembers

As Iran returns to the global spotlight, its football team has become an unlikely vessel for national memory, resilience and a civilisation’s...

19.06.2026 10

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Bhopinder Singh

Indian lives matter: The world must listen

PM Modi’s G7 remarks on the deaths of seafarers underscored India’s commitment to its citizens’ safety and well-being anywhere in the world The...

18.06.2026 10

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Editors Take

Rediscovering hope, purpose and life

Life is not meant for dying. It is meant for living and letting others live,” a writer once said. Very thought-provoking words these are! They...

18.06.2026 10

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Boddapati Chandrasekhar

Can unity overcome internal fault lines?

As the opposition alliance prepares for future electoral battles, its ability to reconcile differences, strengthen coordination and reinvent itself in...

18.06.2026 10

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Kalyani Shankar

PM Modi’s Slovakia visit: Opening new frontiers

Modi’s historic visit to Slovakia is a strategic signal that India’s engagement with the world is growing wider, deeper and considerably more...

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Editors Take

Can we truly understand another generation?

I often heard terms like Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, etc, used in everyday conversations, especially by younger people. To be honest, I did not...

17.06.2026 10

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Sharmila Vaidya

Media and the future of geostrategic communication

As narratives increasingly shape international perceptions, the most powerful voices will not necessarily be the loudest. Rather, enduring influence...

17.06.2026 10

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Chaitanya K Prasad

US-Iran deal: A fragile yet welcome respite

The peace agreement between the US and Tehran, if it endures, could be the most consequential diplomatic breakthroughs of this decade The announcement...

16.06.2026 10

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Swasth Bharat, Sashakt Bharat: 12 years of health care development

The journey of Ayushman Arogya Mandir represents a significant expansion of comprehensive primary healthcare and the much required transition from a...

16.06.2026 10

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Anupriya Patel

G7 Summit: Yet another bid to reset world order

As global fault lines deepen, the G7 returns to where it was born — France  with an agenda to revamp world order and reaffirm its relevance   ...

15.06.2026 20

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Deserve God as a doer in life

In this article, I will try to explain about who is the actual doer though we feel that we are. It will surprise almost all that we, souls, don’t...

15.06.2026 10

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Ajit Kumar Bishnoi

Modi@12: Laying the foundations of a Viksit Bharat

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes twelve years in office, becoming India’s longest-serving Prime Minister in independent India’s history,...

15.06.2026 10

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Jagmohan Singh Raju

Trump tests the soul of the Quad

Since his return to the White House in 2025, Trump has refused to participate in a leaders’ summit, negatively impacting the Quad and degrading its...

14.06.2026 20

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Kripa Nautiyal

Reimagining Centre, State relations

PM Modi’s call for partnership at the NITI Aayog meet is  welcome — but Centre-State fault lines demand structural repair When Prime Minister...

13.06.2026 20

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‘Nindak Niyare Rakhiye’ - Always keep a critic close by

I am not very good at Sanskrit. Never have been. But these three words, Nindak Niyare Rakhiye, from a doha by Kabir, have been entrenched in my mind....

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Shankar sahay

From conflict zone to growth engine: How Modi changed Chhattisgarh

As Prime Minister Modi completes twelve years in office, Chhattisgarh stands as evidence of what sustained political commitment and policy continuity...

13.06.2026 20

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Vishnu Deo Sai

Are we raising winners or kind human beings?

In our relentless pursuit of raising successful children, we have quietly forgotten something essential: the art of generosity. Trophies, grades and...

12.06.2026 20

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Sakshi Sethi

The new Bengal and my nationalist journey

With courage, clarity and commitment to national interest, West Bengal can once again emerge as a beacon of culture, prosperity and civilisational...

12.06.2026 10

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Sukhendu sekhar ray