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Xi in DC: Pageantry, but little substance

Xi in DC: Pageantry, but little substance

The Trump-Xi summit leaves the US-China rivalry largely unchanged, managing competition rather than delivering a breakthrough Xi Jinping walked down...

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Ordinary life could be Extraordinary

Ordinary life could be Extraordinary

Not every spiritual figure we have heard of have renounced ordinary life.  Some of them did the Sadhana and transformed from within. Sarada Devi...

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Daiv

India’s spiritual tourism: The next frontier

India’s spiritual tourism: The next frontier

Every September 27, World Tourism Day is celebrated around the world to spare a thought to the industry that not only is a money spinner but also...

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Divya Bhatia

AI enters the war room as diplomacy struggles

AI enters the war room as diplomacy struggles

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a force multiplier on the battlefield, helping militaries identify targets, guide weapons and compress...

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Md Afshar Alam

Seafarers are not collateral damage

Seafarers are not collateral damage

This World Maritime Day, let us spare a thought for India’s 300,000-strong seafaring workforce, increasingly caught in wars and piracy they had no...

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Editors Take

Feed People, Love People, Remember God

Feed People, Love People, Remember God

Some teachings arrive not through scripture, but through a life lived simply in front of us. Neem Karoli Baba, revered across India and known widely...

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Daiv

Our fascination with the extremes

Our fascination with the extremes

I recently met a senior from my society during the morning walk. He had celebrated his eighty-seventh birthday with his family, who had prepared a...

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Sanjay Chandra

BRICS: From declarations to delivery

BRICS: From declarations to delivery

The Delhi BRICS summit has given India a larger role in shaping the Global South’s agenda. The real test now is whether New Delhi can turn the...

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Kalyani Shankar

A campus in mourning, a system on trial

A campus in mourning, a system on trial
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Editors Take

The Squirrel's Share of the Bridge

The Squirrel's Share of the Bridge
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Daiv

The power of changing our perspective

The power of changing our perspective
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Rajyogi Brahma Kumar Nikunj Ji

How Modi changed Odisha’s growth story

How Modi changed Odisha’s growth story
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Mohan Charan Majhi

Spiritual solution to mental and physical ailments

Spiritual solution to mental and physical ailments
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Ajit Kumar Bishnoi

Engineering India’s next engineer

Engineering India’s next engineer
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Harsh Vardhan Shringla

Russia’s election: Putin wins, but succession looms

Russia’s election: Putin wins, but succession looms
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Editors Take

Karna, Who Gave Without Asking Why

Karna, Who Gave Without Asking Why
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Daiv

UN: Trust is running out, reforms cannot wait

UN: Trust is running out, reforms cannot wait

Created to uphold peace, the United Nations is constrained by an outdated power structure. It must reform before losing relevance When world leaders...

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Let Wisdom Come From Every Side

Let Wisdom Come From Every Side

There is a verse from the Rig Veda that offers a prayer remarkably open for an ancient text: "Aano Bhadrah Kratavo Yantu Vishwatah", let...

22.09.2026 10

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Daiv

The denial mode: The elephant in the room

The denial mode: The elephant in the room

There is a strange phenomenon inside organisations: everyone knows there is a problem, but nobody wants to talk about it. Senior leaders know it....

22.09.2026 10

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Lucky Kulkarni

The UN needs peace, not endless speeches

The UN needs peace, not endless speeches

As the UN General Assembly opened its 81st session on the International Day of Peace, the world faced a familiar spectacle of speeches on war,...

22.09.2026 10

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Santhosh Mathew

The climate blame game must end

The climate blame game must end

With global warming accelerating, climate justice now demands greater accountability from wealthy nations and faster emissions cuts from allemitters,...

21.09.2026 10

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Editors Take

The senior swagger, not Gen Z blabber

The senior swagger, not Gen Z blabber

Gen Z has become a national obsession. Brands want Gen Z. Luxury wants Gen Z. Media wants Gen Z. Advertisers want Gen Z. Apparently, simply announcing...

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Namrata Kohli

Kanishka: Four decades later, justice still waits

Kanishka: Four decades later, justice still waits

Forty-one years after Air India Flight 182 was blown out of the sky, killing all 329 people aboard, Canada appears ready to scale back the...

21.09.2026 10

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Sanjay Lazar

Truth Wears Many Names

Truth Wears Many Names

In a world quick to argue over whose faith, whose path, or whose interpretation of truth is correct, a verse from the Rig Veda offers a strikingly...

21.09.2026 10

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Daiv

US tariffs: India’s Russian oil dilemma

US tariffs: India’s Russian oil dilemma

The challenge for India is no longer simply about managing tariffs, but balancing cheap Russian crude, energy costs and the broader India-US trade...

19.09.2026 20

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The Wealth That Cannot Satisfy

The Wealth That Cannot Satisfy

Yajnavalkya, a revered sage, once decided to divide his possessions between his two wives before renouncing worldly life. His wife Maitreyi asked him...

19.09.2026 20

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Daiv

The foundations we cannot see

The foundations we cannot see

A building announces itself to the world through its height, shape and façade. Its foundation, however, remains buried in darkness. No passer-by...

19.09.2026 20

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Siddharth Roy

Satya Niketan: More than a building collapse

Satya Niketan: More than a building collapse

The deaths of seven young students in a Delhi PG collapse cannot be reduced to illegal construction and negligent owners. The tragedy exposes a deeper...

19.09.2026 20

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Debasish Bhattacharyya Valson Thampu

Modi at 76: From longevity to legacy

Modi at 76: From longevity to legacy

As the BJP begins a month-long celebration of Modi’s 25 years in power, the milestone invites a larger reckoning: what has his tenure changed, and...

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The Boy Who Won by Staying Home

The Boy Who Won by Staying Home

Once, Ganesha and his brother Kartikeya were challenged to a race around the world, with the prize going to whoever completed the circuit first....

18.09.2026 20

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Daiv

When community ends at the gate

When community ends at the gate

We recently attended a few Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at the homes of friends in our condominium complex. Tower lobbies were buzzing with people in...

18.09.2026 20

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Sanjay Chandra

The NE borders need eyes in the sky

The NE borders need eyes in the sky

The Northeast’s borders cannot always be secured with fences. Shifting rivers, porous terrain and difficult frontiers demand something more agile:...

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Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta

Space as battlefield: The new frontier

Space as battlefield: The new frontier

The American disclosure of having on-orbit weapons raises the prospect of a new arms race in outer space, where international rules offer few...

17.09.2026 20

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Editors Take

The Dog Who Was Never Left Behind

The Dog Who Was Never Left Behind

At the end of their lives, the five Pandava brothers and Draupadi began their final journey toward the Himalayas, renouncing their kingdom to walk...

17.09.2026 20

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Daiv

Hold on to your goodness

Hold on to your goodness

“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see,” said Mark Twain. Human beings are kinder to each other when they feel safe...

17.09.2026 20

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Rajyogi Brahma Kumar Nikunj Ji

Can the BSP reclaim its space in UP?

Can the BSP reclaim its space in UP?

Mayawati seeks to revive the BSP ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections by reconnecting with Dalits, marginalised communities and younger...

17.09.2026 20

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Kalyani Shankar

SEMICON 2026: India’s semiconductor moment

SEMICON 2026: India’s semiconductor moment

India has made a promising start in semiconductors. Turning that momentum into a globally competitive chip industry will demand patience and precision...

16.09.2026 20

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Editors Take

The Throat That Held the Poison

The Throat That Held the Poison

When the gods and demons churned the cosmic ocean in search of the nectar of immortality, the first thing to emerge was not treasure, but a deadly...

16.09.2026 20

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Daiv

We don’t have to be so helpless

We don’t have to be so helpless

I am determined not to be defeated, feel resigned or fall sick, physically or otherwise. When I learn about people known to me who are suffering...

16.09.2026 30

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Ajit Kumar Bishnoi

Why India must start the Agniveer conversation

Why India must start the Agniveer conversation

Nepal’s ex-servicemen have made a remarkable turnaround, moving from opposition to Agniveer to demanding its acceptance on Indian terms. At a moment...

16.09.2026 30

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Ashok K Mehta

India’s Global south wager at BRICS

India’s Global south wager at BRICS

India used the final day of the BRICS summit for outreach to regional powers across the Global South. Can Delhi now turn diplomatic goodwill into...

15.09.2026 30

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Editors Take

Teaching cannot run on sacrifice

Teaching cannot run on sacrifice

A job where competence is regularly rewarded with greater labour is essentially flawed. The trustworthy instructor will soon be required to oversee...

15.09.2026 30

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Sakshi Sethi

BRICS and the paradox of strategic autonomy

BRICS and the paradox of strategic autonomy

BRICS wants to build a multipolar world less dependent on Western power. Yet its own members remain deeply dependent on competing centres of...

15.09.2026 30

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Nilantha Ilangamuwa

The Question That Outlasts Death

The Question That Outlasts Death

We spend so much energy pursuing comfort and security, rarely pausing to ask what truly matters, until we're forced to and many times too late....

15.09.2026 20

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Daiv

BRICS comes of age in New Delhi

When eleven leaders gathered at Bharat Mandapam on September 12-13 and unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration, the achievement lay less in what...

14.09.2026 30

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Editors Take

NEP 2020: From promise to classroom reality

Practically every learned deliberation on education today makes reference to the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, its well-articulated mission,...

14.09.2026 40

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Js Rajput

The question Akhilesh Yadav must answer

Akhilesh Yadav now speaks of protecting a journalist’s right to ask questions. If a reporter cannot put a question, he says, a press conference...

14.09.2026 30

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Bhavesh Pandey

The Obstacle He Broke With His Own Hand

Today is Ganesha Chaturthi. Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, receives the first pooja, invoked before any undertaking begins, so that the path ahead...

14.09.2026 20

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Daiv

Delving into India’s faith faultlines

Premanand Maharaj draws followers from all faiths and beliefs. He trends on the internet. Star powers come to see him in Vrindavan. Yet he’s content...

13.09.2026 20

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Manish Anand

Middle East war is bigger than ‘Iran-vs-America’

The most revealing developments in the Middle East are no longer occurring along the conventional Iran-United States (with Israel) axis. They are...

13.09.2026 30

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Bhopinder Singh