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End of the Click

For nearly three decades, the internet thrived on a simple economic bargain: users got free content, and publishers earned revenue through ads,...

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Karachi to Kargil

As India marks 26 years of its triumph in the Kargil War, the time is ripe to look beyond the symbolism of the conflict and examine a disturbing...

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Dushyant Singh New Delhi

Bihar’s roll revision is on despite noise

Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls, initiated by the Election Commission of India in Bihar a month ago, concluded its first phase...

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Akshay Rout New Delhi

Craft and Credibility

When a Milan runway becomes the unlikely stage for Kolhapur’s traditional leather sandals, it reveals more than just a fleeting fashion statement ~...

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Cautious Courtesies

India’s move to resume tourist visas for Chinese nationals after a five-year freeze is not just a bu – reaucratic gesture ~ it is a diplomatic...

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Unspoken Discord

In India’s often-theatrical political landscape, it is not the noise but the silence that sometimes says the most. The resignation of Mr Jagdeep...

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Statesman News Service New Delhi

Art of Learning~II

The British author, Sir Ken Robinson said, “My contention is that creativity now is as important in education as literacy, and we should treat it...

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Soumyanetra Munshi New Delhi

Labour at work and the dynamics of change

The fluctuating international context compels states of this region and beyond to recalibrate their labour laws, policies and practices. This is...

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Vitit Muntarbhorn New Delhi

The AI Rush

US President Donald Trump’s new roadmap for artificial intelligence promises speed, strength, and supremacy. It’s framed as a bold attempt to...

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Art of Learning~I

It was the usual school dispersal, and all the children were walking with their guardians who had come to pick them up, chattering away about their...

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Soumyanetra Munshi New Delhi

Strategic Realignment

After years of cautious negotiations, India and the United Kingdom have finally inked a free trade agreement that promises a new chapter in...

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Statesman News Service New Delhi

What end of peace talks means for Gaza

Efforts to end the relentless siege of Gaza have been set back by the abrupt end to peace talks in Qatar. Both the United States and Israel have...

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Ali Mamouri New Delhi

Born of the uprising

Integrity. Humility. Selfless commitment. Conviction. These loaded words are grabbing media space with unending tributes to VS Achuthanandan, the...

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Raju Mansukhani New Delhi

Damned by a dam

China’s decision to begin construction on what is poised to become the world’s largest hydropower dam in the ecologically fragile Yarlung Tsangpo...

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Looking Back, Looking Forward

It was the best of times for us aspiring to join the IAS, it was perhaps the worst of times for India since Independence. We had been preparing for...

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Amitabha Bhattacharya New Delhi

Tariff Truce

The new trade agreement between the United States and Japan ~ hailed by President Donald Trump as the “largest trade deal in history” ~ may be...

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Statesman News Service New Delhi

Lingual Power

In much of the West, bilingualism is often framed as a cognitive edge ~ an acquired skill to sharpen the ageing brain or enrich young minds. In...

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Statesman News Service New Delhi

Self-defence?

As the dust settles from the 12-day conflict that began with Israel’s “Operation Rising Lion” on 12 June 2025, and escalated with U.S. strikes...

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Aftab Alam New Delhi

Justice on Trial

The acquittal of 12 men in the 2006 Mumbai train bombings ~ an attack that claimed 187 lives and injured over 800 ~ demands not just legal...

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Statesman News Service New Delhi