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Pakistan created a Gurdaspur myth for way too long. The truth was very different

Despite there being no contemporaneous evidence, it has often been argued that the 1947 Radcliffe Award, which defined the boundary between India...

yesterday 9

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Amit Paul

China is run by engineers. India lacks such first-generation technocrats

STEM students account for a much larger share of the graduates emerging from China’s increasingly high-quality universities each year, compared to...

yesterday 7

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Tn Ninan

Goa’s digital nomads get a reality check—working from paradise needs more than just good vibes

Remote workers who arrived in Goa after 2020 are now leaving their sunshine dreams behind. They are questioning whether the infrastructure ever...

yesterday 2

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Karanjeet Kaur

Uttarakhand is turning 25. Here’s what it can be proud of and what it needs to do now

Uttarakhand has the technology, funds, and administrative capacity to become the first zero-poverty state in India, thus fulfilling the first two...

yesterday 2

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Sanjeev Chopra

Rupee’s story is not just its exchange rate with the US. It’s about REER—a corrective lens

The other emerging market currencies experienced a more pronounced depreciation against the dollar than the rupee in 2024, resulting in a relative...

yesterday 2

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Bidisha Bhattacharya

Priyanka Chopra, Aishwarya Rai handholding the billion-dollar desi makeover of global luxury

Pity none of the well-behaved guests attempted India’s favourite 'Nagin dance' when Italian brand Bvlgari 'saap' slithered through The Art House in...

yesterday 2

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Shobhaa De

Israeli society is in collective denial over what is happening in Gaza. Media isn’t helping

There is silence in Israeli media about the occupied territories, indifference to Palestinian suffering, and a political preference for “managing...

yesterday 20

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Michal Erlich

Once you know how UPA handled illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, you see Modi govt’s propaganda

The 'ghuspaithiya' narrative is being whipped up precisely when illegal immigration has actually diminished. Like most BJP-RSS ideas, it’s just an...

yesterday 2

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Amitabh Dubey

Thank Qatar for Hamas’ response to Trump’s Gaza help. Doha got a new security umbrella

Hamas has thus kicked the ball into Tel Aviv’s court, focusing on immediate and sustainable ceasefire, unrestricted humanitarian assistance, and...

previous day 8

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R Swaminathan

PM Modi has gone silent on Ladakh, like Manipur earlier. It’s a bigger blunder

Amit Shah should have been better informed about public sentiment in Ladakh, given that the party lost the 2024 Lok Sabha election to an...

previous day 3

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D.k. Singh

Why India is better off with the RSS than without it

Organisations change with the times, and the RSS has probably done so too. But its past comes in handy for critics to take political potshots at it...

previous day 5

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R Jagannathan

What the world can learn from India’s food plate

There is an increase in allergies, food intolerances and gut issues. These can all be linked to genetically modified high-yielding food varieties...

previous day 5

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Meenakashi Lekhi

Only below-the-radar diplomacy can work in India-US trade ties now

India’s competitiveness cannot be defended abroad if it is eroded at home. Short-term measures can provide a cushion, but without reforms,...

previous day 5

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Arvind Mayaram

Great Nicobar Island can serve as India’s Pearl Harbor, help counter China’s aggression

New Delhi has not yet articulated a long-term military component of Viksit Bharat. Therefore, it is necessary to look at China’s Grand Strategy...

previous day 5

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Raja Menon

Shashi Tharoor misunderstands the diaspora—we are not proxies for India in the US

India deserves a stronger voice on the global stage. But, expecting Indian Americans, increasingly under attack from both ends, to continue...

previous day 7

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Suhag A. Shukla

The RSS should be instrumental in bringing a revolution in India: Jayaprakash Narayan

On 3 November 1977, socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan delivered an address to RSS swayamsevaks in Patna, challenging the Sangh to transcend...

sunday 20

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Jayaprakash Narayan

Rahul Gandhi loves the EV ‘decentralised’ power analogy. Too bad it’s wrong

According to Gandhi, power becomes decentralised when each wheel is independent. But the last thing you want in a car is a wheel doing its own...

sunday 1

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Kushan Mitra

Indian Left is obsessed with Latin America. Rahul Gandhi’s visit not surprising

If you are a trained ‘intellectual’ from JNU, Jadavpur, as well as TISS, then Latin America, its intellectual contributions, and its centrality in...

sunday 8

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Jaithirth Rao

Exact root cause of rosacea skin disease is a mystery. It steals confidence and comfort

No two rosacea stories are the same. While there may be no “cure,” there are many doors that open toward relief, control, and renewed confidence.

sunday 3

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Deepali Bhardwaj

Is modern dating about instant relief or delayed gratification?

A lot of straight women doing the modern dating dance want to be disappointed on the first date itself—no need to waste five outfits for the same...

sunday 2

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Ratan Priya

English didn’t enslave India. It was the harbinger of a new creative consciousness: A Ranganathan

Rabindranath Tagore stood apart from his contemporaries by infusing poetry and universalism into Indian nationalism, opposing chauvinism and blind...

04.10.2025 10

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A Ranganathan

RSS at 100 — ‘No permanent enemies’, flexible ideology, Bollywood embrace

While critics continue to identify the RSS with its ideological dogmatism, it is the organisation’s dynamism and flexibility that allow it to make...

04.10.2025 2

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Sanya Dhingra

Manohar Kahaniyan was Crime Patrol of pre-TV era. Now IAF Chief’s metaphor for Pakistani tales

The magazine was a product of its time—when newsprint was cheap, imagination was free, and the hunger for suspense could drive circulation numbers...

04.10.2025 5

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Nootan Sharma

Wintrack vs Chennai Customs has unleashed middle class anger. And BJP must worry

It’s hard to build a house, run a business, or do anything without paying bribes. And yet, citizens’ anger about this open, unchecked corruption...

04.10.2025 1

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Vir Sanghvi

Indian Muslims’ love for the Prophet is now a threat. ‘I love Muhammad’ row is political

I never imagined that the Prophet's birthday would become the centre of controversy because of a simple message of devotion.

03.10.2025 10

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Amana Begam

The Indian diaspora is under attack. What has gone wrong?

From Indian-origin people being kicked out of Uganda overnight to facing racism in Canada and the UK today, these instances offer lessons for the...

03.10.2025 3

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Jaithirth Rao

Karur tragedy can end Vijay’s political career. It showed his inexperience and immaturity

Vijay dashed to the nearest airport, and left for Chennai in his private aircraft after the stampede broke out. Any astute politician would have...

03.10.2025 5

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Seshadri Chari

6 reasons Trump’s Gaza plan won’t work—even if Hamas accepts it

On paper, the 21-point plan looks balanced—Palestinian governance, international oversight, reconstruction pledges. But in reality, it is a non-...

03.10.2025 2

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Swasti Rao

India has moved beyond Huntington’s theory in modern war. It’s time to accept reality

Military reforms in many countries are inspired by the US’s Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defence Reorganisation Act of 1986 (GNA). For some, the...

03.10.2025 3

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Col Rajneesh Singh (Retd)