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Dehradun, Bareilly, Tamil Nadu attack—Indians are turning violent. Don’t keep blaming politics

People who commit violence don’t fear the police. They know that they can harass others, attack shops or even commit murder without being...

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Vir Sanghvi

Is this finally the era for Nehruvian economics? What he got right, and wrong

One can be a tad more optimistic today about the revival of Nehruvian economics without the public-sector albatross.

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Jaithirth Rao

Beyond electricity and exports—how should India actually check GDP growth now?

If growth is genuine, it should be observable across multiple dimensions. If it is not, early acknowledgment allows for policy adjustments.

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Bidisha Bhattacharya

Rakhi Sawant is a real Marathi Manoos—though Thackerays will disagree

Beneath the rough edges, rawness and daring, there are priceless kernels of truth that Rakhi Sawant's followers relate to and applaud.

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Shobhaa De

Bofors to National Herald—Indian ‘scams’ collapsed in court. BJP always benefits

It’s the same old pattern: sensational leaks fuel frenzied coverage, the cases collapse in court, while the accused are already convicted in the...

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Amitabh Dubey

Ishaq Dar’s comments hold a lesson for India. New Delhi must focus on strategic aims

India did achieve its military objectives, but whether it met its broader strategic aims remains debatable. These aims could be framed around 3Ds:...

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Swasti Rao

Bangladesh is worshipping Islamists as heroes. Jamaat is having the last laugh

The National Citizens Party that came out of the students’ movement, finds itself thoroughly discredited. It has now joined hands with the largest...

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Deep Halder

Asim Munir now gets a foothold in Pakistan economy. Fauji Foundation will be his front

The recent partnership between entrepreneur Arif Habib and the Fauji Foundation is a direct consequence of the military’s ascendency to political...

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Ayesha Siddiqa

Khaleda Zia’s death brings back Bangladesh’s Minus Two formula. Is Tarique Rahman the answer?

Whatever the criticism against their tenures may be, Begum Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina kept the hope of democracy alive in Bangladesh. Today, the...

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Deep Halder

Sheikh Hasina to Tarique Rahman—tradition of political asylum is more than diplomatic courtesy

From British imperialism to American hegemony to Indian caution, there is a language of granting political asylum in the global order.

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Vinay Kaura

RSS centenary isn’t a cause for celebration. It’s veered away from Hedgewar’s objectives

The RSS stands exposed as a headless torso. Either it never had any good principles, if Hedgewar was wrong, or it no longer has any, if current RSS...

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Shankar Sharan

Winners’ remorse in Indian litigation—2 ways to resolve execution delays

A 19th-century system that forces the winner of a litigation to run from pillar to post to enforce a hard-won decree, poses an existential question...

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Pavithra Manivannan

2025 and India’s tech ambitions. What we got right and wrong

2026 must be the year India sobers up about AI regulation. So far, the approach has been scattered and internally inconsistent.

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Vivan Sharan

Five elections in 2026—and five things results will redefine for BJP and Opposition

The 2026 Assembly elections will test the reach and limits of BJP’s Hindutva agenda.

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D.k. Singh

Govt incompetence erases disabled from census count. 13 steps to fix it

Without accurate enumeration, policy remains incomplete and India continues to make millions of its own citizens disappear, not by neglect, but by...

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Shameer Rishad

Sikhs and Hindus understood secularism long before Congress. Lessons from Sahibzadas

This is the month of Poh, a period of reverence commemorating the sacrifices by the Sikh Gurus in preserving the faiths of their Hindu brethren...

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Meenakashi Lekhi

Are we ready for a world without books? AI obsession is getting scary

It is hard for me to imagine a world where AI is surpassing Taylor Swift on the billboards or Sally Rooney, but it's not impossible.

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Insha Jalil Waziri

What to expect from cars and carmakers in 2026—strong hybrids, flex fuel

Domestic majors Tata and Mahindra, which have previously questioned hybrid vehicles, might bite the bullet with hybrid powertrains in 2026.

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Kushan Mitra

A slugfest is on in American Right. MAGA is preparing for the post-Trump era

Erika Kirk’s AmericaFest conference turned into a gladiatorial colosseum for the growing rift among conservative politicians and influencers.

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Monish Tourangbam

What is clascoterone? Promising new drug that targets root cause of pattern baldness

Two phase 3 trials for clascoterone have shown significant improvements in patients’ hair counts. One study showed a remarkable 539% relative...

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Deepali Bhardwaj

Mahabharata shaped my personality: EMS Namboodiripad

On 25 November 1995, EMS Namboodiripad delivered a speech in New Delhi as part of a talk on 'Books and Man.' He spoke about how he changed from a...

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Ems Namboodiripad

2025’s dating patterns if they were movie titles

Since the emotional kabaddi of dating—matching, ghosting, overthinking—is exhausting, some of us kept returning to our exes on weekends.

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Ratan Priya

It was a tough year for science, but here are 5 intriguing scientific breakthroughs from 2025

Despite setbacks, scientists around the world produced amazing discoveries every day, some of which made a big splash while others didn’t get...

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Fd Flam

It was a tough year for science, but here are 5 intriguing scientific breakthroughs from 2025

Despite setbacks, scientists around the world produced amazing discoveries every day, some of which made a big splash while others didn’t get...

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F.d.flam

Tarique Rahman has a dark past in Bangladesh politics. His job is to fix that image first

One big challenge that BNP faces today is the rise of its former ally, the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. In the February 2026 polls, both parties are...

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Deep Halder

Demonetisation is a wild hit at the bull’s eye. It will not hurt the guilty: BP Adarkar

Demonetisation is no terror to politicians, officials and big businessmen who had enough notice to take necessary precautions. It'll catch dumb...

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Bp Adarkar

Is justice in Unnao case back on 2018 track? ‘Rights’ for Sengar, ‘kaal’ for victim

Delhi High Court did not question the rape or Kuldeep Sengar’s culpability in the crimes for which he is convicted, making the suspension of his...

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Mayank Kumar

India-US cooperation on critical-mineral recycling can reduce dependence on China

Rather than depending solely on primary refining, recycling is becoming essential to secure supply chains and maintain a circular mineral economy.

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Shubham Thorat

Why Russian, Chinese models can’t revive the Indian Left

The Communist movement relied on Western origins of Marxism and failed to provide a homegrown alternative to the social structure based on Indian...

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Seshadri Chari

Indian-American Zarna Garg getting roasted for Trump remark. I’ve a different issue with her

Zarna Garg's Trump remark exposed what her jokes were already implying—gratitude is survival.

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Stela Dey

BJP’s Nitin Nabin plan is a signal — looking beyond the Modi-Shah era

JP Nadda is helping Nitin Nabin understand the national office-bearer structure. In an hour-long meeting with Modi, a framework was drawn on how...

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R Rajagopalan

Climate crisis in India is being normalised. Country’s poor are paying the price

The acceptance that this is just how things are now is worrying. That temperatures will rise, water will run out, air will choke us—and we will...

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Amana Begam

2025 was good for Turkey’s defence industry. Indian analysts don’t see the threat

Under its Asia Anew strategy, Turkey has deepened engagement with Pakistan and Bangladesh—both Islamic states—while simultaneously cultivating ties...

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Swasti Rao