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China is watching India’s response to Pahalgam. And appreciates its strategic restraint

Chinese analysis presents India’s retaliation as measured, favouring diplomatic and economic tools over military escalation. Some see it as a sign...

yesterday 20

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Sana Hashmi

Thali has gotten more expensive since 2020—2.3% of Indians can’t afford 2 veg meals a day

Original Thalinomics highlighted falling food prices. The updated analysis using HCES 2023–24 suggests that food access remains limited for a...

yesterday 10

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Vivek Jadhav

Hyderabad is neglecting its Art Deco buildings. Jeera colony to Bachelors’ Quarters

Unlike Mumbai, where Art Deco buildings like those on Marine Drive are protected, Hyderabad lacks such safeguards for its structures.

yesterday 8

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Yunus Lasania

BJP isn’t getting Bengal. Mamata keeps beating Modi-Shah in her Ludo game

Both the BJP workers and supporters in Bengal feel let down. As hundreds of families from Murshidabad fled across the Bhagirathi River,...

yesterday 5

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Deep Halder

IPL expansion will kill Test cricket. Players no longer care about playing for the country

One of the founding philosophies of the BCCI has been to effectively control the game in India. The IPL has dented that control.

yesterday 3

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Kush Singh

Kashmir’s Leepa Valley is on fire. Is a new war brewing on the Line of Control?

While the Pakistan Army will suffer humiliation if the LoC is pushed westward, a war of attrition could well mean an escalation of terrorism within...

yesterday 2

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Praveen Swami

IWT suspension is lawful and morally right. India isn’t weaponising water, but ending charity

The colossal dams on the Indus rivers won't rise overnight. But India now possesses the will, the foreign-exchange reserves, and the engineering...

previous day 30

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K.b.s Sidhu

How ThePrint’s small newsroom brought you Pahalgam from every angle, minus the noise

We had to deploy our resources intelligently to tell readers what had happened in the attack, what happened thereafter, and what may happen in the...

previous day 10

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Shailaja Bajpai

Indus Waters Treaty was always unfair to India. Its suspension will choke Pakistan

The Indus Waters Treaty was seen as a technical compact, but now it is viewed from the perspective of diplomacy, counter-terror policy, and...

previous day 10

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Meenakashi Lekhi

Striking back at Pakistan is full of risks. India must master choreography of escalation

In this shadowed theatre of subcontinental power, the art of war must be tempered by the craft of diplomacy.

previous day 10

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Harsh V. Pant

Goa didn’t choose to become a casino city—now it’s a state-sponsored moral gamble

The myth that casino development represented some organic evolution of Goa’s character has been demolished. Now, Panjim stands alienated from...

previous day 9

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Karanjeet Kaur

Dhaka walls have Islamist Hizbut Tahrir posters. They are asking the military to take over

Hizbut Tahrir believes in a state where non-Muslims do not have voting rights but they can make “complaints in respect to unjust acts performed by...

previous day 9

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Ahmede Hussain

India’s delimitation debate needs bigger ideas, not just bigger numbers. Here are the options

The census that should inform post-2026 redistricting is nowhere in sight. Still, many possible options are being discussed in anticipation of the...

previous day 7

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Sanjeev Chopra

What Operation Parakram taught us—deterrence requires more than just mobilisation or rhetoric

Lofty goals cannot obscure a complex reality: when the need arises to unsheathe the sword, we must already have it sharpened, maintained, and ready...

previous day 8

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Sudhir Pillai

How ministers are making holes in PM Modi’s Teflon coating

Amit Shah is virtually running Jammu and Kashmir. But it would be unfair to seek accountability for security lapses from him because he has to...

monday 10

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D.k. Singh

India needs political pivot away from emotional appeals to the poor. Its future is urban

Right now, resources from urban areas, are diverted for purchasing votes elsewhere. Just look at the case of Bengaluru.

monday 10

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R Jagannathan

Only when cornered and isolated globally will Pakistan come to its senses

The final solution has to be a political one if we are to achieve a longer-lasting ‘positive peace’, namely, removing the root causes of the...

monday 10

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Gen Mm Naravane (Retd)

Lesson for Indian press after Pahalgam—don’t assume global solidarity, demand it

Even as the media admirably asserted India’s victimhood and demanded justice, a shortfall revealed itself. It wasn’t a flaw in passion or...

monday 10

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Op Singh

Maruti is late to the EV party, and it’s Toyota’s plus-one. Real reinvention demands more

On the surface, the collaboration seems like a masterstroke: Toyota brings global EV pedigree, and Maruti has local manufacturing prowess and...

monday 1

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Kiran Mahasuar

India produced scholars, scientists. Pakistan, what did you produce? Terrorists: Sushma Swaraj

On 23 September 2017, then-Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj delivered a powerful rebuke to Pakistan during her address at the 72nd Session of the UN...

27.04.2025 5

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Sushma Swaraj

Why Dalit conversion to Buddhism hasn’t taken off, and how it still can

Conversion is framed as a betrayal of the nation, and Dalits who convert are labelled as traitors, tools of foreign influence, or anti-Hindu.

27.04.2025 3

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Vaibhav Wankhede

Dermaplaning gives you smoother, brighter skin. And no, it doesn’t make facial hair thicker

The treatment is much more than a simple close shave. It's essential to follow specific instructions and select a qualified professional if you’re...

27.04.2025 1

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Deepali Bhardwaj

What it takes to go from casual to committed in the modern dating world—good luck

On one side of the internet, 20-somethings are whining about how dating is low-velocity, like a traffic jam—lots of honking (swiping), barely any...

27.04.2025 1

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Ratan Priya

Sharing Reels creates ‘I thought of you’ moments. Instagram’s Blend takes that away

I don’t share the same reels with all my friends. Some get the memes, others get the moods, and a few the occasional romantic quote. But with...

27.04.2025 1

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Triya Gulati

Pahalgam attack needs calculated, decisive response from India. This is not the era of war

India must avoid being dragged into a two-front war—both east and west. Such a conflict would serve the interests of its enemies and derail its...

27.04.2025 1

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Ashok Kumar

Renault India revs up for a comeback. Set for 5 car launch lineup starting with new Duster

Renault’s decision to not bring the second-generation Duster to India in 2019 was a head-scratching one. At the time, Indian executives had claimed...

27.04.2025 30

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Kushan Mitra

An ‘insistence’ on showing that all was normal in Kashmir opened the doors to Pahalgam

Security forces claim that after the abrogation of Article 370, the government became very 'lenient' and opened up many 'unguarded spots' that had...

26.04.2025 10

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Ananya Bhardwaj

India’s war is fought with strategy, not weapons. We’ve started with a water bomb

A nuclear blast affects a few kilometres. But blocking Indus water affects the entire nation of Pakistan.

26.04.2025 2

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S Vishnu Vardhan Reddy

Modi in Netanyahu’s shoes. Military action risks spotlighting Kashmir dispute internationally

Modi government has sought to keep Kashmir off India’s global image. The terrorist attack in Pahalgam will change that.

26.04.2025 2

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Abhijnan Rej

World’s most expensive dog turned out to be a hoax. Abusive breeding is still very real

We have the laws, what we don’t have is the data—registered or unregistered breeders and pet shops, number of pets being sold or bought, pets...

26.04.2025 7

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Keren Nazareth