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China’s young compare themselves to Nepal’s Gen Z—pragmatic vs street protesters

Chinese Gen Z can’t relate to Nepal protesters. They suspect Western manipulation.

yesterday 10

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Sana Hashmi

England must brace for a war that can no longer be deferred

There’s little doubt that the unravelling of English politics is taking place at a speed few anticipated. Even though figures show net immigration...

yesterday 10

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Praveen Swami

Is India recalibrating Russian oil import strategy? Saudi Arabia discount offer is key

India has indicated several times that it makes decisions to purchase oil from Russia based on commercial reasons and not geopolitics.

yesterday 9

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Sidharth Raimedhi

GST reforms show India’s mature federalism and citizen-centric governance

The reforms are a paradigm shift in India’s approach to economic governance. The system is simple enough for a small shopkeeper, yet sophisticated...

yesterday 10

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Avinash Pandey

AI is learning caste bias in India. Who will audit it for discrimination?

The real danger is not just discrimination, but that it hides behind a facade of objectivity. A recruiter can shrug: the system rejected the...

previous day 30

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Vaibhav Wankhede

Charlie Kirk assassination is telling us something about American democracy

Most observers say that the degree of polarisation in the US today is much greater than in the '60s, with the political elite so deeply divided...

previous day 10

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Ashutosh Varshney

A social contract protected Indians abroad as the ‘model minority’. It’s tearing now

Drunk on the Kool-Aid of India’s imminent Vishwaguru status and the Madison Square Garden rallies, we’re convinced that our obnoxious behaviour...

previous day 6

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Karanjeet Kaur

Indian intellectuals have a problem. They don’t care about facts

Whether a follower of Nehru, RSS, or Gandhi, the thought process remains the same—habitual curse or blind praise.

previous day 6

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Shankar Sharan

The problem with India’s exports isn’t just Trump tariff. It’s the PCI

Countries that move up the PCI ladder grow faster, diversify quicker, and become more resilient to economic shocks.

previous day 2

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Bidisha Bhattacharya

Social media bans backfire. Nepal has a lesson for India

Recent regulatory interventions in India targeted at digital services are both harsh and sudden, such as the ban on real-money games without notice...

monday 10

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Mannat Marwah

Indian politicians are reacting to Bangladesh politics like anxious uncles. Be diplomatic

If India wants a long-term, people-centric relationship with Bangladesh, it needs to shift gears — from paternalism to partnership, from anxiety to...

monday 30

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Ahmede Hussain

Global politics had a week of mayhem. India was the beacon of peace

The world continues to club India as “South Asia”, but India stands alone as a beacon of dharma and peace.

monday 5

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Meenakashi Lekhi

Indian cricket team and its half-hearted performative patriotism

India won the match against Pakistan. But when it came to upholding the spirit of the game, they dropped the ball.

monday 10

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Triya Gulati

EU is evolving into a security actor. It opens new doors for India

Mindset shift in Brussels is a recognition that Europe must move beyond its economic comfort zone if it is to remain relevant in a harsher world.

monday 1

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Swasti Rao

US deep state’s involvement in Nepal, Bangladesh is an absurd conspiracy theory

The neighbourhood is a region of potential risks for any regionally dominant power like India, but regional dominance also carries some advantages.

monday 10

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Rajesh Rajagopalan

PM Modi has pressed the reset button on India’s Nepal policy. It’s a lesson from Bangladesh

Modi’s remarks in Manipur were directed at the Gen Z in Nepal. Now that they have succeeded in ending ‘oldigarchy’, New Delhi knows it’s time for a...

monday 10

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Rishi Gupta

Rahul Gandhi must ask a fundamental question about his politics

Rahul is focused on generating negativity about PM Modi and his party. He doesn’t realise that he must also address the negativity his rivals have...

monday 3

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D.k. Singh

Mercedes G-Wagon is now India’s billionaire toy

This is no soft-roader—it’s a fully loaded off-road machine. With massage and ventilated seats, plus three levels of differential axle locking,...

14.09.2025 6

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Kushan Mitra

Manipur has seen too much pain to be seduced by promises

Nehru learned the truth the hard way when 3,000 Nagas walked out of his 1953 rally. The people of the Northeast aren’t easily seduced by baubles.

14.09.2025 2

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Praveen Swami

Nice guys, bad boys, and the dating propaganda

Every influencer is selling a course, a podcast, or a protein powder on how to upgrade from Nice Guy to Alpha. Nice is needy. All his kindness is a...

14.09.2025 1

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Ratan Priya

Jihad against Hindus was declared in newspaper columns: SP Mookerjee on Great Calcutta Killings

On 20 September 1946, Hindu Mahasabha leader Syama Prasad Mookerjee delivered a speech in the Bengal Legislative Assembly condemning the violence...

14.09.2025 10

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Syama Prasad Mookerjee

Charlie Kirk’s killing has America at war with itself. Foreigners & visa-seekers ‘warned’

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, gunned down this week, was no ordinary influencer. He helped bring the Trump administration to power. His death...

13.09.2025 4

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Kasturi Walimbe

Russian-style socialism dominated Nehru’s imagination. It was disastrous

It is necessary to break the spell of socialist dogma on the imagination of those attracted by its Utopia as the only scientific way of progress,...

13.09.2025 5

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Ma Venkatarao