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India must engage with the Taliban, but do it cautiously

India can be a possible moderating influence in Afghanistan rather than wield little influence in the region by remaining disengaged

18.10.2025 10

Barkha Dutt

In poll-bound Bihar, signs of politician Prashant Kishor

Everything about Kishor’s campaign is atypical. As is his blunt break from the political correctness around prohibition in the state

04.10.2025 8

Barkha Dutt

Behind New Delhi’s cautious approach to Saudi-Pak pact

New Delhi may be accurate in calculating that Riyadh is hardly keen on signalling hostility to India. Yet it must prepare for an even more adversarial...

20.09.2025 10

Barkha Dutt

Stand up to the US, but be careful about standing with China

Trump has burnt painstakingly built bridges, but China can’t be counted on to not quietly burn bridges India builds with it

06.09.2025 4

Barkha Dutt

Saving India-US relationship from Trump & beyond

The relationship between the two countries is longer and deeper than the whims of an individual president

23.08.2025 10

Barkha Dutt

Trump tantrums complicate India’s strategic challenges

The neighbourhood game may not be conclusively settled, as Bangladesh is a work in progress. But the writing on the wall is clear

02.08.2025 10

Barkha Dutt

In AI crash, western media spins stories to pin blame on pilot

The vague and partial referencing in the preliminary report and selective media leaks have enabled vested interests to smear the character of a dead...

19.07.2025 10

Barkha Dutt

Grief, grace, and gratitude – in a time of tragedy

Hard questions must be asked about the Air India flight crash. But wait for probe to be completed before pinning blame on the airline company.

14.06.2025 10

Barkha Dutt

How the Left and Congress misread Operation Sindoor

The Indian Left struggles with national security issues, failing to connect with public sentiment, while the Congress misuses its assets like Tharoor.

31.05.2025 10

Barkha Dutt

After Operation Sindoor, tales of Western hypocrisy

India may have to fight this battle alone; it can do that by accelerating growth, strengthening the economy and staying united

17.05.2025 20

Barkha Dutt

The West misunderstands, and misrepresents, nature of Pakistan’s terror policy

The US response to the Pahalgam terror attack shows how little the West understands Pakistan’s weaponisation of terrorism as State policy

04.05.2025 10

Barkha Dutt

Kamra vs Kanal is about mob against citizen

The debate is not about humour but about what sort of people we want to be and what we wish for in our democracy

05.04.2025 10

Barkha Dutt

Adolescence is a call for conversation, compassion

Watch the series with your parents, with your teenage children, in your classrooms. Bleak as it sounds, grim as its self-reflection is, it is a call...

22.03.2025 10