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When Rupee speaks more honestly than the government

When Rupee speaks more honestly than the government

India's falling rupee is not an illusion. Nor is it some harmless technical fluctuation to be explained away by the same regime that once treated...

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Middle East War: When brinkmanship becomes policy

Middle East War: When brinkmanship becomes policy

There is a particular kind of instability that does not announce itself with declarations of war but rather advances in increments; each actor...

01.04.2026 9

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Harikrishnan S

When history is edited: Rethinking Iran’s story

The conversation around Iran is rarely an honest one. It is curated, edited, and presented in fragments that serve a larger narrative. What is offered...

23.03.2026 20

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India at the edge of the Strait

There are moments in geopolitics when abstractions collapse into hard reality, and right now we are witnessing one of them. For years, India has...

19.03.2026 10

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Harikrishnan S

Washington headed for Vietnam-style trap in Iran?

History has a habit of repeating itself, not in identical form but in familiar patterns. The United States learned one of its most painful strategic...

17.03.2026 20

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Process as punishment: When procedure becomes optional

A Delhi court has done something both ordinary and extraordinary. It has simply applied the law. In acquitting Arvind Kejriwal in two cases arising...

28.02.2026 10

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Harikrishnan S

Inside the Robot Dog episode; Lessons from the AI Summit row

At first glance, the controversy over the quadruped robot displayed at the recent AI summit in Delhi may seem trivial: a university overreaching, an...

22.02.2026 90

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If the government believes this agreement strengthens India, it should present the full strategic calculus. And, if it...

The joint statement on the so-called Interim Agreement between India and the United States reads less like a partnership document and more like a...

16.02.2026 70

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Between Washington’s tariffs and Beijing’s ambitions: India’s diplomatic dilemma

It is one thing for a nation to be squeezed by great powers; it is quite another to look like you are enjoying the squeeze. Unfortunately, that was...

10.09.2025 20

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Harikrishnan S

National Film Awardee: Mediocrity took a victory lap in 2025

Once upon a time, not so long ago, the National Film Awards were the most coveted honour in Indian cinema; a rare sanctuary where craft mattered more...

08.08.2025 20

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Harikrishnan S

View: Has Israel bitten off more than it can chew?

Israel, that ivory tower of martial confidence, now finds itself precariously perched on a crumbling edifice. What seemingly began as a determined...

18.06.2025 20

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Harikrishnan S