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Opinion | Delimitation Debate: Is The DMK Being Selectively Parochial?

The Narendra Modi-led NDA is aware of the sensitivities of southern states that fear that delimitation based on the latest population data (2026...

28.02.2025 10

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Opinion | Maha Kumbh: Secretly Hoping Secular Fundamentalists Aren’t Entirely Wrong

Opinion | Maha Kumbh: Secretly Hoping Secular Fundamentalists Aren’t Entirely Wrong

If the Maha Kumbh is succeeding in evoking a sense of oneness, it may not be a bad thing. It gives Hinduism—and its inherent pluralism—a fighting...

23.02.2025 10

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Opinion | Modi’s Mastery Over The Art Of The Deal Is The Biggest Revelation From The Meeting With Trump

Opinion | Modi’s Mastery Over The Art Of The Deal Is The Biggest Revelation From The Meeting With Trump

Trump has shown that when it comes to India, he is willing to take a more pragmatic view. A more understanding view. Perhaps because, as he himself...

15.02.2025 20

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Opinion | Kejriwal Becomes ‘Aam Aadmi’: Key Takeaways

Opinion | Kejriwal Becomes ‘Aam Aadmi’: Key Takeaways

The AAP will see churn. In the immediate term, there will be a reordering. Will Kejriwal still command the moral authority to reshape the...

11.02.2025 10

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Opinion | Dunki Business: India Needn’t Worry, Trump’s Deportation Spree Will Fizzle Fast

05.02.2025 10

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Opinion | Soros-Yunus Dhaka Meet: ‘Agent’ Of Regime Change At Delhi’s Door?

30.01.2025 40

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Opinion | Will The ‘Maha’ Saffron Wave Push INDIA To The Brink Of A Break-Up?

23.11.2024 5

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Opinion | SoBo’s No-Show Isn’t Because Of Ennui Or Disenchantment, But Arrogance Of Access

21.11.2024 3

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Opinion | India Knows A Harris Presidency Will Be Even More Moralistic Than Biden’s

06.11.2024 3

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Opinion | Rise of the Non-West: BRICS+ and Big Takeaways from Kazan

Written By: Rahul Shivshankar News18.com Last Updated: October 23, 2024, 09:21 IST New Delhi, India (From left) President of China Xi Jinping,...

23.10.2024 5

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Opinion | Omar Abdullah Takes Charge: Jhamooriyat Won, But Will Kashmiriyat Redeem Itself?

Written By: Rahul Shivshankar News18.com Last Updated: October 16, 2024, 17:14 IST New Delhi, India Omar Abdullah takes oath as Jammu and Kashmir...

16.10.2024 2

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Opinion | Prime Minister’s 74th Birthday: Modi Has Put the Hindu Back into the Indian

Written By: Rahul Shivshankar News18.com Last Updated: September 16, 2024, 19:13 IST New Delhi, India In Modi's India, not only have Hindu symbols...

16.09.2024 3

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Opinion | IC-814 Series Row: Ecosystem Prisoner of 'Aman Ki Asha' Sentimentality?

Written By: Rahul Shivshankar News18.com Last Updated: September 03, 2024, 09:46 IST New Delhi, India The series director, Anubhav Sinha, stands...

03.09.2024 2

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OPINION | Separatists in J&K Poll Fray: Can That Ever Be A Win for Democracy?

Written By: Rahul Shivshankar CNN-News18 Last Updated: August 30, 2024, 22:23 IST New Delhi, India Jammu and Kashmir will see polling in three...

31.08.2024 2

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Opinion | Modi-Zelenskyy Meet: India is Under No Obligation to Side With The West on Ukraine

Written By: Rahul Shivshankar News18.com Last Updated: August 22, 2024, 19:15 IST New Delhi, India PM Modi earlier met President Zelenskyy on the...

22.08.2024 4

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Opinion | Sandeshkhali Couldn’t, Will RG Kar Horror Dent Mamata’s Image?

Written By: Rahul Shivshankar News18.com Last Updated: August 20, 2024, 19:05 IST New Delhi, India West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee....

20.08.2024 5

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Opinion | NDA’S Waqf Amendment Bill is Anathema to Champions of Muslim Exclusivism

Written By: Rahul Shivshankar News18.com Last Updated: August 10, 2024, 11:03 IST New Delhi, India Handing Waqf boards unbridled power has allowed...

10.08.2024 3

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Opinion | Migraine For India: Hasina Ousted, Islamists Eye Revival. Bangladesh Follows Pakistan’s Arc

Written By: Rahul Shivshankar News18.com Last Updated: August 05, 2024, 19:39 IST New Delhi, India Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the...

05.08.2024 2

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Opinion | Red Alert: The Hate Against RSS Is Being Normalised

Written By: Rahul Shivshankar News18.com Last Updated: August 01, 2024, 11:46 IST New Delhi, India The RSS has used its growing appeal to nourish...

01.08.2024 2

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Opinion | The Title ‘Durbar Hall’ Had To Go, But Let's Redefine The Presidency Too

Written By: Rahul Shivshankar News18.com Last Updated: July 26, 2024, 12:25 IST New Delhi, India Rashtrapati Bhavan's iconic 'Durbar Hall' has been...

26.07.2024 1

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Opinion | Budget 2024: Modi Has Heard Voters, NDA 3.0 Is On The 'Job'

Written By: Rahul Shivshankar CNN-News18 Last Updated: July 23, 2024, 20:10 IST New Delhi, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi and union finance...

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