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The shoe-throwing incident may be the first indication that prolonged patience is being severely tested
Since the Cold War, the US-Pakistan relationship has always tilted in Washington's favour but never without consequences for India
The Indian-American community can look across to the Jewish-American community, which is highly organised politically
On the surface, both slogans are religious incantations. Yet, the two are fundamentally different in origin, history, and philosophical underpinning
The Indian team captain’s decision to not shake his counterpart’s hand in Dubai is very much in keeping with the tradition of using cricket to...
Those who are today citing the Constitution in defence of the parade participants are the very people who objected to mobilisation marches under the...
Tharoor’s invocation will only make an impression if the Indian diaspora still feels obliged to consider itself Indian.
Is recognising Palestine as a state still in India’s national interest? The facts suggest otherwise
The entire post-independence project has focussed on somehow taking the ‘Hindu out of the Indian’
Concerns over immigration, ignored for too long, have reached a peak
The India-Pakistan rivalry drives viewership. Viewership guarantees TV ad revenues: the real money-spinner.
It’s being said that the eruption in Nepal was a spontaneous coming together of long-felt resentments.
The question is whether Tianjin is the exception that proves the rule
Far from a lifeline, oil as a primary resource could push the state closer to the brink of implosion
Does the Left shun Partition talk because it shatters the 'both sides equally guilty' myth?
Far too many are mauled by packs of prowling dogs on the capital’s streets. Most of the victims are toddlers and the aged who can’t look out for...
Such non-West platforms offer India diplomatic flexibility and, with that, elbow room in trade talks with America
The question that we need to engage with is not whether US President Donald Trump will win, but how the once-coveted Nobel Peace Prize is now reduced...
With the exoneration of Sadhvi Pragya, Lt Col Purohit, and five others in the Malegaon blast case, the myth of “Hindu terror” lies dead and buried.
To call upon Prime Minister Modi to publicly label the head of a partner nation—a key strategic ally—as a liar is shallow, inflammatory, and...
Nations that stop innovating, regenerating, and reimagining themselves fade into history. This is true for even civilisations
In the Israel-Iran fight to the brink of cataclysm, neutrality is not a byword for indecisiveness
When two leaders with a fawning fan following like PM Modi and PM Meloni meet, they not only immediately light up the formal media sphere but also the...
The essay compares Boeing to Union Carbide, citing corporate negligence and impunity, drawing parallels between Boeing's 787 Dreamliner crash in...
From Delhi to DC, the Left now views illegal immigration as a moral cudgel to beat down ideological opponents and snatch political turf
By reviving this pageant of synchronised stomping, we’re not projecting power, but we’re performing a dangerous dance of denial
Pakistan now understands that any future reliance on terrorism will invite a full-spectrum declaration of war from India.
Operation Sindoor shows retaliation need not always be static; that it can be agile, pre-emptive, assertive yet contained
New Delhi’s latest tactical gambit will help outflank Pakistan — and by extension, even blunt the emerging Pakistan–Turkey defence axis
It is now clear that development is not the path to deradicalisation
The fact is that Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, may be reliable partners in economic and technological spheres, but as geopolitical allies,...
General Munir's rant should serve as a reality check for those in India who push for peace talks with Pakistan
Over the next few weeks, even months, Tahawwur Rana is expected to incriminate many of his associates in Pakistan. His confessions will further cement...
The power of a government, especially a coalition, is measured not by its proclamations and not by how many elections it wins but by its ability to...
The time has come to move towards an open justice. A great democracy such as ours deserves this
As Dr BR Ambedkar pointed out, till a history of mutual animosities in the political and religious realms goes unconfronted, the Aurangzebs of yore...
If it hasn't already, India must very quickly internalise that a strategic embrace with America under Trump is no guarantee against Beijing...
The Narendra Modi-led NDA is aware of the sensitivities of southern states that fear that delimitation based on the latest population data (2026...
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...
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...
The AAP will see churn. In the immediate term, there will be a reordering. Will Kejriwal still command the moral authority to reshape the...
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