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‘Half-truths’ and ‘post-truths’ hold sway as India is in grip of election fever

Election campaigns sharpen the Indian genius to come up with catchy slogans and acronyms filled with derision and ridicule.

09 Apr 2019 12:22 AM

Road ahead after Balakot: Invite Dalai to heal J&K

Pakistan’s complicity in planning, supporting, directing and executing terrorist attacks in India is well documented.

26 Mar 2019 12:59 AM

Are we headed for Ek Bar Phir, Modi Sarkar?

The interim Budget was friendly to the middle class too.

13 Mar 2019 1:39 AM

The new reservation policy may not work

Notwithstanding the “Bua-Bhatija” alliance for 2019, the harsh reality in UP is that a lot of the atrocities on dalits are inflicted by OBCs.

25 Jan 2019 12:10 AM

Halt toxic discourse... Our politics is at its nadir!

It appears that India’s political leaders have lapped up, quite indiscriminatingly, two Chinese ideas.

10 Jan 2019 12:15 AM

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What kind of ‘national identity’ does a culturally-pluralistic India have?

Though inseparably associated with the Hindu religion, the coming Kumbh Mela presents India’s cultural pluralism on a huge canvas.

04 Jan 2019 12:08 AM

How India-US ties will transform: An ‘open embrace’ or a ‘tight hug’?

The credit for refining the hug as a potent tool of diplomacy and using it to trigger much warmth and positivity goes to Narendra Modi.

28 Dec 2018 12:05 AM

‘Pappu’ can not only dance... he can make others dance too!

The watershed moment was his 40 minute-long pointed speech in Parliament which he capped with a forced hug on a bewildered Modi (July 20)

13 Dec 2018 5:31 AM

G-20: A divided house incapable of offering global leadership

The primary objective was to secure financial stability and health of global economy through coordination of economic policies.

05 Dec 2018 12:09 AM

Taking a leaf out of Shanghai’s book

In discussions of think tanks and TV studios, participants often lament why China doesn’t treat India as its equal.

28 Nov 2018 12:28 AM

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70-year itch: Which way is the India-US relationship headed?

Though Eisenhower got a warm welcome in India (1959) Nehru’s meeting with John F. Kennedy in Washington in 1961 was frosty.

21 Aug 2018 12:22 AM

Modi’s new outreach to Africa promises to be transformative

Mr Modi deserves to be applauded for his clearheaded, proactive and transformative outreach to Africa.

30 Jul 2018 12:17 AM

After shaking the G-7 and Nato summits, has Donald Trump finally surrendered to Putin?

Nato was originally created to combat the spread of Communism and the influence of the Soviet empire.

20 Jul 2018 12:10 AM

Are we living in a multipolar world?

Referring to the threat of a Sino-US trade war, Paul Tucker, author of Unelected Power, opines that both Mr Trump and Mr Xi are “playing with fire”.

29 May 2018 1:13 AM

In search of an ideal Hindu?

Chandragupta Vikramaditya was one of most successful and enlightened Hindu rulers of India.

03 May 2018 4:58 AM

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How not to learn the lessons of history

Smart people draw lessons from their failures and when faced with similar problems again, try to avoid those pitfalls.

26 Apr 2018 6:24 AM

The ultimate triumph of Ambedkar

Demand fast trials against the perpetrators of the crimes in the Unnao and Badaun cases.

18 Apr 2018 12:53 AM

If Rahul can’t stop the NaMo chariot in 2019, he can at least slow it down

Mr Gandhi needs a new, imaginative narrative to persuade voters to vote for the Congress.

28 Mar 2018 2:32 AM

After the great India-Asean show in Delhi, it’s time to walk the talk!

Mr Modi believes that India’s relations with South East Asia will be determined by the three Cs, culture, commerce and connectivity.

30 Jan 2018 12:36 AM

It’s time to press the pause button

The laying of industrial foundation from scratch and creation of numerous institutions can’t just be wished away.

27 Dec 2017 1:54 AM

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