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<news:title><![CDATA[Aakar Patel | Without Freedom, Does The Word ‘Independence’ Really Mean Much?]]></news:title>
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<news:title><![CDATA[Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Trouble At Bombay House? Tata Titans Locked In Tussle]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.asianage.com/opinion/edit/aa-edit-as-nta-stumbles-again-time-for-a-total-overhaul-1979964</loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[AA Edit | As NTA Stumbles Again, Time For A Total Overhaul]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.asianage.com/opinion/edit/aa-edit-wake-up-call-for-airport-security-1979953</loc>
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<news:title><![CDATA[AA Edit | Wake-up Call For Airport Security]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport at varanasi, firearm goes off  accidentally,  Civil Aviation Security rules, varanasi airport firing incident,]]></news:keywords>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-17T00:26:20+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[AA Edit | Heed Ground Realities, Deal With Gen Z Priorities Better]]></news:title>
<news:keywords><![CDATA[Jantar Mantar agitation, Union Cabinet minister resignation, narendra modi, independence day address,  free online tuitions for competitive exams, unemployment, eliminating maoism, naxalites,]]></news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.asianage.com/opinion/columnists/kamal-davar-time-to-rebuild-relationship-with-dhaka-with-eye-on-china-pak-1979710</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-17T00:11:21+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Kamal Davar | Time To Rebuild Relationship With Dhaka, With Eye On China & Pak]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.asianage.com/opinion/columnists/sanjayovacha-zhu-rongji-and-his-role-in-rise-of-21st-century-china-sanjaya-baru-1979694</loc>
<lastmod>2026-08-16T23:35:33+05:30</lastmod>
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<news:name><![CDATA[The Asian Age]]></news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-16T23:28:29+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[SANJAYOVACHA | Zhu Rongji And His Role In Rise Of 21st Century China | Sanjaya Baru]]></news:title>
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<lastmod>2026-08-16T23:13:36+05:30</lastmod>
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<news:title><![CDATA[AA Edit | Curb Sale Of Unhealthy Food]]></news:title>
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<loc>https://www.asianage.com/opinion/columnists/pavan-k-varma-students-be-non-partisan-stop-protests-drive-policy-1979518</loc>
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<news:name><![CDATA[The Asian Age]]></news:name>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-16T00:31:16+05:30</news:publication_date>
<news:title><![CDATA[Pavan K. Varma | Students: Be Non-partisan; Stop Protests, Drive Policy]]></news:title>
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