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NCP (Ajit faction) President Ajit Pawar addresses during a press conference, in Mumbai, Monday, May 27, 2024. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Ajit Pawar Demise a Sombre Turning Point

The tragic demise of Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister, Ajit Pawar, in a plane crash at Baramati marks a somber...

29 Jan 2026 12:46 AM IST

K.C. Singh | Will EUs Big India Trade Deal Sideline US Tariffs?

K.C. Singh | Will EU's Big India Trade Deal Sideline US Tariffs?

The European Union’s top leaders, for the first time, were the chief guests at India’s Republic Day celebrations on...

29 Jan 2026 12:39 AM IST

DC Edit | India-EU FTA Sets a Template

DC Edit | India-EU FTA Sets a Template

The free trade agreement between India and the European Union, which was billed as the mother of all agreements,...

29 Jan 2026 12:27 AM IST

John J. Kennedy | Newspapers as Part of Education: Will Rajasthan Move Set Off a Trend in India?

John J. Kennedy | Newspapers as Part of Education: Will Rajasthan Move...

A recent decision by the Rajasthan government to make reading of newspapers mandatory in government schools may seem...

29 Jan 2026 12:06 AM IST

WIDE ANGLE | Mark Tully And BBC Radio Were Synonymous all over South Asia | Saeed Naqvi

WIDE ANGLE | Mark Tully And BBC Radio Were Synonymous all over South...

I can put a date when Mark’s romance with Gillian burgeoned: April 1979. I was to accompany Atal Behari Vajpayee to...

28 Jan 2026 12:25 AM IST

Syed Ata Hasnain | Amid Geopolitical Fatigue, A Strategic Reset For India

Syed Ata Hasnain | Amid Geopolitical Fatigue, A Strategic Reset For...

The early years of the current decade offered India strong geopolitical tailwinds. Most Western capitals, particularly...

27 Jan 2026 11:51 PM IST

AA Edit | On Padma List, Govt Rewards Its Own

AA Edit | On Padma List, Govt Rewards Its Own

While posthumous awards to Achuthanandan and JMM founder and former Jharkhand chief minister Shibu Soren can perhaps...

27 Jan 2026 11:19 PM IST

AA Edit | Trade Deal, Strategic Ties A ‘Win-win’ For India, EU

AA Edit | Trade Deal, Strategic Ties A ‘Win-win’ For India, EU

Russian oil is no more a global issue as it was made out to be by Mr Trump though it was the most ironic part of any...

27 Jan 2026 11:02 PM IST

AA Edit | Gold Soars On Dollar Doubts

AA Edit | Gold Soars On Dollar Doubts

The yellow metal soared 64 per cent in 2025, its biggest annual gain since 1979, driven by safe-haven demand, US...

26 Jan 2026 11:30 PM IST

AA Edit | India Should Mend Ties With Dhaka After Polls

AA Edit | India Should Mend Ties With Dhaka After Polls

Hasina’s last election itself had been smoothened by BNP boycotting the polls, which means that Bangladesh elections...

26 Jan 2026 11:16 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Rajasthan Follows Gujarat’s Lead In Creating Ghettos, Segregating Cities

Aakar Patel | Rajasthan Follows Gujarat’s Lead In Creating Ghettos,...

Apartheid means separateness and refers to the policy of South Africa of forcing the black Africans into ghettos. They...

26 Jan 2026 10:47 PM IST

Chandrajit Banerjee | Modernise Agriculture For A More Prosperous India

Chandrajit Banerjee | Modernise Agriculture For A More Prosperous...

As part of its recommendations for the Union Budget 2026-27, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has championed...

26 Jan 2026 9:54 PM IST