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Pavan K. Varma | For BJP & Opp, Abuse Is Ruse To Avoid Issue-based Politics

Pavan K. Varma | For BJP & Opp, Abuse Is Ruse To Avoid Issue-based...

Memories in Bihar of the RJD’s ‘jungle raj’ (1990-2005), when law and order and rectitude were jettisoned on the altar...

13 Sept 2025 9:46 PM IST

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Can One Have Intimacy Under The Arc Lights?

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Can One Have Intimacy Under The Arc...

Because I like Arundhati Roy, the writer and person. I like her because she is that rare artist who cannot be separated...

13 Sept 2025 9:21 PM IST

AA Edit | US Gun Violence Turns Political

AA Edit | US Gun Violence Turns Political

The chilling assassination, with a single gunshot from 185 metres into the neck of the speaker at a university campus,...

13 Sept 2025 12:02 AM IST

AA Edit | Will Benefit Of GST Rate Cuts Reach All Citizens?

AA Edit | Will Benefit Of GST Rate Cuts Reach All Citizens?

Companies are legally bound to pass on the benefit of lower rates to buyers. Yet, history shows that many find ways to...

12 Sept 2025 11:49 PM IST

REFLECTIONS | Can Delhi, Beijing Avoid The Mistakes Of The Past? | Sunanda K. Datta-Ray

REFLECTIONS | Can Delhi, Beijing Avoid The Mistakes Of The Past? |...

That tale seems apposite as members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, a strategic forum of four democracies...

12 Sept 2025 11:40 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | An Open Letter To Usha Vance: Let JD Leave A Better Legacy Than Don! | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | An Open Letter To Usha Vance: Let JD Leave A...

Your husband JD was never a MAGA maniac. In fact, he is reputed to have opposed Donald Trump’s tendencies and has even...

12 Sept 2025 11:26 PM IST

AA Edit | Cross-voting: Lessons for Opposition

AA Edit | Cross-voting: Lessons for Opposition

The victory margin of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate C.P. Radhakrishnan in the vice-presidential election...

11 Sept 2025 10:02 PM IST

Padma Rao Sundarji | Will India’s China Reset Lead To US, West Tweak?

Padma Rao Sundarji | Will India’s China Reset Lead To US, West Tweak?

The onset of New Delhi’s searing summer usually sees officials scramble to attend useless conferences (example: the UN’s...

11 Sept 2025 9:42 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Ajit Pawar Versus Maha IPS Officer: Power Games At Babus’ Expense?

Dilip Cherian | Ajit Pawar Versus Maha IPS Officer: Power Games At...

The latest dust-up between Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and IPS officer Anjana Krishna is about more...

11 Sept 2025 9:34 PM IST

AA Edit | SC’s Aadhaar Ruling Puts EC on Right Path on Rolls

AA Edit | SC’s Aadhaar Ruling Puts EC on Right Path on Rolls

The directive of the Supreme Court to the Election Commission of India (EC) to include Aadhaar as a 12th prescribed...

10 Sept 2025 9:51 PM IST

AA Edit | Nepal Army Must Restore Order

AA Edit | Nepal Army Must Restore Order

An uneasy peace appears to have descended a day after violent demonstrations spiralled out of control into extensive...

10 Sept 2025 9:48 PM IST

There is no doubt that the Sino-Indian border has become more problematic than what it was 100 years ago. And the bad news is that both sides have to answer first to their domestic audience before addressing the bilateral issue.

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Let’s Keep Focus on India’s Basic Permanent...

We need to compliment the Government of India for its exemplary defiance in the face of gross unethical pressure,...

10 Sept 2025 9:40 PM IST