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Pradeep C. Nair | Help citizens of Nagaland, don’t worry about new Muivah threats

Pradeep C. Nair | Help citizens of Nagaland, don’t worry about new...

The media was abuzz recently with the statement NSCN(I-M) general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah saying that the...

22 Nov 2024 12:12 AM IST

Wasbir Hussain | Mistrust, ‘won’t talk’ stand may keep Manipur on boil

Wasbir Hussain | Mistrust, ‘won’t talk’ stand may keep Manipur on boil

In the full-scale ethnic war between the Meiteis and the Kukis that Manipur has been witnessing since May 3,...

22 Nov 2024 12:10 AM IST

Padma Rao Sundarji | ‘Honeymoon year’ for Sri Lanka’s new govt

Padma Rao Sundarji | ‘Honeymoon year’ for Sri Lanka’s new govt

Sri Lanka's NPP sweeps elections, ending political dynasties. Challenges await in corruption, IMF demands, and ethnic...

21 Nov 2024 12:01 AM IST

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | India’s hopes, fears rise as Trump picks ‘dream team’

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | India’s hopes, fears rise as Trump picks ‘dream...

Thanks to China, India has reason not to be displeased with the initial list of members of US President-elect...

20 Nov 2024 12:12 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Extension raj in PESB, Lok Sabha secretariat… will RBI come next?

Dilip Cherian | Extension raj in PESB, Lok Sabha secretariat… will RBI...

Since its second term, the Narendra Modi government has retained top civil servants beyond retirement for...

20 Nov 2024 12:12 AM IST

Aakar Patel | India’s refusal to play cricket is not solving our main problem with Pak

Aakar Patel | India’s refusal to play cricket is not solving our main...

If I have a dispute with you, I can solve it in one of three ways. One is by talking (“negotiation”). We...

19 Nov 2024 12:12 AM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Mismatched vocabularies in Maha and Jharkhand battle

Shikha Mukerjee | Mismatched vocabularies in Maha and Jharkhand battle

Following the rigmarole of politicians pitching for votes has never been as befuddling as it is in this round...

19 Nov 2024 12:12 AM IST

Bhopinder Singh | How Army chiefs in Pakistan run ‘Deep State’: Don’t need coups any longer…

Bhopinder Singh | How Army chiefs in Pakistan run ‘Deep State’: Don’t...

In 1947, the newly-formed militaries of independent India and Pakistan owed their common structures, rules and...

18 Nov 2024 12:12 AM IST

Debotri Dhar | With India’s lead, Brics can be a voice for Global South

Debotri Dhar | With India’s lead, Brics can be a voice for Global...

The 16th Brics summit, held in Kazan, Russia, on October 22-24, is the talk of the town. Brics (Brazil,...

18 Nov 2024 12:12 AM IST

Manish Tewari | The Bush, Obama, Trump, Biden legacy: Afghanistan

Manish Tewari | The Bush, Obama, Trump, Biden legacy: Afghanistan

The US alone spent 2.31 trillion dollars between 2001-2022 on the war in Afghanistan. About 200,000 combatants...

17 Nov 2024 12:02 AM IST

Kamal Davar | Fight ‘Khalistani’ mischief in West

Kamal Davar | Fight ‘Khalistani’ mischief in West

One of the undying and sinister legacies Pakistan’s late military dictator Gen. Zia-ul Haq bequeathed to his...

17 Nov 2024 12:02 AM IST

Shreya Sen-Handley | Trumped? Reset climate goal, for its not over yet

Shreya Sen-Handley | Trumped? Reset climate goal, for it's not over...

So, Trump again, huh? Enough to make you want to shut out this greedy, wilfully ignorant world that put a...

17 Nov 2024 12:02 AM IST