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Shikha Mukerjee | Polls Won’t Lead To Orderly Power Shift in Bangladesh

Shikha Mukerjee | Polls Won’t Lead To Orderly Power Shift in...

Awami League ban, rising Islamist influence and street power cloud the February 12 election

6 Jan 2026 10:33 PM IST

John J. Kennedy | Beyond the Slap: What the Rising Violence Against Teachers Reveals

John J. Kennedy | Beyond the Slap: What the Rising Violence Against...

A Delhi University assault exposes rising aggression, politicisation, and moral drift in academia

6 Jan 2026 10:14 PM IST

Aakar Patel | China & US: How The Great Rivalry Of Our Times May Play Out In 2026

Aakar Patel | China & US: How The Great Rivalry Of Our Times May Play...

Under President Donald Trump, the US tried to bully the world with tariffs. China alone stood and punched back...

5 Jan 2026 10:09 PM IST

Sanjayovacha | New Delhi Needs To Reject Trump’s Donroe Doctrine | Sanjaya Baru

Sanjayovacha | New Delhi Needs To Reject Trump’s Donroe Doctrine |...

Given this history, it is not at all surprising that the United States is out to grab yet another oil-rich republic

5 Jan 2026 9:27 PM IST

Syed Ata Hasnain | Venezuela And The Return Of Strategic Enforcement

Syed Ata Hasnain | Venezuela And The Return Of Strategic Enforcement

Energy considerations nonetheless form part of this equation, though in a measured way. Venezuela’s oil reserves do not...

4 Jan 2026 11:47 PM IST

Pradeep S. Mehta | The IndiGo Mess And The Misplaced Narrative Over Competition Law

Pradeep S. Mehta | The IndiGo Mess And The Misplaced Narrative Over...

The more serious question, however, is how the regulator allowed this situation to escalate. The transition was...

4 Jan 2026 11:31 PM IST

The EC was responding to a story carried out by this paper in which former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan had raised serious concerns with regard to sanctity of EVMs due to use of VVPAT machines, saying VVPATs have made EVMs amenable to hacking.

Pavan K. Varma | After A Year Of Confusion, India Faces Hard Decisions

The way in which the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise was carried out in Bihar, and now in the whole country,...

3 Jan 2026 11:18 PM IST

Anita Katyal | BJP Happy With Rise Of Priyanka? Digvijaya Issues Warning To Cong

Anita Katyal | BJP Happy With Rise Of Priyanka? Digvijaya Issues...

The BJP will obviously be hoping that the “Priyanka lao” demand in the Congress will create confusion in its rank and...

3 Jan 2026 11:03 PM IST

Shashi Warrier | A New Year’s Party That Ended Too Soon

Shashi Warrier | A New Year’s Party That Ended Too Soon

“We’ve realised the damage a serious general hangover can do on a working day,” said Raghavan, “so now we make it a...

3 Jan 2026 9:51 PM IST

Dev 360 | Reasons For Despair & Reasons For Hope | Patralekha Chatterjee

Dev 360 | Reasons For Despair & Reasons For Hope | Patralekha...

At school, children are told to celebrate India’s diversity. On the street, diversity is butchered with monotonous...

2 Jan 2026 11:10 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Of The Nigerian Lottery & Other Scams On Web To Clean You Out | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Of The Nigerian Lottery & Other Scams On Web...

Tir’s investigation began with an interview with the parents of a blackmailed young man who had taken his own life. She...

2 Jan 2026 10:26 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Trust Seasoned Hands, Not Sound Bites, To Smooth Delhi-Dhaka Ties

Dilip Cherian | Trust Seasoned Hands, Not Sound Bites, To Smooth...

Look at the depth of institutional memory India possesses. Former R&AW hands such as Amitabh Mathur, Amar Bhushan, Ravi...

2 Jan 2026 12:32 AM IST