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John J. Kennedy | The CBSE’s Revised 3-language Formula Is Failing To Deliver On Its Own Goals

John J. Kennedy | The CBSE’s Revised 3-language Formula Is Failing To...

The CBSE circular requires Class 9 students to study three languages, with at least two being Indian languages. Foreign...

23 Jun 2026 10:55 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Is There An ‘Etiquette’ For Political Breakups?

Shikha Mukerjee | Is There An ‘Etiquette’ For Political Breakups?

The BJP has come out of the political turmoil smelling of roses, maybe lotuses. It hasn’t opened its gates to defectors....

23 Jun 2026 9:39 PM IST

Aakar Patel | From ‘Indo-Pacific’ To Pacific: India To Pay Price For Bid To Play Off US, China

Aakar Patel | From ‘Indo-Pacific’ To Pacific: India To Pay Price For...

Over a couple of pages, the US lays out the plan of how it will make India a “Major Defence Partner” and how “a strong...

22 Jun 2026 11:08 PM IST

Dev 360 | How Uzbekistan Balances Faith, Freedom And Future | Patralekha Chatterjee

Dev 360 | How Uzbekistan Balances Faith, Freedom And Future |...

Uzbekistan is indeed a land of history, charm and blue-tiled mosques and minarets. The cuisine is a huge draw and...

22 Jun 2026 10:50 PM IST

Bhopinder Singh | Belfast: The Walls Still Remain, Only The ‘Other’ Has Got Transformed

Bhopinder Singh | Belfast: The Walls Still Remain, Only The ‘Other’...

Decades later, parts of Belfast still perceive deprivation of most people, appeasement of some, and uneven development,...

21 Jun 2026 11:34 PM IST

SANJAYOVACHA | World’s Political Leadership Is Almost Entirely Mediocre | Sanjaya Baru

SANJAYOVACHA | World’s Political Leadership Is Almost Entirely...

In a continent full of dictators, carpet-baggers and corrupt politicians, Lula stands out. In many ways, it is he who...

21 Jun 2026 11:00 PM IST

Anita Katyal | Defections Set Off Jitters In Cong; TMC Now Akin To ‘Three-ring circus’

Anita Katyal | Defections Set Off Jitters In Cong; TMC Now Akin To...

The defections in the Trinamul Congress and the Uddhav Thackery-led Shiv Sena were planned in detail by the Bharatiya...

21 Jun 2026 12:26 AM IST

Shreya Sen-Handley | Complaints: Carping Or Crusading For A Cause?

Shreya Sen-Handley | Complaints: Carping Or Crusading For A Cause?

When organisations take customers for granted, it makes every sense to shoot off a complaint for the sake of health and...

21 Jun 2026 12:14 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Hold Census, Try Forge A Delimitation Consensus

Pavan K. Varma | Hold Census, Try Forge A Delimitation Consensus

The last major delimitation exercise was based on the 2001 Census, although the number of seats in the Lok Sabha...

20 Jun 2026 11:51 PM IST

REFLECTIONS | How To Live After Defeat: Lessons From Near, Far | Sunanda K. Datta-Ray

REFLECTIONS | How To Live After Defeat: Lessons From Near, Far |...

No one among India’s nearly 50 lakh Central government employees and 69 lakh pensioners can predict exactly what...

19 Jun 2026 10:57 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Of Vidia Naipaul, David Hockney… And The Politics Of Changing Names! | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Of Vidia Naipaul, David Hockney… And The...

Daniel is the son of the late controversial journalist and writer Paul Johnson. In the late 1960s, Paul was the editor...

19 Jun 2026 9:58 PM IST

Claude Arpi | Flashback: Biju role, U-2 Flights, Charbatia & Tibet

Claude Arpi | Flashback: Biju role, U-2 Flights, Charbatia & Tibet

first heard about Charbatia, Biju Patnaik’s baby, when I studied the participation of the Tibetan Special Frontier Force...

19 Jun 2026 12:53 AM IST