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Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Budget 2026-27 Brings Back Old Populist Rhetoric, But It’s Still Muted

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Budget 2026-27 Brings Back Old Populist...

For quite some time now, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Cabinet colleagues like commerce minister Piyush Goyal and...

1 Feb 2026 10:19 PM IST

Anukrti Upadhyay | Three Reasons Not To Cuss Someone Out

Anukrti Upadhyay | Three Reasons Not To Cuss Someone Out

Secondly, the vulgar abuse stifles all legitimate debate. One after another, the debates in public spaces turn into...

31 Jan 2026 11:18 PM IST

Anita Katyal | Will Sharad Pawar Merge Party With Cong? MGNREGA Protests Fizzle Out

Anita Katyal | Will Sharad Pawar Merge Party With Cong? MGNREGA...

According to the political grapevine, Ajit Pawar’s family possibly feared that once Pawar senior takes charge of the...

31 Jan 2026 10:15 PM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Nirmalaji, Are You Willing To Take Some Risks?

Pavan K. Varma | Nirmalaji, Are You Willing To Take Some Risks?

True, the global environment is volatile, and many coordinates which were earlier predictable, can no longer be taken...

31 Jan 2026 9:31 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | As Ex-Tory Suella Comes ‘Home’ To Farage’s Reform, Will Exodus Start? | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | As Ex-Tory Suella Comes ‘Home’ To Farage’s...

She then went up to the grinning Farage and placed her head on his shoulder in a photogenic embrace, facing the cameras....

31 Jan 2026 12:04 AM IST

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Indranil Banerjie | Trump On Rampage: For US, Costs Are Piling Up

Outrage erupted following the killings of two innocent US citizens -- Alex Pretti and Renee Good -- by federal agents...

30 Jan 2026 10:14 PM IST

Dev 360 | Pollution No Side Issue, It Tests India’s Political Will | Patralekha Chatterjee

Dev 360 | Pollution No Side Issue, It Tests India’s Political Will |...

The 2019 Global Burden of Disease study on the health and economic impact of air pollution in India, published in The...

30 Jan 2026 3:00 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | When A Fly-in Visit Packs A Strategic Punch

Dilip Cherian | When A Fly-in Visit Packs A Strategic Punch

The substance reflected how India-UAE ties have steadily evolved into a serious strategic partnership

30 Jan 2026 2:39 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

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