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WIDE ANGLE | Wars In Ukraine, Gaza Strip May End With A Bang, Not A Whimper | Saeed Naqvi

WIDE ANGLE | Wars In Ukraine, Gaza Strip May End With A Bang, Not A...

With the US embroiled in numerous wars, big and small, maintaining 760 bases worldwide, Donald Trump asked President...

14 Sept 2025 11:41 PM IST

Anita Katyal | Cross-voters In Our Midst Exposed? Anger Grows In AAP’s Punjab Unit

Anita Katyal | Cross-voters In Our Midst Exposed? Anger Grows In...

It has been noticed that Ms Chaturvedi has lately been cosying up to the ruling dispensation which, it is believed,...

13 Sept 2025 10:22 PM IST

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

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

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

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

Pradeep S. Mehta and Tasmita Sengupta | Is GST 2.0 Back to Its Core Principles: Focus on Simplicity, Fairness, Efficiency?

Pradeep S. Mehta and Tasmita Sengupta | Is GST 2.0 Back to Its Core...

The Union government’s introduction of reforms in the so-called Next-Gen Goods and Services Tax, by scrapping its...

10 Sept 2025 9:30 PM IST

Syed Ata Hasnain | Nepal In Fix: Can It Douse Youth Fury, Calm Region?

Syed Ata Hasnain | Nepal In Fix: Can It Douse Youth Fury, Calm Region?

Nepal this week leapt back into the spotlight as thousands poured into Kathmandu after a sudden social media ban,...

9 Sept 2025 11:33 PM IST

M.P. Nathanael | Troubled Manipur At The Crossroads: Citizens See Modi’s Visit As Ray Of Hope

M.P. Nathanael | Troubled Manipur At The Crossroads: Citizens See...

The Kuki-Zo group comprises 17 outfits of the Kuki National Organisation and seven of the United People’s Front, who...

9 Sept 2025 10:55 PM IST