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Farrukh Dhondy | Amid the Crisis Raging in Iran… Will Zoroastrian Faith Rise Again?

Farrukh Dhondy | Amid the Crisis Raging in Iran… Will Zoroastrian...

From protests to princes, sanctions to satire, a meditation on faith, power and identity

16 Jan 2026 10:30 PM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Budget Can Do Groundwork for Deep Reforms in India

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Budget Can Do Groundwork for Deep Reforms in India

Low tax base, rising social spend and debt pressures constrain Centre’s reform ambitions

16 Jan 2026 10:08 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | As Central Vista Takes Shape, Power Gets New Architecture

Dilip Cherian | As Central Vista Takes Shape, Power Gets New...

Ministry relocations reshape the geography and symbolism of governance

14 Jan 2026 9:58 PM IST

K.C. Singh | Can India, Germany, EU Be Core of a Third Pole?

K.C. Singh | Can India, Germany, EU Be Core of a Third Pole?

Defence, trade and climate cooperation signal a push for a multipolar global order

14 Jan 2026 9:24 PM IST

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Winter’s Extreme Cold, Increasing Bad Air Problem for Much of India

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Winter’s Extreme Cold, Increasing Bad Air...

La Niña chills, climate change signals and India’s growing vulnerability to winter stress

13 Jan 2026 9:17 PM IST

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | World on Trump’s Radar: Global Anarchy Looming

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | World on Trump’s Radar: Global Anarchy Looming

From Greenland to Venezuela, US actions raise alarms over lawless power politics

13 Jan 2026 9:03 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Much To Admire About America, But There’s Also Lot To Dislike Too

Aakar Patel | Much To Admire About America, But There’s Also Lot To...

The child goes to the best state institutions, subsidised by Indians, only to then in their 20s move permanently to the...

12 Jan 2026 10:58 PM IST

Shikha Mukrjee | Mamata, ED, I-PAC: A Masterclass In Politics

Shikha Mukrjee | Mamata, ED, I-PAC: A Masterclass In Politics

I-PAC is not just India’s largest political consultancy company. It is the Trinamul Congress’s data and strategy...

12 Jan 2026 10:38 PM IST

Kamal Davar | Dhaka Forgets Its Own History Amid Friction, Reset Of...

That the instability in Bangladesh, after Seikh Hasina’s ouster in August 202, impacts India adversely can’t be...

12 Jan 2026 12:44 AM IST

Manish Tewari | US Rendition Of Maduro Against International Law

Manish Tewari | US Rendition Of Maduro Against International Law

It was the unilateral use of force against a sovereign state, followed by the abduction of its sitting head of state,...

10 Jan 2026 11:20 PM IST

Ranjona Banerji | May Your Eyelashes Remain Safe In 2026!

Ranjona Banerji | May Your Eyelashes Remain Safe In 2026!

I have now got used to the Internet or more correctly, social media’s ideas of generational conflict. I belong to the...

10 Jan 2026 10:56 PM IST

Suman Sahai | Women Farmers Are So Critical: It’s Time To Empower Them Worldwide

Suman Sahai | Women Farmers Are So Critical: It’s Time To Empower Them...

Women’s property rights are either non-existent or restricted in most places. Women farmers usually don’t own farming...

10 Jan 2026 10:26 PM IST