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Bhopinder Singh | Bangladesh, Under Yunus, Appears To Be Sinking Rapidly Into Planned Chaos

Bhopinder Singh | Bangladesh, Under Yunus, Appears To Be Sinking...

Violence, extremism and historical revisionism threaten the nation’s fragile future

24 Dec 2025 11:03 PM IST

Sunil Gatade | Heroes, Villains, Side Artistes and Extras in India’s Politics of 2025

Sunil Gatade | Heroes, Villains, Side Artistes and Extras in India’s...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains the star performer of his party as the BJP created a hat-trick by winning Haryana,...

24 Dec 2025 6:58 AM IST

Syed Ata Hasnain | Amid B’desh Turbulence, Risks of Disorder in East

Syed Ata Hasnain | Amid B’desh Turbulence, Risks of Disorder in East

Unlike Pakistan, where the military still exerts some restraining influence over clerical power, Bangladesh lacks a...

24 Dec 2025 6:56 AM IST

The Committee also recommended doubling the limit for collateral-free lending to Rs 20 lakh for lending to MSMEs and self-help groups.

Anuja Bapat | Labour Codes: The Makeover Opportunity For MSMEs

November 21, 2025, marks a defining moment for Indian economy. For a predominantly labour-intensive economy,...

22 Dec 2025 8:12 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Key Bills’ Passage Without Scrutiny by House Panel Is Always a Bad Idea

Aakar Patel | Key Bills’ Passage Without Scrutiny by House Panel Is...

Voice votes and no committee review — democratic safeguards were sidelined in a rush.

22 Dec 2025 7:56 PM IST

K.C. Singh | Boosting, Resetting Gulf, Africa Ties for a New Age

K.C. Singh | Boosting, Resetting Gulf, Africa Ties for a New Age

A strategic push across West Asia and Africa amid trade disruption and geopolitical flux

22 Dec 2025 7:33 PM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | The Significance And Implications As Key Elections Loom In Myanmar

Pradeep C. Nair | The Significance And Implications As Key Elections...

There are three likely scenarios in these elections. In the first, the violence could be minimal, with a smooth...

21 Dec 2025 10:20 PM IST

SANJAYOVACHA | Cartels, Customers, Cronies In The Captive India Market | Sanjaya Baru

SANJAYOVACHA | Cartels, Customers, Cronies In The Captive India Market...

A product of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s “leftist” phase, the MRTPC was set up in 1969 in response to studies that...

21 Dec 2025 10:10 PM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Clean Air Not A Luxury, Why Govt Not Effecting Solution?

Pavan K. Varma | Clean Air Not A Luxury, Why Govt Not Effecting...

When the Air Quality Index (AQI) regularly breaches ‘severe’ and ‘hazardous’ categories exceeding 450 — levels that...

21 Dec 2025 12:24 AM IST

Anita Katyal | Gadkari Repeats Atal Amity Mantra; Was Modi First To Call Trump?

Anita Katyal | Gadkari Repeats Atal Amity Mantra; Was Modi First To...

The Bharatiya Janata Party finally picked current president J.P. Nadda’s successor. Five-time MLA and Bihar minister...

21 Dec 2025 12:11 AM IST

Ranjona Banerji | Why I’m Not Booking My Next Holiday To Barcelona

Ranjona Banerji | Why I’m Not Booking My Next Holiday To Barcelona

But the people of Barcelona don’t want me. Not me specifically. I mean, I hope not

20 Dec 2025 11:40 PM IST

Dev 360 | Clean Air As Privilege: It’s India’s Hidden Inequality | Patralekha Chatterjee

Dev 360 | Clean Air As Privilege: It’s India’s Hidden Inequality |...

Why is India -- so vocal on climate change and greenhouse gases -- in mute mode on domestic air pollution? It is now a...

20 Dec 2025 2:13 AM IST