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Bhopinder Singh | Islamabad Seems To Be Losing The Plot As War Looms On Afghan Border

Bhopinder Singh | Islamabad Seems To Be Losing The Plot As War Looms...

Gul Bahadur is a direct descendant of Mirza Ali Khan (of the Madda Khel clan of Uthmanzai Pathans), a revered...

28 Oct 2025 9:56 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Could Mamdani Win NY Mayoral Poll, Give Politics New Focus in US?

Aakar Patel | Could Mamdani Win NY Mayoral Poll, Give Politics New...

Democratic nominee leads ahead of November 4 election after a grassroots campaign.

27 Oct 2025 9:59 PM IST

Sanjaya Baru | The Many Hyderabads That We Now Live in

Sanjaya Baru | The Many Hyderabads That We Now Live in

Once divided by the Musi, now united by diversity — Hyderabad’s story of many cities in one.

27 Oct 2025 9:38 PM IST

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Can Trump Succeed in His Pledge to Disarm Hamas?

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Can Trump Succeed in His Pledge to Disarm...

However much Donald Trump, 47th President of the United States, and inarguably the most powerful man on the planet,...

26 Oct 2025 9:29 PM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | Does Homecoming of NSCN’s Muivah Signal a Return of Peace in Manipur?

Pradeep C. Nair | Does Homecoming of NSCN’s Muivah Signal a Return of...

Veteran Naga leader Thuingaleng Muivah, general secretary of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (I-M), reached...

26 Oct 2025 9:13 PM IST

Shreya Sen-Handley | Ditch That Smartphone, Get Out, Get A W/Life

Shreya Sen-Handley | Ditch That Smartphone, Get Out, Get A W/Life

It was unfortunate, therefore, that on the one night recently that some couples-time was scrounged, the only cinema show...

26 Oct 2025 12:41 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | NDA United, But Is Nitish Playing His Last Innings?

Pavan K. Varma | NDA United, But Is Nitish Playing His Last Innings?

The conspiracy, to my mind, was unethical, unnecessary, and dangerous. One consequence was that the RJD’s seats were...

25 Oct 2025 11:55 PM IST

Anita Katyal | Will Modi Join Sun Worship? Rahul Absence Proves Costly

Anita Katyal | Will Modi Join Sun Worship? Rahul Absence Proves Costly

Where is Congress leader Rahul Gandhi? This question surfaces often in view of his propensity to disappear when a crisis...

25 Oct 2025 11:45 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Amid Fragile Unity In Bihar, ‘Friendly Fights’ Won’t Work

Shikha Mukerjee | Amid Fragile Unity In Bihar, ‘Friendly Fights’...

“Friendly fight” is a euphemism. The real status of the relationship within a coalition that engages in a friendly fight...

24 Oct 2025 11:15 PM IST

A file photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin playing with Yume, an Akita dog, before an interview. (Photo: AFP)

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | The CLR Mantra: ‘No Kings’ Rallies In US A...

What would CLR say today if he was asked this question in the age of the legally-elected Donald Trump, MAGA and this...

24 Oct 2025 11:06 PM IST

Syed Ata Hasnain | Asean And The Indo-Pacific: Geopolitical ‘Middle Earth’

Syed Ata Hasnain | Asean And The Indo-Pacific: Geopolitical ‘Middle...

For nearly a decade, Southeast Asia has occupied a quiet yet significant position in global politics -- important but...

23 Oct 2025 8:32 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Can Babudom Be Rewired? Modi Leads Hours-long Brainstorm Meet

Dilip Cherian | Can Babudom Be Rewired? Modi Leads Hours-long...

It’s not every day that a Prime Minister spends hours in brainstorming sessions with senior bureaucrats. But that’s...

23 Oct 2025 8:00 PM IST