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Manash Ghosh | Bangladesh Game Of Votes: How Hindus Aided BNP Victory

Manash Ghosh | Bangladesh Game Of Votes: How Hindus Aided BNP Victory

For instance, the BNP, concerned over the American and Pakistani Deep State’s unabashed role in promoting the...

26 Feb 2026 11:47 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Foreign Service Or Forest? IFS In A Tizzy Over Acronym Wars

Dilip Cherian | Foreign Service Or Forest? IFS In A Tizzy Over Acronym...

In 2016, the ministry of external affairs essentially told the forest fraternity: “We were born in 1946. You arrived in...

26 Feb 2026 11:26 PM IST

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Can FTAs Spell Return of Economic Imperialism?

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Can FTAs Spell Return of Economic Imperialism?

Trade pacts with US, EU and others spark fears over deficits and farmers

25 Feb 2026 9:11 PM IST

Sunil Gatade | Modi’s BJP Faces a Paradox: It’s Right on Top, but Is Under Siege Too

Sunil Gatade | Modi’s BJP Faces a Paradox: It’s Right on Top, but Is...

Budget Session sees BJP on defensive amid China and US rows

25 Feb 2026 8:59 PM IST

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | AI Summit: Beyond The Rhetoric & Razzmatazz

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | AI Summit: Beyond The Rhetoric &...

India too wants to become an AI power not only to grow its domestic economy but also sell in turn its AI goods and...

24 Feb 2026 11:41 PM IST

John J. Kennedy | Institutional Failure: When Experience Gets Marginalised In University Campuses

John J. Kennedy | Institutional Failure: When Experience Gets...

The difference, therefore, is not one of commitment but of orientation. Early-career scholars are trained to imagine...

24 Feb 2026 11:20 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Targeting Muslims: What ‘Gujarat Model’ Means For The Rise & Rise Of The ‘New India’

Aakar Patel | Targeting Muslims: What ‘Gujarat Model’ Means For The...

The first element of the Gujarat Model is the political exclusion of Muslims

23 Feb 2026 10:15 PM IST

K.C. Singh | US Court Forces Trump’s Tariff Reset: World In Fix?

K.C. Singh | US Court Forces Trump’s Tariff Reset: World In Fix?

That immediately raised two issues. One, what happens to the almost $100 billion of tariffs already collected by the US...

23 Feb 2026 9:31 PM IST

Bharat Bhushan | Pax Silica: Insurance At The Cost Of Strategic Autonomy

Bharat Bhushan | Pax Silica: Insurance At The Cost Of Strategic...

India’s enthusiasm to join Pax Silica reflects its need to strengthen the resilience of its supply chains, reduce...

22 Feb 2026 11:52 PM IST

Devi Kar | Can We Enhance Human Qualities As Machines Get ‘Smart’ In AI Era?

Devi Kar | Can We Enhance Human Qualities As Machines Get ‘Smart’ In...

It is ironical that when parents come to admit their kids, they maintain that their first priority is that their...

22 Feb 2026 11:23 PM IST

Bhopinder Singh | Trump’s New Iran Threats Expose America’s Lack Of History & Memory

Bhopinder Singh | Trump’s New Iran Threats Expose America’s Lack Of...

President Trump literally danced as he quipped: “By the way, there’s another beautiful armada floating beautifully...

22 Feb 2026 12:16 AM IST

Manish Tewari | Will India Pause Or Retreat On Chabahar?

Manish Tewari | Will India Pause Or Retreat On Chabahar?

A shift began in 2016, when India entered into an agreement with Iran and Afghanistan — aimed at building the port along...

22 Feb 2026 12:10 AM IST