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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

Aakar Patel | Govt of U-turns: Tweaks in GST, Trumps Tariffs and China Policy

Aakar Patel | Govt of U-turns: Tweaks in GST, Trump's Tariffs and...

As someone who prefers India as a pluralist and secular society, I have my problems with this government as many...

8 Sept 2025 10:43 PM IST

Mohan Guruswamy | RSS Had Played No Role in Hyderabad Joining India

Mohan Guruswamy | RSS Had Played No Role in Hyderabad Joining India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Telangana BJP have once again demanded that the state government must celebrate the...

8 Sept 2025 10:34 PM IST

Bharat Bhushan | United Under Siege: Why RSS Rallied Behind Modi

Bharat Bhushan | United Under Siege: Why RSS Rallied Behind Modi

Why then did the RSS and its political front, the BJP, feel the need to close ranks and end all speculation about a...

8 Sept 2025 12:25 AM IST

Kamal Davar | Reset With China Amid Friction With Trump’s US: Need To Tread Carefully

Kamal Davar | Reset With China Amid Friction With Trump’s US: Need To...

Amazingly, President Trump and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who earlier had a warm personal relationship with...

7 Sept 2025 11:18 PM IST

Skand Tayal | Amidst Peace Moves By US & Europe; No Early End Likely To Russia-Ukraine War

Skand Tayal | Amidst Peace Moves By US & Europe; No Early End Likely...

However, the crux is that the four parties involved -- Russia, Ukraine, the US and Europe -- have conflicting...

6 Sept 2025 9:56 PM IST