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Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Viewing the Afghan prism with new eyes

For the most part, the Taliban has been viewed in India as a dangerous terrorist group which is in cahoots with...

3 March 2020 7:06 AM IST

BJP leader Kapil Mishra

Murder, he wrote

In countless videos we see the police escorting mobs of Hindutva extremists who proudly boast of the police's support.

3 March 2020 7:04 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump after their joint press statement in New Delhi Tuesday. (Photo: G.N. JHA)

Thin skin, big chip, yes; yet Hindutva rise impacts us all

Over the years, it would appear that Indian skin has become thinner, and the chip Indians carry on their shoulders has...

2 March 2020 3:07 AM IST

Security personnel stand guard during clashes in Northeast Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi 2020: The twisted logic of riot' messaging

The reported incidents of lives being lost and properties targeted were not the result of mob frenzy.

2 March 2020 3:05 AM IST

File photo shows students protesting against Delhi Police outside the Jamia Millia Islamia University. (PTI photo)

Delhi loved and lost. Will it love again?

A college in Kutch too was painting the town red. Not with satin hearts and red velvet cupcakes, but with blood.

1 March 2020 4:18 AM IST

The heroines, I said. They get younger and younger and younger. Its brilliant. In fact, one hero, as we speak, has delayed his comeback project because he is waiting for his heroine to be born. I think they are going in for a C-section because the teasers are out. Hmmmm, said God.

10 reasons why I want to be reborn a South Hero

I've seen a couple. My wi-fi has been down. The Dthritarashtra-Sanjaya Network is up for sale, as you know.

1 March 2020 4:14 AM IST

The Indian Army Corps of Signals contingent led by Captain Tanya Shergil marches during the 71st Republic Day Parade at Rajpath in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

Army's women: On way towards full acceptance

A more nuanced explanation is perhaps that WOs today don't wish to be seen as only seeking pensions, but look towards...

29 Feb 2020 7:08 AM IST

If a peace deal is signed this week, what comes next? No amount of spin can gloss over the fact that the Americans will, for all practical purposes, be signing instruments of surrender on Feb 29. (Photo: AP)

Leap year charm: On Feb. 29, US may exit Afghan, devil in the detail

Controlled chaos in Afghanistan undermines stability in Pakistan and creates the case for stronger Indo-Afghan strategic...

28 Feb 2020 6:29 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Modi, Trump take ties to a more robust level

The visuals were beamed live across India, the United States and at least half the world.

28 Feb 2020 6:25 AM IST

Ashraf Ghani (Photo: AP)

Can Afghans be ever free of the Taliban? Don't hold your breath

The latter condition could pose immediate problems, and not just because of the antipathy between the two sides.

27 Feb 2020 1:41 AM IST

Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisamy after taking the oath of secrecy administered by Governor CH Vidyasagar Rao during the swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhavan in Chennai. (Photo: PTI)

An accidental CM turns aspirational

The farmer image, Mr Palanisamy hopes, would help in the 2021 Assembly elections.

27 Feb 2020 1:36 AM IST

Humanity again turned towards liberal principles after the Second World War to recover from the ravages caused by conservatisms ascent.

The global deficit of ideas in the face of new challenges

Today, political, economic and social pillars are badly cracked as social, political and economic problems pile up.

26 Feb 2020 6:30 AM IST