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Pavan K. Varma | After Dhankhar, Is Post of V-P Compromised?

Pavan K. Varma | After Dhankhar, Is Post of V-P Compromised?

Health cited for resignation, but mystery grows over his silence and missing public presence

16 Aug 2025 9:06 PM IST

Patralekha Chatterjee | Indias Real Tariff Test: The Human Toll of a Trade War

Patralekha Chatterjee | India's Real Tariff Test: The Human Toll of a...

India’s migrant workers in export hubs power the country’s global trade -- and now face a crisis they did not...

15 Aug 2025 11:12 PM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Will Britain Turn into a Tinderbox, as Asylum-Seekers Set Off Civil War?

Farrukh Dhondy | Will Britain Turn into a 'Tinderbox', as...

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS “Shah Jahan Feasted on betel nut and paan His confidantes said, ‘It’s idle to exist chewing...

15 Aug 2025 11:02 PM IST

Hemali Sodhi | Don’t Let Down Our Stray Dogs; They Are A Vital Part Of Society

Hemali Sodhi | Don’t Let Down Our Stray Dogs; They Are A Vital Part Of...

Perhaps the heart of the problem lies in how we approach the situation — viewing it as a “menace” rather than an issue...

15 Aug 2025 12:04 AM IST

REFLECTIONS | Trump’s Tariffs: Targeting Of India Has A Long History | Sunanda K. Datta-Ray

REFLECTIONS | Trump’s Tariffs: Targeting Of India Has A Long History |...

Not that India is a stranger to the blunt bullying practised by some North American politicians. Although Prime Minister...

14 Aug 2025 11:52 PM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | After Trump’s Tariff Rebuff, Key Reforms Vital For India

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | After Trump’s Tariff Rebuff, Key Reforms Vital For...

Deals will have to be negotiated, compensating the immediate losers with financial support (grant transfers from the...

13 Aug 2025 11:26 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | States vs Centre: No Extension For Top Officers Like CS & DGP

Dilip Cherian | States vs Centre: No Extension For Top Officers Like...

Observers point to the recent standoff in Jharkhand. The state wanted its DGP Anurag Gupta to stay beyond his April 30...

13 Aug 2025 11:14 PM IST

Kamal Davar | Nuclear Threats By Pak’s Munir Can’t Be Ignored By India, West

Kamal Davar | Nuclear Threats By Pak’s Munir Can’t Be Ignored By...

Field Marshal Asim Munir appears to have gone haywire in his utterances, especially after President Trump’s...

12 Aug 2025 8:38 PM IST

Syed Ata Hasnain | Climate & Geology Posing Fresh Himalayan Threats

Syed Ata Hasnain | Climate & Geology Posing Fresh Himalayan Threats

In October 2023, the South Lhonark lake in Sikkim gave way, sending a wall of water downstream that obliterated the...

12 Aug 2025 8:20 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Is India Paying Price Now For Playing America Against China?

Aakar Patel | Is India Paying Price Now For Playing America Against...

On October 27, 2020, during the visit of US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, India signed the Basic Exchange and...

11 Aug 2025 10:26 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Amid Buzz After Bhagwat’s Remarks, Clarity Is Needed

Shikha Mukerjee | Amid Buzz After Bhagwat’s Remarks, Clarity Is Needed

Citing how the CPI(M) handled the retirement of Jyoti Basu makes sense, since both parties, the CPI(M) and the BJP, are...

11 Aug 2025 10:07 PM IST

Devi Kar | Some Things Don’t Change… That’s a Comfort In a World That’s Transforming

Devi Kar | Some Things Don’t Change… That’s a Comfort In a World ...

It’s a reality that in recent years the onslaught of changes which affect us have been so rapid and revolutionary that...

10 Aug 2025 11:41 PM IST