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Last week, Sri Lanka placed all police stations in Colombo on high alert. (Photo:AP)

Why moderate' Muslims need to speak loudly against terror

They may not represent the Islam that moderate Muslims know and follow, but their actions are inspired by their own...

29 May 2019 1:00 AM IST

Congress president Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference on the last day of election campaign in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: G.N. Jha)

What Congress must do to save itself from itself

The job should go to someone like Mr Chidambaram, who can draft what the party's approach should be to the new political...

29 May 2019 1:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

What 2019 poll results portend for our future

One face of India seemed to project unmitigated gloom and despair.

28 May 2019 2:01 AM IST

As the US government moves against Huawei, it is a reminder for governments all over the world to face the formidable forces of Silicon Valley, to protect their citizens and let democracy prevail.

Data is the new oil in the age of Big Tech

Over the last century, technology has evolved at breakneck speed and people everywhere have unprecedented access to the...

27 May 2019 1:00 AM IST

BJP workers welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he, along with BJP president Amit Shah, arrives at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Will Modi live up to his sabka vishwas' vision?

The first test of how true he will be to his words in his second tenure will be when he draws up his council of...

27 May 2019 12:38 AM IST

Elections are being held in 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 10 seats in Haryana, eights constituencies each in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, seven seats in Delhi and four in Jharkhand. (Photo: twitter/ANI)

Assess, rectify, reflect on how far we strayed

The defeated leaders will not be short of advice, particularly from the media on what went wrong and what they should...

26 May 2019 6:51 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi during press conferences in their respective party headquarters. (Photo: AP)

Tectonic shift towards a very different India

Rahul Gandhi and the OBC parties offered the protection and continuation of an evolving liberal vision.

25 May 2019 12:03 AM IST

BJP workers welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he, along with BJP president Amit Shah, arrives at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

After huge 2nd mandate, Modi mantra should be raj dharma'

It's now apparent that the disenchantment with the Modi government on these issues was exaggerated.

25 May 2019 12:03 AM IST

Elections 2019: 187 million Muslims out of the frame

In the communal politics of the 1990s, a searing slogan was Garv se kaho hum Hindu hain , or let us proclaim with...

24 May 2019 12:05 AM IST

BJP workers welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he, along with BJP president Amit Shah, arrives at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Modi's triumph comes with plenty of caveats

The BJP's share of the percentage of votes has gone up sharply, its seat share has moved up only modestly.

24 May 2019 12:00 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

NDA win decisive over miserable failure of Congress, regional parties

On the Congress-led UPA side, the situation by 12 noon has shown that it did not gain much from last time.

23 May 2019 1:49 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally in Churu, Rajasthan, on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Why strong' India still needs a healing touch

The campaign has been as intense, acrimonious and polarising as the kind we have seen in India.

23 May 2019 12:21 AM IST