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Lekha Shankar | Grand Asean-India Tourism Festival in Bangkok

Lekha Shankar | Grand Asean-India Tourism Festival in Bangkok

Pata Travel Mart comes alive with 70 Indian exhibitors, IRCTC’s strong presence

17 Sept 2025 12:02 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Where the Chinese State Has Succeeded; And What The Indian State Has Focused On

Aakar Patel | Where the Chinese State Has Succeeded; And What The...

The answer is regarding the choices that the Chinese State has made, especially in 2015 when it laid out the “Made in...

15 Sept 2025 11:10 PM IST

Dev 360 | South Asia’s Youth Crisis: A Warning Bell In Nepal | Patralekha Chatterjee

Dev 360 | South Asia’s Youth Crisis: A Warning Bell In Nepal |...

Kathmandu is on edge not because of ‘apps’, but because a generation raised on the promise of democracy and mobility has...

15 Sept 2025 10:49 PM IST

Wasbir Hussain | Can Modi Visit Bring Peace In Manipur?

Wasbir Hussain | Can Modi Visit Bring Peace In Manipur?

The PM laid the foundation for projects worth Rs 7,300 crores and inaugurated other projects totalling Rs 1,200 crores....

14 Sept 2025 11:50 PM IST

WIDE ANGLE | Wars In Ukraine, Gaza Strip May End With A Bang, Not A Whimper | Saeed Naqvi

WIDE ANGLE | Wars In Ukraine, Gaza Strip May End With A Bang, Not A...

With the US embroiled in numerous wars, big and small, maintaining 760 bases worldwide, Donald Trump asked President...

14 Sept 2025 11:41 PM IST

Anita Katyal | Cross-voters In Our Midst Exposed? Anger Grows In AAP’s Punjab Unit

Anita Katyal | Cross-voters In Our Midst Exposed? Anger Grows In...

It has been noticed that Ms Chaturvedi has lately been cosying up to the ruling dispensation which, it is believed,...

13 Sept 2025 10:22 PM IST

Pavan K. Varma | For BJP & Opp, Abuse Is Ruse To Avoid Issue-based Politics

Pavan K. Varma | For BJP & Opp, Abuse Is Ruse To Avoid Issue-based...

Memories in Bihar of the RJD’s ‘jungle raj’ (1990-2005), when law and order and rectitude were jettisoned on the altar...

13 Sept 2025 9:46 PM IST

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Can One Have Intimacy Under The Arc Lights?

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Can One Have Intimacy Under The Arc...

Because I like Arundhati Roy, the writer and person. I like her because she is that rare artist who cannot be separated...

13 Sept 2025 9:21 PM IST

REFLECTIONS | Can Delhi, Beijing Avoid The Mistakes Of The Past? | Sunanda K. Datta-Ray

REFLECTIONS | Can Delhi, Beijing Avoid The Mistakes Of The Past? |...

That tale seems apposite as members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, a strategic forum of four democracies...

12 Sept 2025 11:40 PM IST

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