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Pavan K. Varma | Celebrate Armed Forces, Only They’ll Keep Us Safe

Pavan K. Varma | Celebrate Armed Forces, Only They’ll Keep Us Safe

There is the question also why Trump announced the ceasefire. What exactly was America’s role, and what does it mean for...

24 May 2025 11:36 PM IST

Ranjona Banerji | Can’t Peace Be Both The End And Means?

Ranjona Banerji | Can’t Peace Be Both The End And Means?

How advantageous is it to keep fighting with your neighbour, when a small amount of compromise can perhaps lead to a...

24 May 2025 11:29 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Of Pet Dogs, Cats & Other Animals… And The Rights of Tenants in Britain | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Of Pet Dogs, Cats & Other Animals… And The...

The bill is being met with all manner of qualifications and amendments. Should it, for instance, specify which animals...

24 May 2025 2:13 AM IST

Wasbir Hussain | Yunus’ Anti-India Posturing At Behest of Foreign Powers?

Wasbir Hussain | Yunus’ Anti-India Posturing At Behest of Foreign...

Obviously now, the Bangladesh Army will keep a close watch on the Yunus regime and consider intervening if its call is...

24 May 2025 2:03 AM IST

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Heed Sardar’s Warning On China 75 Years Ago

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Heed Sardar’s Warning On China 75 Years Ago

Seventy-five years later, India continues to make the same mistakes. Even when some officials are fully aware of, and...

23 May 2025 12:38 AM IST

Manju Kak | The Empowering Century: AIWC’s Legacy of Battling For Women’s Rights

Manju Kak | The Empowering Century: AIWC’s Legacy of Battling For...

That gathering gave birth to the All-India Women’s Conference (AIWC) in 1927 -- and the rest, as they say, is history....

23 May 2025 12:36 AM IST

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Trump, Modi & India-Pak Peace: The Unkindest Cut?

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Trump, Modi & India-Pak Peace: The Unkindest...

India denies Trump’s claims as US-China thaw threatens hopes of tech shift to India

21 May 2025 11:36 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Will UP Get First Woman DGP? Or Will Centre Call the Shots?

Dilip Cherian | Will UP Get First Woman DGP? Or Will Centre Call the...

New rules, familiar doubts as state delays DGP appointment before May 31 deadline.

21 May 2025 10:00 PM IST

Praveen Davar | In 1980s, Rajiv Govt Followed An Offensive Defence Polcy

Praveen Davar | In 1980s, Rajiv Govt Followed An...

Early in 1987, India conducted its largest-ever military exercise in the Rajasthan desert. It tested the modern warfare...

20 May 2025 10:25 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | For BJP, Fringe Elements Create Growing Headache

Shikha Mukerjee | For BJP, Fringe Elements Create Growing Headache

When some Congress leaders say things that are not in sync with the “party line”, it is both acceptable and typical of a...

20 May 2025 10:17 PM IST

Syed Ata Hasnain | After Sindoor, Taking The Indian Narrative Global…

Syed Ata Hasnain | After Sindoor, Taking The Indian Narrative Global…

The guns may have fallen silent after the Indian success gained in ‘Operation Sindoor’, which has achieved its strategic...

20 May 2025 1:29 AM IST

Aakar Patel | If China Overtakes US As World’s Most Powerful Economy, Will Shift Hit India?

Aakar Patel | If China Overtakes US As World’s Most Powerful Economy,...

From the outside, it can be seen as the struggle for global economic dominance between the West and Asia. Ordinarily we...

20 May 2025 1:26 AM IST