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Aakar Patel | Does India Really Have A Policy On Pakistan? Signals Appear Confusing

Aakar Patel | Does India Really Have A Policy On Pakistan? Signals...

(1) India will talk to Pakistan. (2) India will not talk to Pakistan. (3) India will not talk to Pakistan so long as it...

25 Aug 2025 11:13 PM IST

Syed Ata Hasnain | New US Envoy & India’s Strategic Crossroads

Syed Ata Hasnain | New US Envoy & India’s Strategic Crossroads

President Trump has not named an ambassador to Pakistan yet, prompting speculation that the India post may carry...

25 Aug 2025 10:57 PM IST

Pradeep S. Mehta and Purushendra Singh | Why Tariff Threats By Trump’s USA Could Be Wake-up Call For New Delhi

Pradeep S. Mehta and Purushendra Singh | Why Tariff Threats By Trump’s...

One of the biggest lessons from any trade discord is the danger of over-reliance on a single market

24 Aug 2025 10:37 PM IST

Bharat Bhushan | India’s Foreign Policy Is In Need Of Fresh Stewardship

Bharat Bhushan | India’s Foreign Policy Is In Need Of Fresh...

The shock of the punitive tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump has led to Indian ministers and officials making...

24 Aug 2025 10:24 PM IST

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the press after he was convicted in his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 30, 2024. A panel of 12 New Yorkers were unanimous in their determination that Donald Trump is guilty as charged -- but for the impact on his election prospects, the jury is still out. The Republican billionaire was convicted of all 34 charges in New York on May 30, 2024, and now finds himself bidding for a second presidential term unsure if hell be spending 2025 in the Oval Office, on probation or in jail. (Photo by Steven Hirsch / POOL / AFP)

Manish Tewari | Trump Tariffs Dismantling US Security Architecture

Trump’s tariff-driven protectionism risks dismantling seven decades of US-led global order, straining alliances,...

24 Aug 2025 6:38 PM IST

Ranjona Banerji | Dharali Paid Price of our ‘Progress’, Mumbai Next?

Ranjona Banerji | Dharali Paid Price of our ‘Progress’, Mumbai Next?

From Mumbai’s floods to Uttarakhand’s landslides, climate change and reckless construction are turning natural...

24 Aug 2025 6:19 PM IST

Anita Anand | How to Behave in all Public Spaces: When Will Indians Learn Basic Norms?

Anita Anand | How to Behave in all Public Spaces: When Will Indians...

As a society, we have never been good at distinguishing between private and public spaces. One reason might be that we...

24 Aug 2025 6:14 PM IST

Shobhaa De | Romancing The Monsoon: Mumbai Smiles In Deluge!

Shobhaa De | Romancing The Monsoon: Mumbai Smiles In Deluge!

Mumbaikars do care! But there are many Louis XVs in Mumbai and in Maharashtra, and a few Madame Pompadours too! The...

22 Aug 2025 10:43 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Why Many Parsis Celebrate Navroz, Or Their New Year, Thrice Every Year! | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Why Many Parsis Celebrate Navroz, Or Their New...

I’ll tell you gentle reader, when I’ve recounted two memories of India’s Independence Day: It was 1962. I lived with my...

22 Aug 2025 10:35 PM IST

John J. Kennedy | From Dreams To Drudgery: The PhD Scholar’s Plight In India

John J. Kennedy | From Dreams To Drudgery: The PhD Scholar’s Plight...

Three years on, she had two publications in obscure journals, not for breaking new ground, but because they were...

21 Aug 2025 11:30 PM IST

Claude Arpi | Today’s China Caught In Fix As Sacred & Profane Clash

Claude Arpi | Today’s China Caught In Fix As Sacred & Profane Clash

According to Beijing’s Marxist logic, the search, discovery and anointment of a Dalai Lama should be classified into...

21 Aug 2025 11:18 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | As Chief’s Exit Looming, RTI’s Watchdog Is on Life Support

Dilip Cherian | As Chief’s Exit Looming, RTI’s Watchdog Is on Life...

citizens waiting endlessly for decisions, and the RTI process is quietly choking on delay.

20 Aug 2025 9:08 PM IST