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Dilip Cherian | EC’s mixed signals: Two poll-bound states, but contrasting decisions

Dilip Cherian | EC’s mixed signals: Two poll-bound states, but...

The Election Commission of India (EC) has taken two very different stands in handling police appointments in...

24 Oct 2024 12:10 AM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Looking beyond the fog of ‘short-term’ results

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Looking beyond the fog of ‘short-term’ results

Most institutions in India are characterised by “short-termism” -- privileging near-term results over...

23 Oct 2024 12:12 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Amid US-Canada row, our lack of a national security strategy is telling

Aakar Patel | Amid US-Canada row, our lack of a national security...

The international rules-based order is a euphemism for the jungle rule that defines global power politics....

22 Oct 2024 12:26 AM IST

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | 62 yrs after 1962: China hasn’t changed one bit

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | 62 yrs after 1962: China hasn’t changed one...

At the United Nations General Assembly session last month, and again at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation...

22 Oct 2024 12:20 AM IST

Saeed Naqvi | Sinwar’s death is temporary relief for Israelis, will trigger resistance

Saeed Naqvi | Sinwar’s death is temporary relief for Israelis, will...

Hassan Nasrallah’s death in Beirut similarly fuelled resistance in south Lebanon. Was the IDF able to break the...

20 Oct 2024 10:24 PM IST

AS Dulat | J&K: The importance of being Farooq Abdullah

AS Dulat | J&K: The importance of being Farooq Abdullah

Off and on, when I asked him how he would manage “accommodation”, Doctor Sahab’s response was: “Togetherness, not...

20 Oct 2024 10:14 PM IST

Manish Tewari | How strategic instability is impacting nuclear postures

Manish Tewari | How strategic instability is impacting nuclear...

Since the Russian-Ukraine conflict commenced in February 2022, Russia, at various points in time, has alluded...

20 Oct 2024 12:12 AM IST

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Leaked interview from a pan-India film audition

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Leaked interview from a pan-India film...

Location: Swanky new office of NRI ‘tech-billionaire’ from Dallas turned South Indian film producer. ...

20 Oct 2024 12:10 AM IST

Shobhaa De | The ‘Bandra Boys’ and their Gangsta Rap goes off key…

Shobhaa De | The ‘Bandra Boys’ and their Gangsta Rap goes off key…

Make no mistake, folks! No matter what the authorities claim, the menacing gang wars in Bombay-Mumbai never...

19 Oct 2024 12:10 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | How thieves stole my passport, OCI card & gave back the golden scripts

Farrukh Dhondy | How thieves stole my passport, OCI card & gave back...

“O Bachchoo, celebrate days Of love and good weather, give praise For tomorrow the clouds Could...

19 Oct 2024 12:10 AM IST

Sunil Gatade | A different cup of tea as Maha polls loom in aftermath of Haryana shock

Sunil Gatade | A different cup of tea as Maha polls loom in aftermath...

With Assembly polls in Maharashtra due on November 20, the Opposition there is being forced to carry the...

18 Oct 2024 12:11 AM IST

Mohan Guruswamy| Why nations fail, world is unequal: 3 get Nobel

Mohan Guruswamy| Why nations fail, world is unequal: 3 get Nobel

Three academics based in the United States -- Daron Acemoglu from Turkey and Simon Johnson and James Robinson...

18 Oct 2024 12:11 AM IST