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Dev 360 | Pollution No Side Issue, It Tests India’s Political Will | Patralekha Chatterjee

Dev 360 | Pollution No Side Issue, It Tests India’s Political Will |...

The 2019 Global Burden of Disease study on the health and economic impact of air pollution in India, published in The...

30 Jan 2026 3:00 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | When A Fly-in Visit Packs A Strategic Punch

Dilip Cherian | When A Fly-in Visit Packs A Strategic Punch

The substance reflected how India-UAE ties have steadily evolved into a serious strategic partnership

30 Jan 2026 2:39 AM IST

K.C. Singh | Will EUs Big India Trade Deal Sideline US Tariffs?

K.C. Singh | Will EU's Big India Trade Deal Sideline US Tariffs?

The European Union’s top leaders, for the first time, were the chief guests at India’s Republic Day celebrations on...

29 Jan 2026 12:39 AM IST

John J. Kennedy | Newspapers as Part of Education: Will Rajasthan Move Set Off a Trend in India?

John J. Kennedy | Newspapers as Part of Education: Will Rajasthan Move...

A recent decision by the Rajasthan government to make reading of newspapers mandatory in government schools may seem...

29 Jan 2026 12:06 AM IST

WIDE ANGLE | Mark Tully And BBC Radio Were Synonymous all over South Asia | Saeed Naqvi

WIDE ANGLE | Mark Tully And BBC Radio Were Synonymous all over South...

I can put a date when Mark’s romance with Gillian burgeoned: April 1979. I was to accompany Atal Behari Vajpayee to...

28 Jan 2026 12:25 AM IST

Syed Ata Hasnain | Amid Geopolitical Fatigue, A Strategic Reset For India

Syed Ata Hasnain | Amid Geopolitical Fatigue, A Strategic Reset For...

The early years of the current decade offered India strong geopolitical tailwinds. Most Western capitals, particularly...

27 Jan 2026 11:51 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Rajasthan Follows Gujarat’s Lead In Creating Ghettos, Segregating Cities

Aakar Patel | Rajasthan Follows Gujarat’s Lead In Creating Ghettos,...

Apartheid means separateness and refers to the policy of South Africa of forcing the black Africans into ghettos. They...

26 Jan 2026 10:47 PM IST

Chandrajit Banerjee | Modernise Agriculture For A More Prosperous India

Chandrajit Banerjee | Modernise Agriculture For A More Prosperous...

As part of its recommendations for the Union Budget 2026-27, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has championed...

26 Jan 2026 9:54 PM IST

Pradeep S. Mehta and Amit Dasgupta | How To Navigate Global Politics In A Trump-driven Era Of Uncertainty

Pradeep S. Mehta and Amit Dasgupta | How To Navigate Global Politics...

Even the World Trade Organisation (WTO) needs to be recast to suit the preferences of the United States, without...

26 Jan 2026 12:47 AM IST

Bharat Bhushan | Governors As Agents Of Delhi? Let’s Scrap Post

Bharat Bhushan | Governors As Agents Of Delhi? Let’s Scrap Post

While previous governments at the Centre have also misused governors, the problem has become much more acute under the...

26 Jan 2026 12:25 AM IST

Shreya Sen-Handley | Tricks To Make Those New Year Vows Stick

Shreya Sen-Handley | Tricks To Make Those New Year Vows Stick

How deep into January did your nuts-only-lunch/barefoot-hikes/grinning-till-your-cheeks-smart last? It’s merely human to...

24 Jan 2026 10:40 PM IST

Manish Tewari | The Reasons Why India Needs An Open Budget

Manish Tewari | The Reasons Why India Needs An Open Budget

The historical origins of this secrecy are deeply rooted in the exigencies of colonial control and, even further back,...

24 Jan 2026 10:21 PM IST