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OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Elections Loom In Trumpistan: Will Democratic Socialists Gain? | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Elections Loom In Trumpistan: Will Democratic...

The other factor, notable in the United States, is the expanding role of Artificial Intelligence, which has,...

31 July 2026 11:58 PM IST

K.C. Singh | Trump’s Dilemma Over Iran: Compromise Or a Long War?

K.C. Singh | Trump’s Dilemma Over Iran: Compromise Or a Long War?

The war began, with the US and Israel launching extensive air attacks on Iranian military facilities on February 28....

31 July 2026 2:16 AM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | Myanmar Reaches Out, Seeks Indian Help For Changes in Constitution Set-up

Pradeep C. Nair | Myanmar Reaches Out, Seeks Indian Help For Changes...

President Hliang travelled to China (June 15 to 19), signing 18 agreements across trade, infrastructure, security and...

31 July 2026 1:49 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Exam Reforms: Centre Goes For Systems Fix For A Systems Failure

Dilip Cherian | Exam Reforms: Centre Goes For Systems Fix For A...

The government has been battered by recurring exam paper leaks and allegations that have chipped away at public...

29 July 2026 8:18 PM IST

Gurjit Singh | Asean Is Key To Delhis Indo-Pacific Strategy

Gurjit Singh | Asean Is Key To Delhi's Indo-Pacific Strategy

The MEA strongly rejected Pakistan’s remarks, accusing Islamabad of misusing a multilateral platform to spread...

29 July 2026 7:52 PM IST

Patralekha Chatterjee | India’s Gen Z Brings Focus Back on Education Glitches

Patralekha Chatterjee | India’s Gen Z Brings Focus Back on Education...

From memes to Jantar Mantar, a youth movement demands accountability for exam failures.

28 July 2026 9:29 PM IST

John J. Kennedy | To Develop Science of Happiness, DU & IITs Should Develop a Lot More Science

John J. Kennedy | To Develop Science of Happiness, DU & IITs Should...

Universities must measure outcomes and publish data to prove wellness electives work

28 July 2026 9:17 PM IST

Aakar Patel | The State and the Individual: Anger Over Its Failure Led to Minister’s Exit

Aakar Patel | The State and the Individual: Anger Over Its Failure Led...

The elite encounter the State occasionally; for most Indians, it shapes everyday life.

27 July 2026 11:31 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Why ‘Cockroaches’ Are Virtually Indestructible

Shikha Mukerjee | Why ‘Cockroaches’ Are Virtually Indestructible

The Cockroach Janta Party’s victory signals a new force in India’s democratic politics

27 July 2026 10:29 PM IST

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | A ‘Performance Audit’ Of NTA By CAG Is Essential Amid Edu Mess

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | A ‘Performance Audit’ Of NTA By CAG Is...

It looks like the government is keen to clean up the place as quietly and as secretively as possible. Before Mr Pradhan...

26 July 2026 11:48 PM IST

Bharat Bhushan | Pressure Proof No More: Why Modi Capitulated

Bharat Bhushan | Pressure Proof No More: Why Modi Capitulated

Mr Modi’s image of not bowing to pressure had already developed cracks after the year-long farmers’ agitation of...

26 July 2026 11:29 PM IST

Chandrakant Lahariya | Right To Return Home Alive: Killer Roads a Growing Menace in India

Chandrakant Lahariya | Right To Return Home Alive: Killer Roads a...

Ambulance speed, trained first responders, rational trauma-referral networks and functional trauma centres often...

25 July 2026 10:55 PM IST