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Bhopinder Singh | Take Action Fast To Deter Nepal From Going The Bangladesh Way

Bhopinder Singh | Take Action Fast To Deter Nepal From Going The...

Proud Nepalis would rightfully insist on their historic independence and not having been occupied/colonised by any...

24 Jan 2026 9:31 PM IST

Cabbages & Kings | What’s Behind The Rush Among Brit Political Leaders To Defect To Reform? | Farrukh Dhondy

Cabbages & Kings | What’s Behind The Rush Among Brit Political Leaders...

Another junior minister, Andrew somebody-or-other, followed Jenrick’s defection, giving Reform its seventh sitting MP

23 Jan 2026 11:29 PM IST

Shobhaa De | Lit Fests: Where Have All The Radical Voices Gone?

Shobhaa De | Lit Fests: Where Have All The Radical Voices Gone?

When I recall those heady early years of sitting glued in front of a boxlike television set watching Doordarshan’s...

23 Jan 2026 11:17 PM IST

Anita Anand | Wars And Conflicts Defined 2025... Can We Make The World A Bit Better In 2026?

Anita Anand | Wars And Conflicts Defined 2025... Can We Make The World...

In Indonesia, Nepal, Madagascar, Morocco, Kenya, Togo and Peru, among other countries, youth mobilised against political...

23 Jan 2026 12:12 AM IST

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Will America On Rampage Define The New Global Era?

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Will America On Rampage Define The New Global...

The American logic is fiery and threatening. “Either submit to US domination or face American boots on your icy ground”....

22 Jan 2026 8:54 PM IST

Krishnan Srinivasan | 2026 All Set To Be Year of Summits: Where Is India Likely To Figure?

Krishnan Srinivasan | 2026 All Set To Be Year of Summits: Where Is...

From Asean to Apec, diplomacy east of India grows more complex and consequential

21 Jan 2026 9:09 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Credibility at Stake Ahead of Bangladesh Polls in Feb

Shikha Mukerjee | Credibility at Stake Ahead of Bangladesh Polls in...

Youth, Islamists and the Army shape a volatile road to February’s polls

21 Jan 2026 8:46 PM IST

Dev 360 | Invest in people first to ensure a secure India | Patralekha Chatterjee

Dev 360 | Invest in people first to ensure a secure India | Patralekha...

“Human resources is a critical element for the military, and more so in modern warfare. Technological advances have made...

20 Jan 2026 11:43 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Are IPS Officers Doing A Rethink Even About A Central Posting

Dilip Cherian | Are IPS Officers Doing A Rethink Even About A Central...

Despite expanding sanctioned strength, hundreds of IPS posts at the Centre remain vacant. Sources have informed DKB that...

20 Jan 2026 10:58 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Why India Is Not Comparable With China In Terms Of Development

Aakar Patel | Why India Is Not Comparable With China In Terms Of...

Yes, India was growing a little slower, and yes, India was not industrialising as much as China was, but it was only a...

19 Jan 2026 10:41 PM IST

Reflections | Amid US Threats, Tehran Burns: Is There Way Out? | Sunanda K. Datta-Ray

Reflections | Amid US Threats, Tehran Burns: Is There Way Out? |...

Protests are nothing new in Iran. Ever since the 1979 Islamic revolution, some 93 million Iranians have battled a...

19 Jan 2026 10:10 PM IST

Sanjaya Baru | INSV Kaundinya Defines India’s Maritime Region

Sanjaya Baru | INSV Kaundinya Defines India’s Maritime Region

A vibrant ship-building industry thrived both in Gujarat and in the Andhra region and these vessels could travel both to...

18 Jan 2026 10:19 PM IST