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Farrukh Dhondy | What’s in a name? From Persia to Iran & Mumbai: The rise of Bharat

Ironically, the ideological embrace of the powers that want to change the name of India to Bharat is called “Hindutva”.

16 Sep 2023 12:05 AM

Mohan Guruswamy | Fighting for the soul of India, from Hyderabad

The day, September 17, is significant in Hyderabad as it is the day generally celebrated as Integration Day.

16 Sep 2023 12:05 AM

Chandrakant Lahariya | Nipah outbreak in Kerala: Why a ‘One Health’ strategy is vital

Lately, Kerala & other states in South India have reported more new viruses than in North Indian states. Partly due to robust surveillance.

15 Sep 2023 12:08 AM

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Did eco focus, Xi absence spell Delhi G-20 success?

President Joe Biden: “It would be nice to have Xi Jinping here but the summit is going well”.

15 Sep 2023 12:05 AM

Patralekha Chatterjee | Many challenges for India as voice of ‘Global South’

India seeks to champion the concerns of the “Global South” at a time when there are glaring fault lines in the world and within the country

14 Sep 2023 12:19 AM

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Dilip Cherian | Khattar’s whiplash: U-turn on appointment raises eyebrows

The recent abrupt reversal of a key appointment by Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar raises questions about its decision-making process

14 Sep 2023 12:05 AM

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Modi, Biden had the last laugh as Xi stayed away

Hyderabad’s Nizam wouldn’t have been gallivanting elsewhere during Operation Polo, would he?

13 Sep 2023 12:00 AM

Kamal Davar | Pakistan is back to self-destruct mode: Jackboots in charge again

It is indeed a pity for the suffering people of Pakistan that its formidable Deep State

13 Sep 2023 12:00 AM

Claude Arpi | The PLA’s weaknesses are now evident on all fronts

Though difficult to predict the future, a careful analysis of the PLA’s preparedness shows several weaknesses for a professional modern army

12 Sep 2023 9:38 AM

Aakar Patel | What will special session take up? No one knows, not even the Cabinet…

The Winter Session will begin in November, so it is not as if there is no other time for Parliament to meet. Why again this month?

12 Sep 2023 12:22 AM

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K.C. Singh | A mix of success, hype & innovation at Delhi G-20

One notable outcome is the admission of the African Union as a full member of the G-20, making it now the G-21.

11 Sep 2023 12:05 AM

Anita Anand | India dreaming: Can we land on the moon and build toilets too?

Are the 1.4 billion Indians dreams and ambitions elevated by the space odyssey or the landing?

10 Sep 2023 12:16 AM

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Bharat vs India: Don’t create new fault lines

Politicians, unlike poets, have a diabolical plan when they create the web of words.

10 Sep 2023 12:15 AM

Shashi Warrier | The manufacture of discontent

The whole thing about discontent," he explained, "is to keep it simple, and to repeat it over and over.

10 Sep 2023 12:05 AM

Farrukh Dhondy | Of drag queens, evangelicals on ‘racist’ protest & ‘counter-demos’

This anti-anti-protest, sometimes up to eight hundred strong, labels itself “anti-fascists” and bears placards saying “fascist-free zone”

09 Sep 2023 12:46 AM

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Shobhaa De | India vs Bharat: Mahayudh is on, mere pyare Bharatwasis

This move is seen as yet another strategy to mobilise and polarise our people, by insinuating we were & shall always remain a Hindu Rashtra

09 Sep 2023 12:23 AM

K.C. Singh | G-20’s outcome uncertain amid multiple challenges

This is the first G-20 summit that Xi Jinping is skipping.

08 Sep 2023 12:05 AM

Saeed Naqvi | Will absence of Xi, Putin hover over G-20 like Banquo’s ghost?

The G-20 summit’s outcome and the crucial bilateral visit will be determined not by what happens but how the Western media plays it up.

08 Sep 2023 12:05 AM

Dilip Cherian | J&K water dept whistleblower trains guns on Manoj Sinha

It’s rare for an officer to directly accuse two very senior functionaries of the state

07 Sep 2023 12:27 AM

Manish Tewari | Is G-20 just a talk shop, or does it play a useful role?

Will there be a Delhi Declaration and will it have any “deliverables” that make the world a better place to live in?

07 Sep 2023 12:20 AM

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