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AA Edit | The Art of Dealing With Trump

AA Edit | The Art of Dealing With Trump

World leaders weigh caution and confrontation as Trump tests alliances.

21 Jun 2026 11:14 PM IST

SANJAYOVACHA | World’s Political Leadership Is Almost Entirely Mediocre | Sanjaya Baru

SANJAYOVACHA | World’s Political Leadership Is Almost Entirely...

In a continent full of dictators, carpet-baggers and corrupt politicians, Lula stands out. In many ways, it is he who...

21 Jun 2026 11:00 PM IST

Anita Katyal | Defections Set Off Jitters In Cong; TMC Now Akin To ‘Three-ring circus’

Anita Katyal | Defections Set Off Jitters In Cong; TMC Now Akin To...

The defections in the Trinamul Congress and the Uddhav Thackery-led Shiv Sena were planned in detail by the Bharatiya...

21 Jun 2026 12:26 AM IST

Shreya Sen-Handley | Complaints: Carping Or Crusading For A Cause?

Shreya Sen-Handley | Complaints: Carping Or Crusading For A Cause?

When organisations take customers for granted, it makes every sense to shoot off a complaint for the sake of health and...

21 Jun 2026 12:14 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Hold Census, Try Forge A Delimitation Consensus

Pavan K. Varma | Hold Census, Try Forge A Delimitation Consensus

The last major delimitation exercise was based on the 2001 Census, although the number of seats in the Lok Sabha...

20 Jun 2026 11:51 PM IST

REFLECTIONS | How To Live After Defeat: Lessons From Near, Far | Sunanda K. Datta-Ray

REFLECTIONS | How To Live After Defeat: Lessons From Near, Far |...

No one among India’s nearly 50 lakh Central government employees and 69 lakh pensioners can predict exactly what...

19 Jun 2026 10:57 PM IST

AA Edit | EPFO Reforms Are Welcome

AA Edit | EPFO Reforms Are Welcome

Currently, funds could be withdrawn from an EPFO account by transferring money into the subscriber’s bank account, which...

19 Jun 2026 10:35 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Of Vidia Naipaul, David Hockney… And The Politics Of Changing Names! | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Of Vidia Naipaul, David Hockney… And The...

Daniel is the son of the late controversial journalist and writer Paul Johnson. In the late 1960s, Paul was the editor...

19 Jun 2026 9:58 PM IST

AA Edit | Israel’s Beirut Hits Putting Iran-US Peace Deal At Risk

AA Edit | Israel’s Beirut Hits Putting Iran-US Peace Deal At Risk

Not even warnings from Washington that the last true ally of the Jewish state lies across the Atlantic Ocean seem to...

19 Jun 2026 9:13 PM IST

Claude Arpi | Flashback: Biju role, U-2 Flights, Charbatia & Tibet

Claude Arpi | Flashback: Biju role, U-2 Flights, Charbatia & Tibet

first heard about Charbatia, Biju Patnaik’s baby, when I studied the participation of the Tibetan Special Frontier Force...

19 Jun 2026 12:53 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Agility Is Key: Foreign Service To Undergo A Strategic Reset

Dilip Cherian | Agility Is Key: Foreign Service To Undergo A Strategic...

The real test of diplomacy lies in securing influence, opening markets, building strategic partnerships, shaping...

19 Jun 2026 12:28 AM IST

AA Edit | Neet: Wrong Move To Ban App

AA Edit | Neet: Wrong Move To Ban App

The leakage of the Neet question paper, its cancellation and the mess that followed are a creation of the lethargic...

19 Jun 2026 12:12 AM IST