You should still dread the midnight knocks; you should dread the eavesdropper you carry everywhere more
James Astill
America has squandered $2 trillion and thousands of lives trying to rebuild Afghanistan. Yet it never seemed to understand it
MJ Akbar
The Afghan War is over ideology, not geography
Features | Terrorism
The arrest of a senior government functionary in Kashmir reveals the deep penetration of jihadi elements
Features | Politics
A new coordinator adds to the efforts to strengthen the interface between RSS and BJP
Columns | The Rachel Papers
The Parsi journey across history and cultures—with a stopover at Irani café
Columns | Soft Power
We can afford some laughter and lightness lest it become a grim affair
Columns | Guest Column
Close encounters from the Soviet occupation to the rise of the Taliban
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The Afghan failure shows America never had the stomach for a fight with the real enemy—Pakistan
Features | Technology
The idea that a free-floating digital creation can be worth collecting through non-fungible tokens is transforming the art market
Columns | Whisperer
CP Joshi thinks the Ashok Gehlot versus Sachin Pilot tussle will gain momentum in Rajasthan and he could emerge as a compromise candidate
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Rise of the Beta Male Kaveree Bamzai
Decoding Modi 3.0 Minhaz Merchant
No Sir, Not Possible Virendra Kapoor
Three Cheers for Democracy S Prasannarajan
Afghanistan: Left to God Swapan Dasgupta