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Why the EC’s SIR exercise is a 99% success
4 min read
With just a few thousand of 65 lakh deletions in the Bihar voter list falling in the unaccounted category, the “vote chori” campaign loses steam
A Thick Red Line
6 min read
Rajnath Singh’s reference to a ‘road to Karachi’ through Sir Creek puts the spotlight on a remote marshy land and a doctrinal shift in India’s military posture
How the Trump-brokered Gaza Peace Deal Can Be Made to Work
7 min read
Hostage to hope
Living with Multipolarity
5 min read
India is not alone in choosing self-reliance in a post-globalised world
The Last Battle for the Class of 1974
18 min read
They are the last of the socialist war horses, moulded by the JP movement and Mandal agitation. Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar are all set for a final face-off in battleground Bihar
The Iconoclast’s Battle
4 min read
Trump believes the liberal order must be dismantled
Diane Keaton (1946-2025): A life of Beauty
2 min read
She remained free spirited and free till the end, living on her own terms, dedicated to beauty
The Virat Kohli And Rohit Sharma Dilemma Continues To Dog The Selectors
14 min read
The selection committee has refused to state its position on the status of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma vis-a-vis their selection for the 2027 World Cup
In the Crosshairs
3 min read
Both China and the US want to slow down India’s rise
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Grain of Resilience
Toy Story 2.0
An Airlift for Mumbai
Matter of Fat
A Thick Red Line
The Last Battle for the Class of 1974
They are the last of the socialist war horses, moulded by the JP movement and Mandal agitation. Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar are all set for a final face-off in battleground Bihar
The She Factor
Nitish Kumar’s policies have created a loyal constituency of women voters who are unlikely to abandon him
The Ladakh Plot Unravels
It turns out that some of those involved in the stone throwing were outsiders understood to be ‘specialised’ in the trade
Second Thoughts on 26/11
Manmohan Singh as prime minister was reluctant to sanction the use of force
Follow The Rules. Or Else...
Yogi Adityanath takes the high ground with his quick action against the communally mischievous ‘I Love Mohammad’ protests
Karur Stampede: Trial by Tragedy
The Karur stampede has thrown Vijay’s political debut into crisis, raising questions about his party’s future
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