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Rust and Resentment: Populism and Infrastructure after another Spanish Tragedy
Rust and Resentment: Populism and Infrastructure after another Spanish Tragedy
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In much of the Global South, infrastructure is an aspiration with a growth dividend. In Europe, it is an inheritance with a depreciation clock. As the Urda train disaster shows, where the right blames ...
One Hundred Years of Insecurity
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From Darin in 1915 to Mecca in 2026, Saudi Arabia still pays for its protection
PM Modi Congratulates ISRO Scientists on Successful NVS-03 Launch
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The navigation satellite carries an indigenous atomic clock and an additional signal to expand NavIC’s capabilities. ISRO says the launch restores the constellation to its minimum operational configur ...
EXPLAINED | Patriot Missiles for Ukraine: Can Trump Help Kyiv and Keep Putin Talking?
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Washington has cleared a possible $2.1-billion missile sale as it pursues talks with Moscow. Who pays, when the weapons arrive and what they can protect will determine how much the decision changes
Can Dumbphones Bring Nokia Back? The New Flip-Phone Bet
4 min read
The Nokia 2360 Flip puts family assistance and simpler controls in a familiar folding shape. Its appeal raises a bigger question: how much smartphone convenience would you give up for a phone that dem ...
Amit Shah Pays Tribute to Sardar Patel: ‘In Just 1,218 Days, He Forged a United India’
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off the Run for Unity in New Delhi on National Unity Day, marking Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s 151st birth anniversary
EXPLAINED | Who Gets a Seat at the G20? The Power Struggle Behind the Missing Photo
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A cancelled photograph in Atlanta exposes a bigger dispute over who belongs at the table, who controls the invitations and how much power a G20 host really has
“Democracy per se is a slogan”: Jeffrey Sachs about Israel
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As Israel’s coalition talks continue amidst a post-election deadlock, noted American economist tells Open that so-called democracies have long subjugated minorities, but says he still hopes for “sanit ...
EXPLAINED | Meta’s Credit Outlook Turns Negative. Is Its AI Bet Getting Too Expensive?
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S&P has raised a warning about the Facebook owner’s spending and future cash flow. Here is what changed, how a profitable company can spend more cash than it generates, and what the warning means for ...