A Breach Dhaka Cannot Afford

Syed Badrul Ahsan

As Sheikh Hasina is indicted and relations between Bangladesh and India deteriorate, the army is losing its patience with Muhammad Yunus

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bangkok, April 4, 2025

Karnataka’s 12-Hour Workday Proposal Sparks Alarm Across Tech Sector

V Shoba

In India’s Silicon Valley, longer workdays threaten to displace workers and rewrite the idea of modern labour

The Modi Booster

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Siddharth Singh

In Prime Minister Modi’s eleventh year, his government is working with states to simplify regulations while RBI is gambling on growth by reducing lending rates and increasing liquidity

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of the Chenab railway bridge in Jammu & Kashmir, June 6, 2025

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Assassination or War? A Secret Backstory of the Israel-Iran Conflict

Sudeep Paul

Benjamin Netanyahu and Meir Dagan, former Mossad chief, had fought about the right M.O. against Tehran. Israel has settled that debate now. Meanwhile, the Iranian regime is at its strategic weakest since the Iran-Iraq War

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Let’s talk about Poland – which is building bridges in a fractured world

Sabin Iqbal

Borderland Foundation at Krasnogruda on Polish-Lithuanian border is on a mission of global cultural dialogue

Politics

The Redundant Gandhi

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s inept handling of the party organisation is rapidly eroding its credibility amid growing dissent

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The Long Undoing of Iran–Israel Relations

V Shoba

Behind the hostility between the two former allies lies an old, improbable intimacy

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No trespassing please, Trump is listening to ‘HIS’ voice

Ullekh NP

The world owes Ambassador Mike Huckabee more than mere gratitude

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To South Africa, With Love, As They End Big Title Drought with WTC Triumph Over Australia

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The agony and ecstasy of rooting for the Proteas through the bitter decades, all the way to their first world title

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The Dreamliner Spiral

V Shoba

As incidents mount, Boeing’s flagship widebody aircraft faces renewed scrutiny

Ahmedabad, June 12,2025: Debris from Air India Flight AI171 outside BJ Medical College

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The Tragedy of Flight AI171

Ullekh NP

India in mourning after the Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London crashes moments after take-off, raising questions about aviation safety. Lone survivor among 242 aboard, many students of BJ Medical College feared killed as the plane on fire crashes into their dining hall