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#Independence Day 2026: PM Modi Turbocharges Viksit Bharat, Signals the Politics Ahead
#Independence Day 2026: PM Modi Turbocharges Viksit Bharat, Signals the Politics Ahead
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From seven pillars for India’s march to 2047 to women’s reservation, youth and ‘mental Naxalism’, the Prime Minister used his Independence Day address to marry an ambitious development blueprint with ...
Always the Anthem: A new generation’s symbolic journey into the past
5 min read
This generation has its own relation­ship with the anthem. I simply hadn’t recognised it until I saw them stand and sing it.
The Sovereign and the Server: Indian’s Digital Freedom
9 min read
The government regulates it, foreign companies host it, and an Indian’s digital freedom sits in between
The Liberation Thali
8 min read
Will India keep the table large enough for another chair? Freedom, like the finest meal, is never meant to be consumed alone
Ruins to Resilience: The story of India’s financial freedom
2 min read
Financial freedom since Independence, then, is a tale of two arcs: a nation that moved from scarcity to scale, and citizens learning to harness markets, technology and discipline to claim their own ec ...
China at the Red Fort: Beijing Leads Global Wishes as India Marks 80th Independence Day
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Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong joined the celebrations in Delhi as India’s Tricolour went up in rain-soaked Beijing and typhoon-hit Shanghai. From Nepal and Singapore to Israel, Australia and Latvia, g ...
UP’s ‘Youth Brigade’: CM Yogi’s Independence Day Push to Turn Young Job Seekers into Entrepreneurs
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On Independence Day, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath put youth entrepreneurship at the centre of his message. His government’s Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan aims to help young pe ...
300 and Counting: Josh Hazlewood Joins Australia’s Greats on a Day Bangladesh Refuse to Go Away
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Josh Hazlewood became only the ninth Australian to reach 300 Test wickets and finished with six in Darwin. The milestone underlined a remarkable career built on precision and patience, even as Banglad ...
Arunachal Rain Fury: Five Army Personnel Missing, Four Dead in Twin Landslides and Flash Floods
2 min read
Two rain-triggered disasters struck Arunachal Pradesh on Friday evening. A flash flood swept away two Army camp shelters in Dibang Valley, leaving five personnel missing after two were rescued. In Upp ...
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14 Aug 2026 - Vol 05 | Issue 33

Freedom Issue 2026

Shashi Tharoor on being radical liberal | Ram Madhav on how Gandhi used his Hinduism | TCA Raghavan on a diplomat's travels in history | Sumana Roy on the novel beyond the Booker | Carlo Pizzati on the dissolution of Borders
Behold Gandhi the Hindu: How Sanatana Dharma Shaped India’s Independence Movement and Nationalism
Testament of a Radical Liberal
Freedom Issue 2026: Editor's Note
The Capital of Mobilisation: Delhi and the unfinished argument of the Republic