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India, Asia Cup & the Ghost of Pakistan
India, Asia Cup & the Ghost of Pakistan
6 min read
India’s women overwhelmed Sri Lanka to claim an eighth Asia Cup title, before another trophy standoff brought Pakistan back into the conversation. The dispute raises a question that cricket’s administ ...
Young, Loud & Forever: Farewell to Cheetah Chrome, the Guitar That Gave Punk Its Bite
4 min read
Dead Boys guitarist Cheetah Chrome has died at 71. From Cleveland’s restless underground to New York’s CBGB, he helped turn alienation into songs that successive generations could claim as their own. ...
Keralam chief minister VD Satheesan Never Danced. Can India’s Deepfake Laws Catch Up With AI?
9 min read
An AI video made Keralam Chief Minister VD Satheesan dance “better than Mohanlal” and attracted millions of views. The joke exposes a serious legal puzzle: India can label synthetic media, order rapid ...
Abhishek, Afghanistan & India’s 38-Ball Statement
3 min read
Abhishek Sharma’s 32-ball 82 powered India to a seven-wicket win over Afghanistan with more than six overs unused. After difficult tours of Ireland and England, the Delhi victory offered an encouragin ...
Why Modi rolled out the Persian carpet for Pezeshkian
3 min read
Beyond the viral handclasp, Modi’s warm welcome for Pezeshkian signals India’s pragmatic effort to secure energy supplies and protect its interests as the Middle East conflict threatens to disrupt the ...
What the India-China Statements Reveal About Modi-Xi Talks
2 min read
Differences between the Indian and Chinese readouts of the Modi-Xi meeting offer interesting clues about how Beijing and New Delhi view their bilateral relationship
Six Years, Two Sets & a Different Zverev: How the US Open Finally Turned
5 min read
Six years after surrendering a two-set lead in the US Open final, Alexander Zverev watched Ben Shelton threaten another comeback. His response delivered a first New York crown, a second major of 2026 ...
Ahimsa Pays
10 min read
Investors who screen out animal cruelty, addictive products and other forms of harm now have indices, funds and wealth platforms built around the principle
The Identity Project
12 min read
The push against illegal immigration from the High-Level Committee on Demographic Change is in step with the government’s mission led by Amit Shah for tech-driven border security and sacrosanct citize ...