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Why We Still Need Nehru
Why We Still Need Nehru
12 min read
Remembering the moral architect of modern India on his birth anniversary
Wedded to the Dynasty
6 min read
Sonia Gandhi’s memoir identifies the preservation of the Gandhi family’s political legacy as her primary duty and the RSS-BJP as the main obstacle to achieving that goal
Beyond the Soundbite
4 min read
Festival Faux Pas | Fadnavis Acts Quickly | Road to Chaos | The Usha Setback | Fuelling Controversy | Missing the Point
The Lame Duck Who Won’t Act Like One
8 min read
The last two years of the Trump presidency could be more unpredictable than the first two as he battles a hostile Congress after the Republican midterm disaster and tries to secure his legacy at home ...
Ten Firsts That Broke the Old Boys’ Club
1 min read
PM Modi, Kharge and Sonia Gandhi Pay Tribute to Jawaharlal Nehru on His 137th Birth Anniversary
1 min read
India marked its first prime minister’s 137th birth anniversary on November 14. Congress leaders gathered at his Shanti Vana memorial in New Delhi
EXPLAINED | Why the FAA Ordered the Biggest US Ground Stop Since 9/11
4 min read
A telecom outage on 13 November made radar and communications unreliable at US air traffic control centres. Takeoffs resumed that evening, but hundreds of flights had already turned back or landed som ...
Why America’s Air Traffic System Still Uses Floppy Disks and Auction-Site Spare Parts
6 min read
A telecommunications failure halted departures across the United States on November 13, disrupting thousands of flights and exposing the age of the machinery behind the world’s most complex airspace. ...
Trump, Putin and Xi Control 11,000 Nuclear Warheads. Can They Build New Guardrails?
8 min read
The first trilateral meeting between the US, Russian and Chinese presidents comes nine months after New START expired, leaving Washington and Moscow without binding limits on their strategic arsenals. ...