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Rajeev Deshpande

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Reciprocity, protection of farm sector key to India-US trade deal

Despite domestic sensitivities, growing trade and a large Indian market are incentives in reaching a bilateral agreements

28 June 2025
Endgame for Iran
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Endgame for Iran

The debate over whether the bunker-buster bombs destroy uranium storage and processing facilities may take longer to settle, but Iran’s theocrats have plenty to chew on

27 June 2025
Indira Gandhi at a rally in 1976 when the Emergency was in place
Politics
Remains of the Darkness

The Emergency was a black chapter in India’s post-Independence history which has mercifully not been repeated. The curtailment of Article 352 and the proactive role of the constitutional courts in protecting the ‘basic structure' of the Constitution have prevented political overreach

27 June 2025
Feature
Why Dhoni is the best captain India ever had

MS Dhoni’s induction into the ICC Hall of Fame is a delayed but fitting tribute to the man who had an unmatched ability to assess on field situations and led with a fierce never-say-die attitude

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

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

13 June 2025
Columns
Jaishankar Goes to Europe

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has had to negotiate some rough weather following Trump’s self-adulatory comments but patient handling seems to have paid off

13 June 2025
Feature
Frederick Forsyth (1938-2025) rewrote the art of spy writing

In career spanning dozens of popular books and films, the former pilot-turned-reporter-turned author entertained millions with gripping plots and unforgettable characters

10 June 2025
Feature
Gen Chauhan established the credibility of Operation Sindoor

CDS remarks explain why the May 7 attacks on Pak terror camps were unchartered territory without precedent and how India learnt lessons on the go to avenge Pahalgam

06 June 2025
Columns
Ayodhya’s Second Consecration

The auspicious event was attended by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath who turned 53 around the same time

06 June 2025
An all-party delegation led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor speaks to the media in Guyana, May 27, 2025
Politics
Cong Versus Senior Leaders over Op Sindoor

The gulf between the Congress and senior party leaders travelling with all-party delegations post Operation Sindoor reflects an inability to differentiate national security from partisan politics

03 June 2025

Authors

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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