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Rajeev Deshpande

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What Cats, Haitians, Peanut and Fred have to do with the US elections

Hundreds of Fact Checkers scanned every word Donald Trump uttered but missed the message American voters who flocked to hear the Republican leader were conveying

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Modi’s Global Playbook
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Modi’s Global Playbook

India wants an end to the war in Ukraine in its own interest. While a proactive role has its risks, there is room for creative diplomacy to meet Delhi’s geopolitical goals

31 October 2024
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Resumption of Indian Patrolling Along LAC Reduces Salience of Buffer Zones

Border breakthrough happened as keeping troops locked up in Himalayas delivered diminishing returns to China more than four years after the bloody clash at Galwan

26 October 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia
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Beijing Backs Down

The India-China border thaw indicates Chinese tactical incursions along the Line of Actual Control have reached a point of diminishing returns

25 October 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G20 Summit, New Delhi
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Calling Trudeau’s Bluff

India-Canada ties hit rock bottom as the Modi government draws a red line over attempts to implicate Indian diplomats in the murder of a Khalistani activist

18 October 2024
Sonam Wangchuk (centre) on a hunger strike at Ladakh Bhawan, New Delhi, October 7, 2024
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Dangerous Delusion

Sonam Wangchuk’s demand for Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh is misplaced as the strategically sensitive region needs more, not less, integration with the rest of India

11 October 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at BJP headquarters, New Delhi, October 8, 2024
Politics
The Great Rebound

BJP regains momentum with its historic hat-trick in Haryana, allowing Modi to renew his attack on Congress as a party driven by a divisive agenda, while Jammu & Kashmir delivers a pro-development verdict

11 October 2024
Feature
Haryana win boosts BJP post-LS setback, NC winner in J&K

Congress suffered a major setback as hopes of a victory in Haryana evaporated as BJP’s social coalition prevailed while it under-performed in J&K too

08 October 2024
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The Dalit Factor in Haryana: The Rustle of Resentment

Dalit disenchantment with BJP is making the Haryana polls a close contest

04 October 2024

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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