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S Prasannarajan

The new culture wars and the limits of dissent

Kashi Vishwanath Temple: The Grand Makeover

One no longer has to crane one’s neck to see the Kashi Vishwanath Temple. It now has ample breathing space and can be viewed from afar. The ₹ 900 crore Kashi Vishwanath Dham project is being executed against great odds

The Re-Hinduisation of India

The Kashi Vishwanath Dham project is the biggest attempt at India’s civilisational restoration since the rebuilding of the Somnath temple. It seeks to reconnect ordinary Hindus with their spiritual roots

Smriti Irani: The Spellbinder

She was television’s favourite daughter-in-law. She carved out her space at the top of Indian politics. And now she turns writer with a thriller set in the Maoist heartland. How Smriti Irani juggles the many hats of her life

The War India Can Win

The PLA looks impressive in ceremonial parades, but unlike the Indian Army it has no battlefield experience

How to Contain Xi’s Expansionism

If Xi Jinping stays on his present path, open conflict with the West, and with India and Japan, will become inevitable

Why Did the Government Relent?

The threat posed by identity politics to India’s toughest economic reform appears to have influenced the government in taking a decision in the national interest

The EVolution

Global trends, new players, governmental push and mindset change are driving the sales of electric vehicles in India

The Khorasan Bug

The dismantling of an Islamic state module in Kashmir reveals how its handlers were planning to integrate recruitment across the Indian Subcontinent

Brand, Baaja and Baaraat

What really matters is the passion quotient

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