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Securing the Border

Rajeev Deshpande

Changes proposed to the Forest Act are a much-needed overhaul of an outdated law, balancing conservation and livelihoods while boosting defence infrastructure

The Indefatigable Defender

Ullekh NP

S Jaishankar excels as Narendra Modi’s negotiator-in-chief on foreign shores and charms crowds with his repartees

Look Who’s Cancelling Hinduism

PR Ramesh

Targeted violence during festivals like Ram Navami has a long history going back to the Mughal era

The Hassan Hustle

V Shoba

It’s a young BJP MLA versus the cross-generational family saga of JD(S)

Eric Garcetti: Biden’s Man In Delhi

Sudeep Paul

America’s long-delayed envoy to India is a melting-pot archetype with little time on his hands

A Bridge to the Church

Rajeev Deshpande

The Easter visit is also a determined bid to transcend divisions and distrust

BJP banks on winnability and change, 20 MLAs may not be re-nominated

Rajeev Deshpande

The strategies being devised for the elections are geared to cut of the driftwood and provide a new impetus to BJP's bid to return to office with a clear majority