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The Fraying of America

The Covid crisis brings back an old battle over the powers of the state

Radicalisation of the Liberal

They want the homogenisation of the mind to preserve the new doctrine of social justice

Politics in Past Tense

The window Spike Lee opens in Da 5 Bloods gives America a vantage point to view the burning streets from a culturally correct angle

Crisis Again

After Jyotiraditya Scindia’s departure, there is gossip that Sachin Pilot, Manish Tewari and RPN Singh may also leave

‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat is a matter of personal conviction for Prime Minister Modi, much like socialism was for Nehru’

Bengal Conundrum

If the Centre were to postpone elections in Bihar with Nitish Kumar, its ally, continuing on as caretaker Chief Minister, can it opt for another route in Bengal?

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy: Courting Trouble

A string of bad decisions and setbacks in courts have distorted the optics against YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

The Pandemic Presidency of Trump: 100,000 Dead

The pandemic is dangerously exacerbating the deep political divisions in America

Istanbul: Lost in Shifting Shadows

A city caught between the heretical seductions of modernity and the atavistic lures of medievalism