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Kamal Davar | Dhaka Forgets Its Own History Amid Friction, Reset Of Ties Vitally Needed

Kamal Davar | Dhaka Forgets Its Own History Amid Friction, Reset Of...

That the instability in Bangladesh, after Seikh Hasina’s ouster in August 202, impacts India adversely can’t be...

12 Jan 2026 12:44 AM IST

Bharat Bhushan | Round One To Mamata In Poll-eve Tussle In Bengal

Bharat Bhushan | Round One To Mamata In Poll-eve Tussle In Bengal

The incident has allowed her to return to her favourite “street fighter” role. She claims that the ED raid was an...

12 Jan 2026 12:23 AM IST

Manish Tewari | US Rendition Of Maduro Against International Law

Manish Tewari | US Rendition Of Maduro Against International Law

It was the unilateral use of force against a sovereign state, followed by the abduction of its sitting head of state,...

10 Jan 2026 11:16 PM IST

Ranjona Banerji | May Your Eyelashes Remain Safe In 2026!

Ranjona Banerji | May Your Eyelashes Remain Safe In 2026!

I have now got used to the Internet or more correctly, social media’s ideas of generational conflict. I belong to the...

10 Jan 2026 10:58 PM IST

Suman Sahai | Women Farmers Are So Critical: It’s Time To Empower Them Worldwide

Suman Sahai | Women Farmers Are So Critical: It’s Time To Empower Them...

Women’s property rights are either non-existent or restricted in most places. Women farmers usually don’t own farming...

10 Jan 2026 10:26 PM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | OF CABBAGES AND KINGS

Farrukh Dhondy | OF CABBAGES AND KINGS

President Donald Trump sends crack troops to Venezuela and kidnaps its President

10 Jan 2026 12:32 AM IST

Shobhaa De | Greenland In Trumps Pocket: Is Cuba Next?

Shobhaa De | Greenland In Trump's Pocket: Is Cuba Next?

Please note: No reference to oil. The same tyrant is now the unofficial brand ambassador for Nike, the American brand...

10 Jan 2026 12:18 AM IST

Manash Ghosh | Yunus’ Mess: Can Tarique Tackle Dhaka’s Challenges?

Manash Ghosh | Yunus’ Mess: Can Tarique Tackle Dhaka’s Challenges?

The February election will be totally different from those in the past. The big question is if Tarique will measure up...

9 Jan 2026 2:06 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Lateral Entry: Reform On Paper, Retreat In Practice

Dilip Cherian | Lateral Entry: Reform On Paper, Retreat In Practice

Lateral entry isn’t inherently bad. India’s civil services can benefit from outside expertise — economists,...

9 Jan 2026 1:53 AM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Clouds Over the Horizon Amid Blue Skies in India

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Clouds Over the Horizon Amid Blue Skies in India

Strong macro numbers mask agriculture, competitiveness and political economy risks

7 Jan 2026 11:15 PM IST

Bhopinder Singh | The ‘Somaliland’ Curveball Which Can Stir the Pot of Global Politics

Bhopinder Singh | The ‘Somaliland’ Curveball Which Can Stir the Pot of...

Netanyahu’s move redraws Horn of Africa stakes and raises questions over intent

7 Jan 2026 10:29 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Polls Won’t Lead To Orderly Power Shift in Bangladesh

Shikha Mukerjee | Polls Won’t Lead To Orderly Power Shift in...

Awami League ban, rising Islamist influence and street power cloud the February 12 election

6 Jan 2026 10:32 PM IST