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Dev 360 | Invest in people first to ensure a secure India | Patralekha Chatterjee

Dev 360 | Invest in people first to ensure a secure India | Patralekha...

“Human resources is a critical element for the military, and more so in modern warfare. Technological advances have made...

20 Jan 2026 11:44 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Are IPS Officers Doing A Rethink Even About A Central Posting

Dilip Cherian | Are IPS Officers Doing A Rethink Even About A Central...

Despite expanding sanctioned strength, hundreds of IPS posts at the Centre remain vacant. Sources have informed DKB that...

20 Jan 2026 10:58 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Why India Is Not Comparable With China In Terms Of Development

Aakar Patel | Why India Is Not Comparable With China In Terms Of...

Yes, India was growing a little slower, and yes, India was not industrialising as much as China was, but it was only a...

19 Jan 2026 10:42 PM IST

Reflections | Amid US Threats, Tehran Burns: Is There Way Out? | Sunanda K. Datta-Ray

Reflections | Amid US Threats, Tehran Burns: Is There Way Out? |...

Protests are nothing new in Iran. Ever since the 1979 Islamic revolution, some 93 million Iranians have battled a...

19 Jan 2026 10:10 PM IST

Sanjaya Baru | INSV Kaundinya Defines India’s Maritime Region

Sanjaya Baru | INSV Kaundinya Defines India’s Maritime Region

A vibrant ship-building industry thrived both in Gujarat and in the Andhra region and these vessels could travel both to...

18 Jan 2026 10:19 PM IST

Chandrakant Lahariya | Antibiotics Must Be Protected To Ensure The Healthy Future Of Planet

Chandrakant Lahariya | Antibiotics Must Be Protected To Ensure The...

The economic and social consequences of antimicrobial resistance are severe

18 Jan 2026 10:06 PM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Judiciary Key in Restoring the Health of Institutions

Pavan K. Varma | Judiciary Key in Restoring the Health of Institutions

One interpretation could be that the current dispensation is far more active in acting against corruption.

17 Jan 2026 9:05 PM IST

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Two Short Stories on Love and Business

Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Two Short Stories on Love and Business

As expected, this led to conflict.

17 Jan 2026 9:00 PM IST

Anita Katyal | SIR Places RKM Monks in a Bind; Doubts a New over Priyanka’s Role

Anita Katyal | SIR Places RKM Monks in a Bind; Doubts a New over...

Take the case of the monks at the Ramakrishna Mission in poll-bound West Bengal where the SIR exercise is currently...

17 Jan 2026 8:45 PM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Amid the Crisis Raging in Iran… Will Zoroastrian Faith Rise Again?

Farrukh Dhondy | Amid the Crisis Raging in Iran… Will Zoroastrian...

From protests to princes, sanctions to satire, a meditation on faith, power and identity

16 Jan 2026 10:30 PM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Budget Can Do Groundwork for Deep Reforms in India

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Budget Can Do Groundwork for Deep Reforms in India

Low tax base, rising social spend and debt pressures constrain Centre’s reform ambitions

16 Jan 2026 10:09 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | As Central Vista Takes Shape, Power Gets New Architecture

Dilip Cherian | As Central Vista Takes Shape, Power Gets New...

Ministry relocations reshape the geography and symbolism of governance

14 Jan 2026 9:55 PM IST