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Shikha Mukerjee | ‘Anti-incumbency’ in Bihar? Ousting Nitish Won’t Be Easy

Shikha Mukerjee | ‘Anti-incumbency’ in Bihar? Ousting Nitish Won’t Be...

With two coalitions, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, of which Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) is the senior...

14 Oct 2025 8:07 PM IST

Aakar Patel | In 1991, China Was At The Same Level As India. Now, Why It’s Five Times Ahead…

Aakar Patel | In 1991, China Was At The Same Level As India. Now, Why...

On the cusp of liberalisation, whose date we mark as July 24, 1991 (when finance minister Manmohan Singh presented his...

13 Oct 2025 9:40 PM IST

Sanjayovacha | Emigration Policy Evolving From Welfare To Facilitation | Sanjaya Baru

Sanjayovacha | Emigration Policy Evolving From Welfare To Facilitation...

For a decade, the ministry stood on its own feet and focused on two tasks: connecting with overseas Indians and securing...

13 Oct 2025 9:24 PM IST

K.C. Singh | Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan: Good Start, Hurdles Loom

K.C. Singh | Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan: Good Start, Hurdles Loom

This involves the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) retreating to a “yellow line”, skirting Gaza City etc, but well within...

12 Oct 2025 9:18 PM IST

DELHIBERATIONS | India Must Tread With Caution As It Upgrades Ties With Taliban Govt | Padma Rao Sundarji

DELHIBERATIONS | India Must Tread With Caution As It Upgrades Ties...

While Mr Muttaqi did not specifically mention India in his recorded address at the negotiation table when he said...

12 Oct 2025 8:07 PM IST

Anita Katyal | Chhat Early, So Whose Vote Will Shrink? Adhir Up for Bigger Role?

Anita Katyal | Chhat Early, So Whose Vote Will Shrink? Adhir Up for...

Since Diwali and Chhat have come early this year, the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Janata Dal (United) and the Rashtriya...

11 Oct 2025 10:07 PM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Will Nitish’s Last-minute Largesse Pay or Backfire?

Pavan K. Varma | Will Nitish’s Last-minute Largesse Pay or Backfire?

It may not be contrary to the letter of the law, but it is brazenly against its spirit

11 Oct 2025 9:54 PM IST

Ranjona Banerji | Targeting The Ugly Indian: New India Myth Justified?

Ranjona Banerji | Targeting The Ugly Indian: New India Myth Justified?

The Internet is flooded with videos and images of Indians “misbehaving”, in India and in other lands

11 Oct 2025 9:32 PM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Clear, Transparent Rules Vital to Fight Graft in Govt

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Clear, Transparent Rules Vital to Fight Graft in...

The problem persists in modern times despite AI and digital surveillance

10 Oct 2025 10:50 PM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Will UK’s Muslims & Asylum-Seekers Get Targeted After ‘Hit’ at Synagogue?

Farrukh Dhondy | Will UK’s Muslims & Asylum-Seekers Get Targeted After...

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS

10 Oct 2025 8:10 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | RSS’ 100 Years: Cult Of The National In A Diverse India

Shikha Mukerjee | RSS’ 100 Years: Cult Of The National In A Diverse...

Tagore warned: “Crowd psychology is a blind force. Like steam and other physical forces, it can be utilised for creating...

10 Oct 2025 12:57 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | From Trade To Tirade: How One Tweet Rocked The Customs Boat

Dilip Cherian | From Trade To Tirade: How One Tweet Rocked The ...

And this is why the episode has legs far beyond Chennai port. International investors read these signals closely. If the...

10 Oct 2025 12:47 AM IST