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Anita Katyal | Is BJP Rattled By Opp.’s Voter Rally? Big Fuss Over Film on Gopal Pantha

Anita Katyal | Is BJP Rattled By Opp.’s Voter Rally? Big Fuss Over...

Right wingers in India were particularly ecstatic when Donald Trump took over the US Presidency for a second time early...

30 Aug 2025 9:26 PM IST

Shreya Sen-Handley | Why Celebrate B’days Well Into Our Dotage

Shreya Sen-Handley | Why Celebrate B’days Well Into Our Dotage

In the case of my eldest child who pooped panic-green Meconium on his way out, when my body started fighting the alien...

30 Aug 2025 8:22 PM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Of Robert Clive, The Spice Trade And Famine During The British Raj In India | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Of Robert Clive, The Spice Trade And Famine...

Of course, the bronze statue in Whitehall is a monument to the view of British colonial history as a great civilising...

29 Aug 2025 10:21 PM IST

REFLECTIONS | Will Trump’s Man In Delhi Help India Mend Fences? | Sunanda K. Datta-Ray

REFLECTIONS | Will Trump’s Man In Delhi Help India Mend Fences? |...

India must also beware of the sleight of hand practised by some American diplomats when Jawaharlal Nehru was clamouring...

29 Aug 2025 10:06 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | 30 Days That Shook World: Games With Constitution

Shikha Mukerjee | 30 Days That Shook World: Games With Constitution

Two basic questions arise from introduction of a constitutional amendment that could be a belated effort to legislate on...

28 Aug 2025 11:15 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Delhi Gets a New Top Cop, Right On Cue

Dilip Cherian | Delhi Gets a New Top Cop, Right On Cue

Satish Golcha, a 1992-batch IPS officer, walked into the commissioner’s office on August 21, a day after chief minister...

28 Aug 2025 11:07 PM IST

M.P. Nathanael | Targeting of Nuns Shows Vital Need to protect Christians from Persecution

M.P. Nathanael | Targeting of Nuns Shows Vital Need to protect...

The false propaganda by fundamentalist elements that Christians are out to convert others is gaining ground

27 Aug 2025 6:40 AM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | India, Russia and China: Collaborators or Rivals?

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | India, Russia and China: Collaborators or Rivals?

China feels that the relationship with India should not be determined solely by the disagreements on border issues

27 Aug 2025 6:32 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Does India Really Have A Policy On Pakistan? Signals Appear Confusing

Aakar Patel | Does India Really Have A Policy On Pakistan? Signals...

(1) India will talk to Pakistan. (2) India will not talk to Pakistan. (3) India will not talk to Pakistan so long as it...

25 Aug 2025 11:13 PM IST

Syed Ata Hasnain | New US Envoy & India’s Strategic Crossroads

Syed Ata Hasnain | New US Envoy & India’s Strategic Crossroads

President Trump has not named an ambassador to Pakistan yet, prompting speculation that the India post may carry...

25 Aug 2025 10:56 PM IST

Pradeep S. Mehta and Purushendra Singh | Why Tariff Threats By Trump’s USA Could Be Wake-up Call For New Delhi

Pradeep S. Mehta and Purushendra Singh | Why Tariff Threats By Trump’s...

One of the biggest lessons from any trade discord is the danger of over-reliance on a single market

24 Aug 2025 10:37 PM IST

Bharat Bhushan | India’s Foreign Policy Is In Need Of Fresh Stewardship

Bharat Bhushan | India’s Foreign Policy Is In Need Of Fresh...

The shock of the punitive tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump has led to Indian ministers and officials making...

24 Aug 2025 10:24 PM IST