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K.C. Singh | Trump Exits G-7 Amid Iran War; Modi in Canada Reset

K.C. Singh | Trump Exits G-7 Amid Iran War; Modi in Canada Reset

With this strange scenario developing, Prime Minister Modi had no other option but to use the G-7 platform to air his...

21 Jun 2025 1:04 AM IST

Bhopinder Singh | Trump Turns US Military Parade to Serve Partisan, Political Agenda

Bhopinder Singh | Trump Turns US Military Parade to Serve Partisan,...

Attempts to politicise the US military have been long in the making under Mr Trump

19 Jun 2025 8:43 PM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Do Lower Fertility, Poverty Rates Improve Well-being?

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Do Lower Fertility, Poverty Rates Improve...

Together with reaching sustainable fertility rates, India has also reduced poverty

19 Jun 2025 8:37 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Centre Tweaks Policy to Draw IAS Officers to Delhi Role

Dilip Cherian | Centre Tweaks Policy to Draw IAS Officers to Delhi...

As sherpa, Mr Kant helped steer India through one of its most high-profile multilateral events — the 2023 G-20 summit in...

18 Jun 2025 8:47 PM IST

Syed Ata Hasnain | The Israel-Iran Standoff: A War Long in the Making

Syed Ata Hasnain | The Israel-Iran Standoff: A War Long in the Making

If the war between Iran and Israel continues to intensify -- as now seems likely -- there are serious outcomes in the...

18 Jun 2025 8:38 PM IST

Anita Anand | Honeymoon Murder Conspiracy: Society has Changed, Let’s Stop Forcing People to Wed!

Anita Anand | Honeymoon Murder Conspiracy: Society has Changed, Let’s...

In romantic relationships, the expectations are high, and if marriage is a possibility, both men and women often...

17 Jun 2025 9:02 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Fast-tracked Women’s Quota: Govt in a Hurry Before 2029?

Shikha Mukerjee | Fast-tracked Women’s Quota: Govt in a Hurry Before...

If the one-third reservation of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies is indeed fast-tracked and...

17 Jun 2025 8:57 PM IST

Aakar Patel | Will a Transactional, Opportunistic Foreign Policy Doctrine Help India, or Damage It?

Aakar Patel | Will a Transactional, Opportunistic Foreign Policy...

The manifestoes of the BJP from the very beginning, in its Jan Sangh avatar in the 1950s, have little to offer in terms...

16 Jun 2025 8:30 PM IST

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Air India’s Black Thursday: Many Questions to Answer

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Air India’s Black Thursday: Many Questions to...

Any crash of this magnitude, avoidable or unavoidable, is a gross flight safety failure of/by the airline, in this case...

16 Jun 2025 8:02 PM IST

Sunil Gatade | After Op Sindoor: Will BJP’s Heady Cocktail Work This Time For Modi?

Sunil Gatade | After Op Sindoor: Will BJP’s Heady Cocktail Work This...

Any action against Pakistan is generally a sure-shot winner for the BJP, which has always thrived on emotional issues....

15 Jun 2025 10:44 PM IST

Manish Tewari | India, Pakistan No Longer Hyphenated In World Eye

Manish Tewari | India, Pakistan No Longer Hyphenated In World Eye

The larger point, however, is that Pakistan, because of its state sponsorship of terror, has created ungoverned spaces...

15 Jun 2025 10:35 PM IST

John J. Kennedy | Rebuilding Trust In Public Education: How To Stop Drift To Private Schools

John J. Kennedy | Rebuilding Trust In Public Education: How To Stop...

Teacher availability and quality also play a critical role. Government schools face issues like teacher absenteeism,...

15 Jun 2025 1:28 AM IST