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Ranjona Banerji | Is a foolish ‘friend’ worse than a ghosting frenemy?

Ranjona Banerji | Is a foolish ‘friend’ worse than a ghosting frenemy?

The more intelligent people are, the more difficult I find it to excuse their stupidity

22 Feb 2025 10:39 PM IST

Shobhaa De | Oooyi Amma… Help! We’re lost and confused, judges…

Shobhaa De | Oooyi Amma… Help! We’re lost and confused, judges…

The wild popularity of roasts and comedy shows demonstrates just how irreverent and out there the young of India are...

22 Feb 2025 12:12 AM IST

Former President Donald Trump reacts to supporters during a commit to caucus rally, on Tuesday, (Image:AP)

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Rebuild, but don’t displace: Will world...

I was certainly aware that Israel had been established after Hitler’s Holocaust, but didn’t connect it with Balfour’s...

22 Feb 2025 12:06 AM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Modi goes to Trump’s US: Much ado about not much

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Modi goes to Trump’s US: Much ado about not much

New initiatives are planned for supply chains of critical minerals, advanced materials and pharmaceuticals and for the...

20 Feb 2025 11:46 PM IST

Modi and Trump at an earlier photo op. (File photo)

Syed Ata Hasnain | J&K to B’desh: India needs to watch its hybrid...

Pakistan’s hybrid warfare tactics are escalating, with new pressure points emerging in Kashmir and Bangladesh,...

19 Feb 2025 10:29 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Will change of guard lead to a new dawn for Delhi’s babus?

Dilip Cherian | Will change of guard lead to a new dawn for Delhi’s...

With BJP’s victory, Delhi’s bureaucrats see streamlined governance, ending years of political limbo between AAP and the...

19 Feb 2025 10:03 PM IST

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Donald, Dragon and Dollar: Delhi caught in the middle?

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Donald, Dragon and Dollar: Delhi caught in...

Nevertheless, no one can accuse Mr Trump of consistency and psychological coherence and conformity

18 Feb 2025 10:45 PM IST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: AP)

WIDE ANGLE | What may explain Trump’s Mideast plan: Gaza sits on gas...

Trump will be poaching on land that was promised by the Bible exclusively for the Jews

18 Feb 2025 10:29 PM IST

Aakar Patel | China became a global leader in 10 years, as India shifted its focus

Aakar Patel | China became a global leader in 10 years, as India...

This plan was named “Made in China” 2025. It identified sectors like semiconductors, artificial intelligence, robotics,...

17 Feb 2025 10:42 PM IST

Wasbir Hussain | Blistering strife, instability led to Manipur Prez Rule

Wasbir Hussain | Blistering strife, instability led to Manipur Prez...

The apparent failure of the BJP Legislature Party in Manipur to arrive at a consensus on a new leader indicates the...

17 Feb 2025 10:37 PM IST

A video grab of the new Labour Party leader Keir Starmer. (AFP)

Kishwar Desai | 'Bhaji' enters the menu at BAFTA; Bridget Jones makes...

Audrey Hepburn has just been awarded her blue plaque at her Mayfair home. And then there are blue plaques for the...

16 Feb 2025 11:18 PM IST

SANJAYOVACHA | Modi played a weak hand in Donald Trump durbar | Sanjaya Baru

SANJAYOVACHA | Modi played a weak hand in Donald Trump durbar |...

The fact is that Washington D.C. is one of the rare capitals in the world that has a few competent Indian correspondents...

16 Feb 2025 11:03 PM IST