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The US economy may be basking in the warm glow of solid growth, but economists are nervously eyeing a trend in the bond market that could spell stormy weather ahead.

Patralekha Chatterjee | Indians’ debt crisis grows: It’s time for a...

India became the world’s fifth-largest economy, overtaking the United Kingdom, in 2022. In 2026, it is expected to...

24 Jan 2025 12:10 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Are J&K babus whistleblowers or scapegoats?

Dilip Cherian | Are J&K babus whistleblowers or scapegoats?

It's not every day that an anti-corruption investigation makes headlines for all the wrong reasons. In Jammu and...

24 Jan 2025 12:10 AM IST

Syed Ata Hasnain | Worries on the east flank: Try to revive old goodwill

Syed Ata Hasnain | Worries on the east flank: Try to revive old...

Exploring the complexities of the Bangladesh-India relationship, balancing national pride and strategic diplomacy

23 Jan 2025 12:00 AM IST

Pradeep S Mehta | Lessons on how to consume less, live better: Embrace the small & sustainable

Pradeep S Mehta | Lessons on how to consume less, live better: Embrace...

Global focus on reducing consumption through sustainable practices to combat climate change and promote ecological...

23 Jan 2025 12:00 AM IST

Chandrajit Banerjee | Budget focus on tourism, retail & textiles crucial to generate jobs

Chandrajit Banerjee | Budget focus on tourism, retail & textiles...

India, now the world’s most populous nation with 1.45 billion people, stands at a pivotal moment in its history. This...

22 Jan 2025 12:10 AM IST

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Trump takes a MAGA leap to expand America’s geography

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Trump takes a MAGA leap to expand America’s...

The new President of the United States, Donald Trump, appears to have borrowed heavily from the words of fifth century...

22 Jan 2025 12:10 AM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Netas & the Indian State: Reflect first, speak later

Shikha Mukerjee | Netas & the Indian State: Reflect first, speak later

One-upmanship is a silly sort of competition. When sensationalism sinks to the point of delivering one-liners, that...

21 Jan 2025 12:10 AM IST

Aakar Patel | 3 major problems facing South Asia: Why don’t we learn from EU & Asean?

Aakar Patel | 3 major problems facing South Asia: Why don’t we learn...

What are the problems affecting those countries that made up pre-1947 India? There appear to be three important ones...

21 Jan 2025 12:10 AM IST

Kishwar Desai | Travel on Londons Tube with no pants; movie halls in UK open door to pets

Kishwar Desai | Travel on London's Tube with no pants; movie halls in...

It is foggy and cold in London, but then with typical British humour — someone decided that this is the ideal time for...

20 Jan 2025 12:32 AM IST

Sanjaya Baru | India’s ‘other’ neighbour: Let’s learn from Jakarta

Sanjaya Baru | India’s ‘other’ neighbour: Let’s learn from Jakarta

When most Indians think of the country’s neighbourhood they think of the defunct British India and its territories ...

20 Jan 2025 12:28 AM IST

Pavan Varma | Letter by ‘Sheesh Mahal’ to her mother ‘Raj Mahal’

Pavan Varma | Letter by ‘Sheesh Mahal’ to her mother ‘Raj Mahal’

Dear Amma, What is happening to this world? Why is everybody turning against us? What, after all, is our crime? Learning...

19 Jan 2025 12:00 AM IST

Anita Katyal | Sad Cong tale of 2 headquarters; Kejriwals spin is trouble for BJP

Anita Katyal | Sad Cong tale of 2 headquarters; Kejriwal's spin is...

Congress faces leadership crisis while BJP is embroiled in AAP’s electoral accusations ahead of Delhi elections

19 Jan 2025 12:00 AM IST