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Saeed Naqvi | Syria’s collapse to shift focus from Gaza genocide and defeat in Ukraine

Saeed Naqvi | Syria’s collapse to shift focus from Gaza genocide and...

Donald Trump was quite clear: “Assad has fled his country. His protector Russia isn’t interested in protecting him any ...

15 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

Manish Tewari | Assad exit new chapter or uncertain tomorrow?

Manish Tewari | Assad exit new chapter or uncertain tomorrow?

After over five decades of authoritarian rule, the Assad dynasty’s grip on Syria has collapsed in a dramatic turn of...

15 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

R. Suresh | Papa says I must make him proud…

R. Suresh | Papa says I must make him proud…

Son, that is a purple rat, the dad confidently proclaimed. Be careful, might bite. Papa, that looks like Chintu...

15 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

Shobhaa De | Santa Uncleji, bring us some good cheer soon!

Shobhaa De | Santa Uncleji, bring us some good cheer soon!

Ho! Ho! Ho! Just a fortnight to go before an exhausted, world- weary Santa comes tumbling down the chimney covered in...

14 Dec 2024 12:23 AM IST

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

Farrukh Dhondy | How ‘petitions’, a ‘democratic’ idea, may be going...

“A God-fraud in Pune Had extremely little to say His principal con Prevailed upon Gullible idiots who...

14 Dec 2024 12:19 AM IST

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Tap private sector for climate change goals

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Tap private sector for climate change...

There was huge disappointment across all developing countries at the deal which finally emerged at the COP29 climate...

13 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Das leaves behind robust legacy: Will it be smooth sailing under Malhotra?

Dilip Cherian | Das leaves behind robust legacy: Will it be smooth...

As the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) prepares for a leadership transition, all eyes are on revenue secretary Sanjay...

13 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Will Trump’s tariff threats trigger a wider trade war?

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Will Trump’s tariff threats trigger a wider...

US President-elect Trump’s proposed tariffs could disrupt global trade, with potential economic and political fallout

12 Dec 2024 12:00 AM IST

Skand Tayal | The consequences for South Korea’s Prez after 6-hour martial law drama

Skand Tayal | The consequences for South Korea’s Prez after 6-hour...

South Korea's President Yoon reverses martial law after swift opposition from National Assembly, media, and citizens

12 Dec 2024 12:00 AM IST

Bhopinder Singh | The collapse of Assad’s Syria to have sectarian consequences

Bhopinder Singh | The collapse of Assad’s Syria to have sectarian ...

Way back in 2004, King Abdullah of Jordan had coined a controversial and loaded term called the “Shia Crescent”, that...

11 Dec 2024 5:40 AM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Edgy Mahayuti equations: The new game of thrones

Shikha Mukerjee | Edgy Mahayuti equations: The new game of thrones

The swearing-in of Devendra Fadnavis as Maharashtra’s new chief minister, almost two weeks after the alliance bagged...

11 Dec 2024 5:40 AM IST

K.C. Singh | Assad’s exit an inflection point: Stability or chaos?

K.C. Singh | Assad’s exit an inflection point: Stability or chaos?

The 24-year-old government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was ousted on Sunday, December 8, as rebel forces from...

10 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST