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Pradeep C. Nair | Does Homecoming of NSCN’s Muivah Signal a Return of Peace in Manipur?

Pradeep C. Nair | Does Homecoming of NSCN’s Muivah Signal a Return of...

Mr Muivah and his followers should realise that their demand for a separate Naga flag and constitution is unthinkable...

26 Oct 2025 9:13 PM IST

Shreya Sen-Handley | Ditch That Smartphone, Get Out, Get A W/Life

Shreya Sen-Handley | Ditch That Smartphone, Get Out, Get A W/Life

It was unfortunate, therefore, that on the one night recently that some couples-time was scrounged, the only cinema show...

26 Oct 2025 12:42 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | NDA United, But Is Nitish Playing His Last Innings?

Pavan K. Varma | NDA United, But Is Nitish Playing His Last Innings?

The conspiracy, to my mind, was unethical, unnecessary, and dangerous. One consequence was that the RJD’s seats were...

25 Oct 2025 11:56 PM IST

Anita Katyal | Will Modi Join Sun Worship? Rahul Absence Proves Costly

Anita Katyal | Will Modi Join Sun Worship? Rahul Absence Proves Costly

Where is Congress leader Rahul Gandhi? This question surfaces often in view of his propensity to disappear when a crisis...

25 Oct 2025 11:45 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | Amid Fragile Unity In Bihar, ‘Friendly Fights’ Won’t Work

Shikha Mukerjee | Amid Fragile Unity In Bihar, ‘Friendly Fights’...

“Friendly fight” is a euphemism. The real status of the relationship within a coalition that engages in a friendly fight...

24 Oct 2025 11:15 PM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their talks at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia. (Photo: AP)

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | The CLR Mantra: ‘No Kings’ Rallies In US A...

What would CLR say today if he was asked this question in the age of the legally-elected Donald Trump, MAGA and this...

24 Oct 2025 11:06 PM IST

Syed Ata Hasnain | Asean And The Indo-Pacific: Geopolitical ‘Middle Earth’

Syed Ata Hasnain | Asean And The Indo-Pacific: Geopolitical ‘Middle...

As the 2025 Asean summit convenes in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, the global spotlight is once again turning towards this...

23 Oct 2025 8:31 PM IST

Dilip Cherian | Can Babudom Be Rewired? Modi Leads Hours-long Brainstorm Meet

Dilip Cherian | Can Babudom Be Rewired? Modi Leads Hours-long...

The optics is familiar, but this time the pitch is grander — to reimagine how the government works, from decision-making...

23 Oct 2025 8:00 PM IST

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | As Toxic Air Chokes Delhi, Will We Learn Any Lessons?

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | As Toxic Air Chokes Delhi, Will We Learn Any...

For over three decades, since when awareness about this gained currency, people and the government, courts, doctors,...

23 Oct 2025 12:02 AM IST

Devi Kar | Why Children Must Learn To Accept Any Criticism… Leaders, Writers, Artists Too

Devi Kar | Why Children Must Learn To Accept Any Criticism… Leaders,...

This rot can be traced to early childhood. For decades, criticism or negative remarks about children were frowned upon....

22 Oct 2025 11:50 PM IST

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | India Needs Reality Check: Double-digit Growth Vital

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | India Needs Reality Check: Double-digit...

There is a divide between the economic experts in the political establishment in the government and the Reserve Bank of...

21 Oct 2025 9:56 PM IST

Aakar Patel | What Will We Do With Our Veto If Got a Permanent Seat at UNSC?

Aakar Patel | What Will We Do With Our Veto If Got a Permanent Seat at...

A few days ago, again, India went to the United Nations and asked that the institution reform itself. Formed in 1945...

21 Oct 2025 8:30 PM IST