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Opinion | Kerala's Minerals May Be India's Key To Long-Horizon Strategic Independence
Kerala's heavy minerals include monazite, ilmenite, rutile, zircon, and sillimanite - materials indispensable to energy transition, defence manufacturing, electronics, and advanced metallurgy. And yet, India has barely begun to value this endowment.
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Opinion | Bangladesh To Pak, An Embattled India Steps Into 2026 - By Shashi Tharoor
The events in our backyard offer a reminder that being a "Global South" leader is a hollow title if one's own immediate periphery is on fire.
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Opinion | On Christmas And 'Tulsi Diwas' - And, Manufactured Traditions
By pinning Tulsi worship to Christmas Day, the architects of this movement aren't trying to honour the plant or our culture; they are trying to colonise the calendar.
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Opinion | The 'SHANTI' Bill Is A Radioactive Gamble With India's Future
The Bill shields foreign suppliers from being sued. It blocks citizens from the courts. It looks like a law written by the nuclear lobby, for the nuclear lobby.
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Opinion | What The IndiGo Crisis Reveals About The Fragility Of Indian Aviation
The indelible images of passengers sleeping rough on cold terminal floors, captured and broadcast across every channel, will outlast a thousand corporate advertising campaigns by IndiGo. The urgent push for reform can no longer be ignored.
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Opinion | Navigating the Tightrope: Why Putin's Visit Is A Masterclass In India's Foreign Policy
India's engagement with Russia is not without risks. Its decision to host the summit, nonetheless, and continue its trade ties despite overt disapproval from the West, is a clear exercise of strategic autonomy.
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Opinion | The Imran Khan I Know - By Shashi Tharoor
"I have known Imran Khan in three distinct phases of his life. Our first meeting was in New York, during my UN years. His sister, a UN colleague, hosted a gathering, and Imran, then a cricket celebrity, was present. I was struck by his warmth."
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Opinion | On A Friend's Death And Dying With Dignity - By Shashi Tharoor
Last Wednesday, I received an email that turned me inside out. It came from a friend of thirty-five years. His message began warmly, praising my latest essay, but then turned devastating. "If all goes well, by next Monday I'll be no more," he wrote.
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Opinion | The Reel Is Over, But The Light Remains: Remembering Dharmendra
From the moment he strode onto the silver screen in the early 1960s, a whirlwind of raw, rustic charm, Dharmendra was an instant phenomenon. He embodied the soul of a transitioning India: tough yet tender, deeply flawed yet utterly lovable.
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Opinion | IND vs SA: How The First Test Became A Lesson In Self-Sabotage
The defeat is not an isolated event; it shows a worrying trend. This was India's fourth loss in its last eight home Tests, a shocking statistic against our previous dominance - we lost just four home Tests in the twelve years from 2012 to 2024.
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Opinion | The Inescapable Nonsense Of "6-7"
The meme, the myth, the mildly maddening modern 'mantra'.
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Opinion | Women's World Cup: A '1983' Moment Again, And The Dawn Of Desi Dominance
The historical injustices and institutional apathy have been answered with a World Cup trophy by the women. This victory must not be treated as an anomaly. It should be recognised as the dawn of a new era for cricket in India.
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Opinion | The Busan Consensus: Is 'Chimerica' Dawning?
Trump's use of the term "G2" to frame the gathering - implying a global co-management role for Washington and Beijing - has raised profound questions about the future architecture of international relations. Does it mark the dawning of "Chimerica"?
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Opinion | The Ba***ds, The Buzz: A Reflection On And In Bollywood's Mirror
We talk about the Nepo-Verse with an equal measure of eye-rolling and awe because it turns the industry into a modern, slightly chaotic monarchy. The core value isn't artistic innovation; its dynasty. (Sorry, SRK - but it's not just you.)
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Opinion | Acrimony To 'Anand'?: The Return Of Good Sense In India-Canada Ties
The Canadian foreign minister's visit to India turned the page from the lowest point of crisis to a new chapter of pragmatism. However, the depth of future cooperation will be determined by the political will to manage the sensitive security file qui
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Opinion | Stampede Nation: Karur To Bengaluru, How Many More Must Die Before We Learn?
India's inability to manage its mass gatherings - be they religious, political, or social - is a social and governance failure, exposing a national disregard for the value of a single human life when measured against the spectacle of a crowd.
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Opinion | To Just Welcome The 'Immigrant' Is Not The Point - By Shashi Tharoor
Nations have the right to regulate entry, to balance openness with cohesion. But the tone of the current moment suggests something more corrosive - a retreat not just from policy generosity, but from moral imagination.
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Opinion | India's New Maritime Laws Deliver Ease Of Business Only For A Few
The legislative trifecta - the Indian Ports Act, 2025; the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025; and the Coastal Shipping Act, 2025 - was passed in a session marred by disruption, without meaningful debate or scrutiny.
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Opinion | Nepal Gen Z Revolt: What Should India Do?
India has to find the right balance between not interfering and not remaining indifferent, while supporting peace and stability in Nepal by offering financial and institutional assistance to the new government.
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Opinion | The Dhaka Blip: Why India Cannot Afford to Look Away
The student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) swept the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) elections, a stunning victory that marks the first time an Islamist student group has gained control of this influential body since 1971.
