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Opinion | Delimitation Row: It's Not Just A North vs South Story
One thing that's clear after last week's Chennai meeting is that the move cannot be seen from a simple South vs. North prism.
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Opinion | How China Is Exploiting 'Failed' Projects In India's Neighbourhood
From Pakistan to Nepal to Myanmar, a growing number of Chinese-financed projects in India's neighbourhood are giving a strategic edge to Beijing.
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Opinion | What A Modi-Bhagwat Meet Says About RSS' Plans
For Modi, the next election may be the immediate goal, but for Bhagwat, elections are important yet something that can be sacrificed for the larger cause of Hindu unity.
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Opinion | Can The Real BRICS+ Please Stand Up?
By 2050, BRICS+ economies are projected to control 50% of global wealth production. Yet, when the time comes to make bold moves, the grouping has been known to dither.
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Opinion | Three-Language Row And Some Hard Facts You Can't Wish Away
Questions of regional identity are the reason that states assert their autonomy in educational policies. We can't wish this reality away.
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Opinion | Much Before Bofors, This Deal Brought 'Q' Into Limelight
The ghost of 'Q' from the Bofors scandal is back in the news today. Will the LR sent to the US yield new information? Or will 'shoot and scoot' remain the leitmotif of Laffaire Bofors?
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Opinion | IPL 2025: What's Dhoni Really Thinking?
Over the years, we have seen how nonchalantly Dhoni makes the biggest of announcements. Is the curtain on his IPL career going to come down in his 18th straight season?
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Opinion | Can A 'Technocrat' Fix All That's Wrong With BJP In Kerala?
The central leadership believes that Rajeev Chandrasekhar can cater to sections of Kerala's aspirational middle class that are unhappy with both the ruling Left government and the Congress-led UDF.
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Blog | Can I Have A 'Non-Sexual' Mascara, Please?
Ever tried a blush called 'Orgasm'? Or a mascara that struts its stuff with the moniker, 'Better than Sex'? Sex sells. Brands know that all too well. Even if that means reducing women to mere sex objects.
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Opinion | Is It Payback Time For Pakistan Army?
Reports from Pakistani think-tanks have already highlighted 2024 as the worst year on record in a decade in terms of terror attacks; the graph is likely to only rise this year.
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Opinion | UGC's Latest Caste Rules: When The Cure Worsens A Disease
The UGC 2012 regulations must be implemented more diligently rather than being replaced with a less effective draft.
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Opinion | Delimitation: Don't Let Politics Get In The Way
If mishandled, the delimitation exercise could rekindle old regional tensions, much like the linguistic and statehood agitations of the past. India can't afford to get it wrong.
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Opinion | These 4 Small Nations Can Teach Something To Israel And Russia
The stories of Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan and Armenia-Azerbaijan are hopeful signs in an otherwise dysfunctional global order where neighbours, with the help of their respective benefactors, have been able to make way for peace.
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Opinion | Israel May Be Planning To Occupy Gaza Indefinitely
If one looks at Katz's statement along with reports in the Israeli media, the Netanyahu government's plan for Gaza appears to emerge.
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Blog | Adolescence: When Seeing Is Possessing
The characters of this Netflix hit are not simply participants in a system; they are its products. They are what philosopher Michel Foucault called 'docile bodies'.
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Opinion: The Law Must Be Respected and Feared
Who will guard the guardians when the custodians of justice bring their own interpretations to override what the law - the will of the people laid down by Parliament - clearly provides?
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Opinion | Why Is Trump Invoking JFK? Hint: Russia
Now that the Trump administration is avowedly in favour of peace with Russia, invoking JFK's memory works in their favour.
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Opinion | India's New Immigration Bill - A Timely Reform In Changing Global Landscape
Migration has been a defining factor in human history, shaping civilizations, economies, and national identities.
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Opinion | What RSS' Calls For 'Moderation' Really Tell Us
One could argue that the RSS has been riding a ferocious tiger, one that thrives on hatred for Muslims. There's no taming it, but there seems to be an attempt to alter its course.
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Opinion | Thanks To Trump, Researchers May Soon Start Ditching US For China
The Trump administration, in its all-out assault on universities, has already slashed federal grants worth $800 million and $400 million for Johns Hopkins and Columbia, respectively. But this is just the beginning.
