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Opinion | Am I Indian Enough? - By Derek O'Brien
Who gets to decide how much is enough? Enough to practice our faith without suspicion? Enough to exist without having to prove our belonging every single day?
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Opinion | Karnataka Caste Survey Highlights Risks of Rahul's Woo OBC Strategy
Political analysts have questioned the timing of the survey, suggesting that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's real intent may be to weaken the bargaining power of influential community leaders within the Congress.
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Opinion | Greenland: How To Handle An America That Wants Everything?
Far from abating, Trump's appetite seems undiminished. The question many countries are now grappling with is: how does one confront an unbridled superpower?
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What Prompted BJP To Forge Alliance With AIADMK In Tamil Nadu
A day after the AIADMK-BJP alliance was sealed in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, a video clip of former Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai's brief speech went viral.
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Opinion | The Math And Chemistry Behind The BJP-AIADMK Reunion
A year to the Tamil Nadu election, the BJP and AIADMK have revived their ties in the state. On April 11, 2025, Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared that a coalition government would be formed after the elections.
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Blog: A Rant On SEO, Growth And Google, By A Digital Media Survivor
Imagine a boss who never speaks to you, changes KPIs overnight and penalises you for reasons you don't understand.
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Opinion: Aura Of US Treasury Bonds Is Slipping Away
The erosion of trust in US treasury bonds could have seismic consequences.
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Opinion | Bangladesh And The Art Of Instigation
Is India seeing demons at every corner, and are Indian analysts giving Pakistan and Bangladesh more than what their strategic worth merits?
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Opinion | What Ambedkar's Raised Finger Is Really Trying To Tell You
Ambedkar's raised finger, though routinely vandalised in different parts of the country, keeps the hope alive against all hopes.
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Opinion | Can Rohit Sharma Find His 'Hitman' Avatar This IPL Season?
But Rohit Sharma's IPL struggles are not a new phenomenon. In recent seasons, his form has been patchy. On his day, he remains unstoppable.
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Opinion | Maharashtra: Is The 'Marathi Manoos' Still Listening To Raj Thackeray?
With a string of electoral defeats behind him, Raj Thackeray, the flamboyant nephew of the Shiv Sena founder, is seeking to take a leaf out of his uncle's book.
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Opinion | As Tahawwur Rana Talks, Pakistan Had Better Lend An Ear
One can hardly say that "the eagle has landed" in the manner of spy thrillers. Intel coding for movement to India of a despised terrorist would be more like, "the carrion crow has been shackled".
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Opinion | Lacklustre Congress And CPI(M) Meets Underscore BJP's Momentum
The past week saw two all-India parties of the INDIA bloc, which essentially incorporates regional outfits, hold their conclaves.
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Opinion | Congress Must Learn That Nehru, Gandhi, Patel Can't Save It Anymore
As a senior leader who spoke on the condition of anonymity remarked in a despondent tone, "We don't seem to have moved forward from where we stood in 2020."
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Opinion | More Factories, More Deals: How China Plans To Trump Trump
China is gearing up for the future. It's now developing new industrial capabilities and opening new manufacturing units to boost its exports. This poses a threat to manufacturing in the United States.
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Opinion | Bangladesh: Why Yunus Government Must Be Careful With 'Loose Talk'
One would have hoped that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gesture of having a formal meeting with an Interim Adviser who has done virtually nothing to reach out to India, would have been used as an opportunity to initiate a fresh approach.
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Opinion | Infighting, 'Leaked' Chats: Is Mamata Banerjee Losing Control Of Trinamool?
The rift within the Trinamool is largely being seen as an "old vs. young" battle, and, more importantly, one arising from a difference in opinion between Mamata Banerjee and her heir-apparent and Diamond Harbour MP, Abhishek Banerjee.
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Opinion | Piyush Goyal's Deep Tech 'FOMO' Is Not Unique
The Indian minister wants entrepreneurs to join the wave of nationalism sweeping through the world, across China, Europe, and America.
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Opinion | Is The Iran-US War Talk Ready To Be Retired?
As Tehran teeters without a vision to guide it, realism doesn't appear to be trumping Washington's idealism. The Iran-US understanding is long overdue, and still, the world will benefit from it whenever it happens.
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Opinion | Both Bangladesh And India Must Face Some Hard Facts Now
There is a Bangladesh beyond Hasina, and only Indian support, not censure, can shape stable and fruitful bilateral ties in the days ahead.
