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Opinion | US, UK Are Losing Their Professionals To A City They Once Mocked
Many are fully aware of what Dubai is not. But they are equally clear about what it offers.
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Opinion | There's A Question About Trump India Hasn't Asked Yet After Venezuela
Beyond mere criticism of alliances, Donald Trump has created deep insecurity among partners once reliant on American stability.
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Blog | A Story Not Told in 'Ikkis': What Arun Khetarpal Did With His Rs 685 Army Salary
Four months after young Arun wrote a moving letter to his grandfather, he was martyred on December 16, the last day of the 1971 Indo-Pak war.
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Opinion | China's "Core Interests": What It Means, And Why Arunachal Is Now A Part Of It
India should be cautious of the possibility of China's new 'low-risk-high-returns' approach towards the border: delegitimising the nationality of Indian travellers from Arunachal and the use of proxy actors acting at its behest.
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Opinion | Suresh Kalmadi: The Man Behind The Legendary 5-Star Dinner That Unnerved Even Sonia Gandhi
Kalmadi proved that in Indian politics, the man who controls the guest list often has more power than those whose names appear on it.
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Opinion | Five Questions About Money to Ponder in 2026
Stablecoins had their ChatGPT moment in 2025. Payment tokens that were until now used mostly by crypto traders are raring to go mainstream, and not just in the US, where they got regulatory blessing through the Genius Act.
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Opinion | US' Trumped-Up Tariffs Have No Effect On Global Trade
Last year was supposed to mark the moment international trade was dismantled. President Donald Trump's tariffs, we were told, were so unprecedented in scale and ambition that they might stop globalisation in its tracks.
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Opinion | Might Is Right, Again: On America's 'Kidnapping' Of A Sitting President
The barrage of visuals showing Maduro, inelegantly dressed, in handcuffs on American soil, are startling but nothing new in the US playbook. Remember Gaddafi and Saddam? Only, the theatre is the neighbourhood and not the faraway 'Middle East'.
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Opinion | How Venezuela's China-Made Weapons Failed To Keep The US Away
Unlike post-Operation Sindoor, when Beijing hailed Pakistan's air-defence operations against India as a success of Islamabad's "Made in China" military force, there is an eerie silence within Beijing this time.
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Opinion | Donald Trump Has A New Project: 'Make Venezuela Great Again'
Trump's presidency, much like of those before him, reveals the structural constraints that limit any US leader's ability to disengage from global conflicts.
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Analysis | A 'SWOT' Analysis Of Abhishek Banerjee As He Embarks On His Bengal Yatra
As the Trinamool Congress prepares for what's shaping up to be an intense political battle in West Bengal, Abhishek Banerjees Bengal yatra marks a decisive moment.
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The Trump Corollary To The Monroe Doctrine Reaches Venezuela
The US military operation in Venezuela has immediate and long-term repercussions, both domestically and internationally.
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Analysis: How Mamata Banerjee Is Banking On 'Bengali Hinduism' To Counter BJP
It is undeniable that Hindutva has been central to the BJPs politics. Mamata, like other Opposition leaders, is trying to counter this with her own brand of Hinduism. But Bengali Hinduism is distinctly different.
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Opinion | When Hollywood Patriotism Wins Oscars, But Indian Films Get Called 'Propaganda'
What makes Dhurandhar succeed so powerfully is its refusal to sugarcoat reality. It confronts the brutal truths of intelligence work, the moral ambiguities, the graphic violence of terror networks, and the high costs of national security.
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Opinion | 'Hijab' Policing, Work Diktats: How 'New' Bangladesh Is Failing Its Women
From being targeted over 'dress codes' to resistance to women's work, Bangladesh's political reset has opened the door to forces openly hostile to women.
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Opinion | The Audacity Of Abhishek Banerjee's Yatra As A Political Revival
As Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee steps into the vibrant landscape of Bengal with his latest yatra, "Abar Jitbe Bangla" (Bengal will win again), the air is thick with anticipation.
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Opinion: How The Tripura Student Killing Holds A Tragic Mirror To Society
Anjel Chakma's haunting last words, "We are not Chinese, we are Indian. What certificate do we need to show?", echo far beyond Dehradun, capturing the heartbreak of many Indians whose belonging is questioned without evidence or justification.
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Opinion: What Is Amit Shah's 'Mission Bengal'?
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Bengal for a three-day visit. This is not a tour marked by public rallies; instead, the focus is firmly on strategy.
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Opinion | Trump-Xi Meet To G20 In Florida, What India Is Looking Forward To In 2026
The past year was one of the most momentous in recent times, made so by the arrival of a US president who is bent on transforming the world to his own image.
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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.
