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Opinion | Can You Really Trust Trump's 'Magic Potion'?
Trump faces a major short-term political challenge: the tariffs are likely to hurt two key constituencies of the GOP - business leaders and working-class MAGA voters.
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Opinion | Aurangzeb, The Ghosts Of History, And The Politics of Remembrance
The ideological battle unfolding today, whether over Aurangzeb or the broader legacy of Islamic rule, reflects the interplay between history and nationalism.
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Opinion | Karnataka Government Chooses To Pamper Its Leaders
It is high time states adopted a more standardised and accountable model. Ending the arbitrariness in salary hikes and aligning revisions with the cost inflation index would ensure fiscal discipline.
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Opinion | The Waqf Amendment Bill 2025: Justice Upheld, Myths Dispelled
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025, rightfully designated as the UMEED Act, 1995, stands as a legislative milestone in rectifying the systemic infirmities of India's Waqf regime.
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Opinion | Delusion Is Dangerous: What Bangladesh And Yunus Must Understand
To say that Bangladesh, which has 710 kilometres of coastline, is the sole guardian of the Bay of Bengal is to assert that Monaco is the absolute monarch of the Mediterranean.
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Opinion | Why Does Your AI 'Ghibli' Look So Terrible? Because It Is
What happens when AI conjures art out of thin air while completely isolating the user from the process? You get what is, essentially, just an artefact, minus the artistry. A hunk of butter that's all hunk and no butter.
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Blog | Love You, But I'll Sleep At Mine: On Couples Who 'Live Apart Together'
It is not a we-need-a-break situation, or some elite fad (although, let us be honest, it does require some financial flexibility). 'Living apart together' is a conscious decision to be together, but not 'too' together.
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Opinion | Alliance Calling: AIADMK-BJP May Have Finally Learnt A Hard Lesson
An alliance between the AIADMK and the BJP isn't an easy thing to achieve, even with Annamalai finally taming his aggression. But it's not entirely impossible either.
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Opinion | Trump Just Changed The Very Meaning Of Tariffs
Both Trump and Biden have used tariffs to cater to domestic constituencies, proving how deeply embedded they are in electoral strategies.
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Opinion | The Dragon And The Elephant Must Dance
Today, China is the second largest economy, while India will soon be the third largest, besides being the two most populous countries. The future provides an opportunity to shape an emerging Asian century.
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Opinion | Trump & The Ayatollah: It's a Pity Both Can't Lose
Who can predict the outcome of a tryst between a self-styled "transactional" deal-maker and those who coined the word "Bazaar" and raised negotiations to the art of 'Mutazayedat', or overbidding?
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Opinion | $1.7 Trillion: Why Investors Are Betting Big On US Despite Recession Fears
Trump's pugilist-like tariff jabs may be earning him more adversaries than he bargained for, but he has demonstrated his knack for convincing countries and corporations to invest big in the US.
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Blog | Sikandar, And The 'Bhai' That Once Was
Watching Sikandar only deepens the perception that something has dimmed. Seeing him on screen isn't just dissatisfying; it disappoints. It's the year when 'Bhai', as audiences knew him, is simply not enough anymore.
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Opinion | India And Trump: The Two Election Villains That Have Shook Up Canada
The rapid developments in Canada over the past few weeks suggest that continued political targeting and smear campaign against India has persisted, led by the Liberals and the NDP, in particular.
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Opinion | Turkey: History Comes Back To Bite Erdogan
In 1998, while still mayor of Istanbul, Erdogan was arrested on charges of inciting racial hatred and spent four months in jail. His arrest only made him more popular and brought him to the national stage.
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Opinion | Indian Drugs, Pak Terrorism, China: Inside The Latest US Intel Report
The latest DNI report points to the expectation of a more violent world, where the threat arises from cooperation between 'adversaries' like Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, and possibly others.
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Opinion | Turkey Protests: Erdogan Faces The Crisis Of His Life
Here's something that Erdogan must bear in mind: the downfall of his arch-rival, Bashar Al Assad of Syria, began with his administration's high-handed response to legitimate protests. A lesson to learn, perhaps.
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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.
