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Opinion | The Russia-China Axis That Has Made Iran So Difficult For Trump
Russia and China are perhaps pleased to see America's anti-missile systems and other military equipment being depleted. The US has moved its military assets from the Indo-Pacific to the Gulf, which benefits China.
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Opinion | Three 'Fatal' Assumptions That Have Derailed Trump's Iran War
America may now well be trapped in a war of its own making.
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Opinion | How Far Can India Really Avoid Other People's Wars?
New Delhi will have to build capabilities in order to maintain its autonomy. But this capacity-building has reputational risks, too.
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Opinion | Dhurandhar, And The Enduring Ghosts Of Kashmir Valley
Dhurandhar is a story of the relentless war waged by Pakistan against India, not all of Pakistan but the terrorists it harbours, and the agenda it upholds.
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Opinion | The Inside Story Of The Decline Of Bengal
Half a century ago, far removed from the cacophony of today's reality, Calcutta - now Kolkata - glistened with the promise of progress and prosperity. It stood as an emblem of industrial might, a city that whispered to the ambitions of a newly independent nation. A journey from Asansol-Burnpur, twin cities where I spent my school days, southward...
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Opinion | The Curious Reason 2 Iran 'Proxies' Haven't Joined The War Against Israel
The silence from two of its strongest groups may possibly hinge on two factors.
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Opinion: No Partners, No Power? The Shrinking Circle Of Vijay's TVK
In politics, timing is everything. And in Tamil Nadu, timing without alliances is often nothing. By insisting that he will neither join an alliance nor play second fiddle, Vijay may well have missed the political bus even before
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Book Review | The Day IAF Broke PAF's Back: 'The Sky Warriors: Operation Sindoor Unveiled'
Som highlights an IAF that has matured into a multi-domain warfare machine - one that knows exactly when to exercise restraint and when to unleash decisive force.
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Opinion | Debt Trap To Youth Exodus, The 10 Big Crises Ailing Kerala - By Shashi Tharoor
Kerala needs change. The current administration has failed the people across the board.
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Blog | The 5 Key Templates That Defined India's Op Sindoor
As conflicts in the Middle East continue to unfold with eerily similar signatures, the echoes of India's Operation Sindoor grow louder. Vishnu Som's new book offers first-person accounts from those at the forefront of the operation.
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Opinion | Behind Trump's Iran War Is A Saudi 'Equation' Few Can See
Everyone knows that Israel has a huge lobby in the US. It is the Saudi influence that is less evident.
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Dhurandhar 2 Review, Release Highlights: Aditya Dhar Says Sorry For Show Cancellations And Delays
Dhurandhar 2 Live Updates: Ranveer Singh returns to play Indian spy Jaskirat Singh Rangi, who goes deep undercover in Pakistan as gangster Hamza Ali Mazari
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Blog | West Bengal: BJP's Grand Plan Behind Fielding Suvendu Adhikari From 2 Seats
By turning the contest into a direct confrontation with Mamata Banerjee, the BJP aims to sharpen the narrative, energise its base, and raise the stakes of the election battle.
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In Numbers: The Curious Reason Iran Eased Down Its 'Drone Swarms' After March 9
Based on the data compiled, we can bucket the strike pattern broadly into three distinct phases: an initial 'saturation' attack, a sustained drone attrition campaign, and a sudden decline in attack intensity.
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Opinion | A Humbled Trump Is Now 'Demanding' Help From Friends
The Hormuz 'coalition' was never going to take off. Why, after all, would America's allies want to participate in a crisis not of their making?
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Opinion | The Shadow Of A Truman Moment In The Iran War
What happens when leaders like Trump and Netanyahu are pressured to 'win' this war?
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Opinion | Why A TVK-NDA Alliance Is Just A BJP Fantasy
Politics is no stranger to unlikely alliances. But such "strange bedfellows" typically emerge after elections, when numbers dictate necessity.
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Opinion | The Story Of Bengal's 'Real' Outsiders
Bengal has always had a rich tradition of enabling 'outsiders', or non-Bangla speakers, including those making it to the Lok Sabha.
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Opinion | Amateur 'Advisors', Ignored Generals: How Trump Shunned Protocol To Launch Iran War
Recordings obtained by the Arms Control Association suggested that Witkoff misunderstood key technical aspects of Iran's nuclear programme.
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Opinion | 4 Leaders In Congress Are Vying For One Job - And None Is Ready To Step Aside
'Three Musketeers' in the Kerala Congress - and an unexpected fourth - are quietly redrawing the contest in Kerala.
