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Why an India-West Indies cricket match in 1983 was called the start of ‘Islamic rebellion’

In ‘A Modern History of Jammu and Kashmir, Volume Three’, Harbans Singh looks at the politics of the region from 1975 to 2021.

Family is a Himalaya-sized barrier for Chinese-Indian couples. They’re like dumplings in curry

'Rebels, Traitors, Peacemakers' explores real stories of Indian-Chinese relationships, delving into the love and turmoil in such lives.

How this Kerala police student programme went global. Even UNICEF is a partner

In ‘Schools That Dream’, Shashi Velath and Anand Haridas look at the origin and subsequent success of IPS P Vijayan’s Student Cadet Programme.

Swami Vivekananda first saw Ramakrishna Paramhansa as a ‘brain sick baby’. He hated it

Swami Vivekananda had a firm conviction that salvation did not depend on the grace of God—because ‘freedom always is,’ writes Rajni Bakshi in her book, Vivekananda and Our Times.

Nehru didn’t bring Muslim Personal Law reform. His commitment to secularism took a beating

In 'Raising the Bar', Pinky Anand and Saudamini Sharma explore cases and judgments that have shaped India and its people.

Why family businesses fail at succession – stubborn seniors, ‘helicopter landings’

What’s the secret sauce that keeps organisations going strong from one generation to the next? ‘Beyond Three Generations’ gives you the answer.

Why YSR abandoned his trousers for a dhoti

In ‘The Deccan Powerplay’, Amar Devulapalli analyses the political activity of the Telugu people and their leaders in the last 40 years.

Art, aesthetics, patronage – the impact and legacy of Mughal manuscript painting

Mughal manuscript painting, sponsored as it was by the wealthy Mughal court, used fine quality paper imported from Persia and Italy, as well as pigments derived from rare & expensive minerals.

An Army officer wrote 97 pages on ‘population jihad’ in 1907-‘we’re waiting for our extinction’

In 'Love Jihad and Other Fictions', Sreenivasan Jain, Mariyam Alavi and Supriya Sharma counter viral falsehoods with simple facts.

Gossiping is your Aadhaar card for acceptance in circles you covet. It’s a social rite of passage

Jairam N Menon's 'Masala Chai for the Soul' is not the sattvik cousin of the hallowed 'Chicken Soup' and does not contain any amino acids to nurse your soul back to health.

On Camera

Is Five Eyes destabilising India’s rise as non-white power? Idea is as old as Cold War era

Anti-Westernism was once a dominant response in Indian strategic thinking. As global alignments evolve, it's crucial for India’s strategic reasoning to align with new realities.

Rs 40 trillion investment, 20 lakh jobs: What Naidu wants to achieve in 5 yrs with 6 industrial policies

Andhra Pradesh cabinet approved the policies in one go at Amaravati this week. The proposed incentives will attract industries back to the state, says CM Chandrababu Naidu.

US-Australia AUKUS submarine deal in trouble? US Congressional paper suggests drastic tweaks

The AUKUS deal was signed in 2021 with the US pushing out France, which was in talks with Australia to sell 12 conventional diesel-electric submarines.

Sikh separatists & their gang wars in Canada are not India’s problem. Call the troops back

If Sikh separatists are a nuisance, it should worry their host countries. Should it bother India if they keep killing their own in gang rivalries and making their neighbourhoods unsafe?