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Why Pakistan lies at the heart of Intelligence Bureau’s lack of imagination in Kashmir

In 'A Life in the Shadows', former R&AW chief A.S. Dulat uncovers why Indian intelligence considers dialogue and engagement as 'soft' strategies.

How the world demonised masturbation—blindness, hairy palms to tuberculosis

In 'Dr Cuterus: Everything Nobody Tells You About Your Body', Dr Tanaya Narendra breaks the stigma around sex, reproduction, and lots more.

The Kamathipura cages: Where women lived and died

In ‘Tales of Crimes Past’, Sunil Nair talks about scandals, murders, poisoning, and delinquency in pre-independence India.

After World War II, how the US established its total dominance over Keynesian Revolution

Paul Samuelson was very much a proselytizer of Keynesian economics. But he added some elegant maths to what came to be known as the Hicks-Hansen Keynesian model.

How Rajiv Gandhi govt wrested small cardamom market from Guatemala

In 'As Good as My Word', K.M. Chandrasekhar mentions that the govt improved its cardamom exports and rivalled that of Malaysia, the gold standard in the market.

This is what Charles Sobhraj told a journalist on ‘what makes a man a murderer’

Charles Sobhraj wouldn’t live on the street as his mother had; he would have a respectable life. But punishments only angered Charles further.

Getting princely states into the Constituent Assembly was a Patel and Menon masterstroke

In ‘We, The People of the States of Bharat,' Sanjeev Chopra talks about the formation of Indian states prior to 1956 as a result of historical accidents and circumstances.

Who truly owns the biryani? Experts say Dharmasastras, Mahabharata mention it

In 'Don't Forward That Text', Amit Schandillia traces the roots of biryani—ancient India, Macedonia to Persia.

Mughal and Rajput art, Western-style—Company paintings, the lovechild of India & British Raj

Company painting emerged out of a sustained interaction between Indian and European culture after the East India Company gained control over Bengal in 1757.

Before 1996 World Cup final, Ranatunga called Warne ‘average’, took pressure off the Lankans

The ultimate cornerstone of great captaincy is selfbelief. In the lead-up to the final, there was uncertainty in the Sri Lankan camp.

On Camera

Iran’s real fantasy is to take over Muslim world. Palestine is just a façade

Since 1979, Iran has used the Palestinian issue as a façade for its regional agenda to oppose American diplomacy, the Western world, and the existence of Israel.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.