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What is Modi-Shah BJP’s ideology? You’re wrong if you say Right wing, because it’s Hindu Left

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Modi-Shah BJP government is Right only on religion and nationalism. The rest is as Left as the Congress or any other.
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How boorish treatment of Kohli by Ganguly’s BCCI takes Indian cricket back to an inglorious past

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Ganguly is BCCI chief, Dravid is coach, Laxman heads NCA. And Kohli, all-conquering (in Tests) captain, is now in firing line. It’s hard to decipher, and infuriating for fans.
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Nagaland massacre shows AFSPA is a deadly addiction. Does Modi govt have the courage to kick it?

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Much of the Northeast doesn't need a tough law such as AFSPA. No government will dare repeal it, but it can at least be imposed very selectively.
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Yes, UPA’s dead. But here’s what Mamata, PK are saying about Congress & why that’s right too

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Even in its second successive annihilation by BJP, Congress retained a solid block of 20% votes. That’s why all of BJP’s victims want the Congress at the core of their challenge.
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What farm laws retreat by Modi govt tells us about ruling India like a CM with brute majority

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No matter how dominant BJP is, India is a federation of states and it has CMs in only 12. Agriculture is largely a state issue, and most of India doesn’t follow it unquestioningly.
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There’s much to question Hindutva/RSS about, calling it ISIS is more a rant than politics

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Salman Khurshid isn’t the first to succumb to pre-siesta intellectual laziness. Congress leaders taking the cue must read up on ISIS and learn electoral politics all over again.
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Crook, TRP-hunter, idiot, clown: How Indian journalist fell from hero to zero for Bollywood

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Hindi cinema’s portrayal of journalists has gone from hero in the 1950s to manipulator, even joker. It reflects abuse & trolling they face on social media, especially women.
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Aryan Khan-Wankhede story nudges IPS-IRS-IAS officers to call out those who violate their oath

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We see what madness for fame and stardom has done to some people from the All India and Class I Services. Even as most others work sincerely, in relative anonymity.
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Aryan Khan isn’t a show to enjoy. NDPS is a weapon vengeful state could use on you or your kids

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The draconian Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act has been handed over to people who are prone to misuse it. The story we see unfolding on our TV screens is of its blatant misuse.
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Mohan Bhagwat is right, China is the big threat. But his prescription to counter it is flawed

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India can fight China, but it needs peace & stability at home. It can't take on Beijing while re-lighting old fires like NRC or polarising Hindus & Muslims to win elections.
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India has interests on both sides of US-China divide. Cold War holds clues for path ahead

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India’s strategic balance is weighted towards the West and its economic balance is towards China. But it needs more to build a multipolar world order.
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Keep calm and carry on: Unlike wheat, rice isn’t hot yet

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The world is worried that India might restrict exports of rice after wheat, pushing prices higher and worsening global food security.

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Army puts out tender for 30k ‘night sights’ so its US-made assault rifles can aim better in dark

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While an open tender has been issued for procurement of the optical instruments, Bengaluru-based firm Tonbo Imaging, whose services the Army has previously used, is a frontrunner.

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Moral, political & ideological questions on Maharashtra: 1st is simplest to answer, 3rd trickiest

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What is Shiv Sena’s ideology? We might say it’s been a convenient mix of extreme ethnic chauvinism & unforgiving Hindutva. Within the second, the party retained space to manoeuvre.

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