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Progressive and pan-Indian — Dattatreya Hosabale is new face of RSS

Makarand R. Paranjape -
RSS’ new general secretary, Dattatreya Hosabale, represents both the hard and soft faces of Hindutva. It’s leaders like him who will attract younger generations.
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Modi is the modern-day CEO of India — his vaccine leadership is proof

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Vaccine diplomacy, which Modi is sure to deploy, will fetch India collateral benefits with Nepal, Bangladesh and other neighbours if we handle our domestic needs well.
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Chorus grows from Congress-mukt Bharat to Gandhi-mukt Congress. But where will the family go?

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Gandhis will be judged by how well they facilitate the end of their own dynastic hold on the party, while remaining on call should the need to step back in arise again.
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Listen to Modi’s speech carefully. You’ll know why JNU needed a Vivekananda statue

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With JNU speech, Modi has again proved he is a political mastermind who can lift an occasion to an event of national significance.
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Listen to Mohan Bhagwat’s Dussehra speech. You won’t say RSS lacks intellectual bandwidth

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Mainstream Indian media used to denigrate and ridicule RSS. But it is now publishing its chief Mohan Bhagwat’s statements as front-page news.
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Modi is the only Indian mass leader after Gandhi who has used religious symbolism so well

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Modi’s two Navratri addresses to the nation deserve closer attention. They were a complex amalgam of carefully crafted and thoughtfully arranged messaging, just like Brand Modi.
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Arun Shourie, crusader against corruption faces corruption charge — it happens only in India

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Arun Shourie, who was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1982 and the Padma Bhushan in 1990, is an outstanding Indian change-agent and leader.
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Unity is not conformity — India should know that as Prashant Bhushan is convicted for contempt

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India is a criticism-surplus society, but one trip to China or Singapore will tell you why its much better than a robotic society.
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For India to fulfil its destiny, politics can’t decide future of educational institutes

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Shimla’s Viceregal Lodge, which houses the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, was where the future of India was decided. Now, it’s crumbling.
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Hinduphobia makes Kamala Harris’ identity a liability. So she is ‘Black’ in US media

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No wonder the wealthy and influential, but largely Democratic, Indian-American community has not yet welcomed Kamala Harris’ candidature as warmly as might be expected.
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Bengaluru, Feb 6 (PTI) Petrol doped with 20 per cent ethanol was rolled out on Monday at select petrol pumps in 11 states...

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Budget 2023: Defence gets 13% more than last yr. Pensions &...

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Capital budget increased to Rs 1.62 lakh crore from 1.52 lakh crore. Navy, Army see substantial increase but allocation for procuring aircraft, aero engines goes down.

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Market has won & now it’s for Adani to decide whether...

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