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Modi and Xi are unequal leaders who won’t tango in Mamallapuram but size each other up

There is virtually no comparison between the economic strength of India and China. And yet, Modi is employing all his resources to stand eyeball-to-eyeball with Xi.

Amit Shah vilifying Bangladeshis while PM Modi rolls out the red carpet for Sheikh Hasina

Modi knows and Hasina knows there’s no question of throwing even one Bangladeshi out of India – in any case, Hasina believes there are none.

In the US, Modi out-Trumped Trump & forced RSS to swallow its protectionist agenda

RSS is aware that only lack of money in people’s pockets can hurt Modi government – not Rahul Gandhi or Sharad Pawar or Mamata Banerjee.

As Narendra Modi meets Donald Trump, big test is to keep the quiet in Kashmir

On the eve of his US visit, Modi has pressed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to cut corporate tax, a move that has already generated a positive buzz.

In Narendra Modi’s first 100 days, Amit Shah has become India’s most powerful man

Should the PM tell his home minister to tone down his rhetoric and allow him to fix the economy on priority?

Act East to Act Far East: Why Narendra Modi’s Vladivostok trip is such an ace

If Modi’s second tenure has to work, then he has to turn around the economy. That’s why he is believed to have got rid of principal secretary Nripendra Misra.

France to Chidambaram – PM Modi now has almost complete control over all levers of power

As the Congress party flails at home, the Modi-Amit Shah duo is consolidating power at home and abroad.

With Kashmir move, Modi has ensured map-making comes to an end in subcontinent

Modi has made clear that India will not venture beyond LoC to take territory, like the Pakistanis, but it will defend its own, no matter the price.

Modi hails triple talaq law as achievement, but is very quiet on women reservation bill

Modi govt wants to promote a pro-women narrative but has made no effort to pass women’s reservation bill in Lok Sabha where it enjoys a brute majority.

Modi clearly missed the danger signals as economy tanked; he must now steer it

Subhash Garg’s replacement Atanu Chakraborty in finance ministry is an old Gujarat hand. Modi and Chakraborty obviously know each other well.

On Camera

Op Sindoor awardees don’t fit traditional gallantry criteria. Redefine parameters for modern wars

The casualty list of the personnel killed or wounded during Op Sindoor has not been formally published. The public has been denied the opportunity to stand by and honour the families of the fallen.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.