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G20 shows summitry remains an ‘addictive drug’ for world leaders. But does it get work done?

In a world where encrypted digital communications enable leaders to speak instantly and securely, there is no purpose for the summit except pageantry.

Huawei Mate 60 Pro isn’t just a phone. It’s China telling US you can’t stop my economic growth

Advanced semiconductor chips are pivotal for the next generation of artificial intelligence technologies, which is one reason why the US isn't letting NVIDIA sell directly to Chinese firms.

What Western press missed about India as Modi’s foreign policy comes of age with G20 summit

There is no question that the G20 summit is already a feather in Modi’s cap – it doesn’t matter that Russia's Putin and China's Xi won’t be turning up for the mega event.

Let states receive global capital. They can’t achieve net zero on their own

Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand where 97% of power generated is from thermal plants will require special support in green transition.

Vivekananda shared a deep bond with Junagadh’s dewan, never forgot his ‘fatherly kindness’

Dewan Haridas was one of the two Indian members of a nine-member Royal Opium Commission approved by Queen Victoria.

6 books for Doon literature students—why I picked them, what they say about 1900-1947 India

Starting this year, English literature students of Doon University will read Kim by Rudyard Kipling, Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore, A Passage to India by EM Forster, Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Untouchable by Mulk Raj Anand, and Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh.

Modi govt missed crucial chance to embrace new gen Ambedkarites. Rahul Gandhi has an edge

California's anti-caste discrimination law will be followed by similar legislations in UK, Canada. And such countries are collaborating with young Ambedkarites to make it happen.

Stable economy, unstable deals—How Modi govt’s well-intended sudden bans hurt India globally

Modi govt needs to own its globally disruptive policies taken in India's interest. The suddenness of export bans hurt India's friends and go against its vishwa guru ambitions.

The idea of a new Constitution is extremely dangerous. India doesn’t want dictatorship

This writer would like to make the case that the fact that our Constitution has an element of being a colonial legacy is not all that bad.

Neglected child Manipur crying for help from double-engine govt that laid ‘strong foundation’

India has callously moved on from brutalities in Manipur, consumed by moon landings and sports medals. The 'strong foundation' laid by PM Modi with such fanfare is now deeply cracked.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.