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Not just Delhi, there is growing disconnect between police leadership & constabulary in India

The policeman in the video outside Delhi's Saket Court complex didn't retaliate against violent lawyers. But not because he was a coward.

Modi’s RCEP move shows sound political judgement. Don’t scoff, it’s rare these days

Pulling out of RCEP was not only an economic decision. It involved taking a call not just on India’s foreign policy but also on India’s role in evolving world.

Fazlur Rehman: Pakistan’s Azadi March Maulana turns to politics after religion card fails

Pakistan politics is once again at a turning point when Maulana will try to repeat what Imran Khan and another PTI-supported mullah did to Nawaz Sharif.

Why judiciary steps in to solve India’s air pollution crisis every time & why it’s not enough

Approach taken by India’s courts & tribunals should be questioned, but it is also necessary to acknowledge that courts act in response to state failures.

If Trump wants to win again, he must take a course in Modi politics & be an eternal victim

PM Modi knows how to turn attacks into trophies and hold high-on-spectacle-but-low-on-substance events regularly.

India stayed out of RCEP because it couldn’t risk another China-dominated ASEAN

India already has a trade deficit with 11 RCEP countries. Potential losses from foreign goods, who would find more space in Indian market, likely led to rejection.

Beyond religion, there is an intellectual argument for a Ram Mandir at Ayodhya

Mainstream historians have deliberately suppressed facts in textbooks. Medieval period was not about idyllic Ganga-Jamuni tradition they want us to believe.

Hold government accountable for Delhi air pollution but also punish selfish behaviour

We suffer a societal failure when we cannot muster up the minimum cooperation necessary to solve a common problem.

BJP’s habit of justifying policies with absurd logic has set a dangerous precedent

Modi government has simply passed the buck, refusing to accept that its actions have pushed the economy into a dire state.

How Delhi’s air crisis can be resolved by curbing paddy cultivation in Punjab, Haryana

The solution is to shift more farmers of Punjab & Haryana from paddy to vegetables, fruits. Govt has to nudge farmers using incentives & disincentives.

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Bibek Debroy was an ‘Acharya’ in India’s intellectual history

In the centuries to come, economist Bibek Debroy's Mahabharata will attain the importance we attach to the texts of Shankara, Ramanuja, and Madhvacharya.

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.