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

Jaithirth Rao - November 1, 2024

16th BRICS Summit was about building dollar-free world order. India can use it to expand trade

Pakistan is playing a dangerous sectarian game. Anti-Shia extremism is gaining ground

Geopolitics has reached third inflexion point since WW II, Cold War. An opportunity for India

How fossil fuel industry misled Americans deliberately about climate change

John Cook - November 4, 2019

Scientists working for the fossil fuel industry knew about the potential warming effects of CO2 emissions as early as the 1950s.

Modi-Shah’s BJP blamed regional parties for instability. But India is more destabilised now

Kumar Ketkar - November 4, 2019

Leaders like Mamata Banerjee, Naveen Patnaik, Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad and Mayawati are weaker than ever. But that hasn't made India any stronger.

Delhi pollution crisis turns into political issue, and it’s not good news for Kejriwal

Rama Lakshmi - November 4, 2019

Sheila Dikshit won on her air pollution track record in 2003 Delhi election. Can Arvind Kejriwal do the same in 2020?

Judges in India’s high courts waste precious time heading committees on furnishings, cars

Shruthi Naik - November 4, 2019

A recent study puts into perspective the amount of non-judicial duties that high court judges perform.

Why Jharkhand elections can determine the course of Indian politics

D.K. Singh - November 4, 2019

Drawing-room strategists in the opposition camp already believe BJP should be out of the game in Jharkhand even before the poll campaign begins.

In Modi-Shah era, the original heroes of Ayodhya have been sent on vanvaas

Zainab Sikander - November 4, 2019

LK Advani, MM Joshi, Uma Bharti made the Ram Janmabhoomi movement BJP’s stepping stone to power. Now, they have no place in BJP’s front row.

Monopoly in the name of privacy: How Google is slowly closing its advertising ecosystem

Hal Singer - November 3, 2019

By encrypting domain naming system data, Google would prevent third parties from tracking users while they explore the web.

Chidambaram keeps the trend alive: Why all Indian politicians fall sick on landing in jail

Kaveree Bamzai - November 3, 2019

Under Home Minister Amit Shah, CBI and ED will remain overactive, keeping opposition leaders anxious about arrests – but not so much about prison time.

In the call for Ram’s Mandir, the birth of Sita continues to be a mystery

Amrita Chowdhury - November 3, 2019

Ram’s birth is elaborately described in Valmiki’s Ramayana, but Sita’s is summed up in a couple of verses.

In India, it’s save-the-internet time once again

Shivam Vij - November 2, 2019

Internet freedom is threatened once again as the Modi government is high on power and the opposition dead. We must speak up before it's too late.

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

16th BRICS Summit was about building dollar-free world order. India can use it to expand trade

Pakistan is playing a dangerous sectarian game. Anti-Shia extremism is gaining ground

Geopolitics has reached third inflexion point since WW II, Cold War. An opportunity for India

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

16th BRICS Summit was about building dollar-free world order. India can use it to expand trade

Pakistan is playing a dangerous sectarian game. Anti-Shia extremism is gaining ground

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