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How EU lawmakers’ Kashmir visit, Modi’s Saudi trip & Ayodhya verdict are all linked

2019 is not 1992. Yet, Modi knows he can’t take any chances on Kashmir and Ayodhya.

CAPF must stop slandering IPS, shows lack of discipline: Ex-BSF chief

Be it defeating terrorism in Punjab, Naxals in Andhra Pradesh or insurgency in Tripura, IPS officers were at the forefront of these operations.

World won’t buy Modi’s high-profile diplomacy if he sends far-Right EU members to Kashmir

India’s calling card abroad is Gandhi and democracy, not PM Modi’s majoritarianism.

Telecom revolution took India to 21st century. The state is taking it backwards

Between rapacious bureaucracy, corrupt politicians, crony businesses and economics-agnostic judiciary, we have created conditions for a telecom crisis.

This is why Modi, Amit Shah and BJP aren’t losing sleep over Ayodhya verdict

Ayodhya issue is reaching a crescendo and Modi is sure to do all he can to exploit it, especially when he is on the backfoot with a struggling economy.

Rahul Gandhi shouldn’t stand in the way of Congress’ regional leaders like Amarinder Singh

Gandhi family’s hold over the Congress has acted as a glass ceiling for local leaders. Haryana polls show it's time Congress high command changes.

How Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena made Devendra Fadnavis’ life a Vijay Tendulkar play

Devendra Fadnavis’ political predicament is captured in the title of a Vijay Tendulkar play that the Maharashtra CM may not even know about.

Why UP bypolls, not Maharashtra & Haryana verdict, threw up a bigger surprise for Mayawati

Akhilesh Yadav finally has reason to smile and not just because the Samajwadi Party won seats in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

This Pakistani General had seen everything by age of 4. He now wants you to read his doctrine

I am not cut out for 280 characters. I like to talk and I am going to make you travel back in time to a glorious period in Pakistan’s history.

Liberal democracy is under threat from digitisation as govts, tech firms gain more power

Democracy is not only about individual voice or decision-making by majority, it is just as much about limiting the power of individuals.

On Camera

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.