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If 2019 is India’s first WhatsApp election, women should be given smartphones

While using social media to reach out to new voters, political parties may be missing out on a large section of the electorate.

How China deals with its 5 biggest challenges in 2019 will impact India

China starts 2019 with a host of challenges — a slowing economy at home, Trump’s US, and concerns about Belt and Road Initiative.

Just like PM Modi, Indian students too can demand questions be sent 48 hrs before an exam

Modi wrote the bestselling book ‘Exam Warriors’, but now wants questions screened before his conferences.

BJP has lost the plot, things are slipping out of Narendra Modi’s hands: Zafar Sareshwala

There is a stark difference between what PM Modi’s approach used to be, and what seems to be the BJP’s current approach.

Eight charts that tell technology’s story for 2018

Here are the eight biggest themes in technology in 2018.

The introvert’s guide to surviving the festive season and New Year’s Eve

No matter how 2018 has been, on New Year’s Eve, do what makes you truly and deeply happy.

Imran Khan’s Christmas message shows the fundamental difference between India and Pakistan

Imran Khan’s tweet shows what happens when you grow up in a country whose Constitution is not fundamentally equal.

As the world debates racist Gandhi, African-Americans had yearned for a Black Gandhi

No one who studies Gandhi should defend his views on race and caste, but that doesn't make him less of an important figure.

India needs an action plan after US troops leave Afghanistan

The consequences of a US withdrawal are mainly of concern to the Afghan people and their neighbours in the region, including us in India.

Move over angry young man, 2018 was ruled by angry young women in Bollywood

In India, 2018 was all about women discovering the revolutionary power of their anger, on screen and off it.

On Camera

Congress attacks on Ambani-Adani won’t fly. Nature of wealth has changed since Indira days

Sam Pitroda can help Congress by pasting some strong, sticky tape all over his mouth and then spending the rest of the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign in silence. He has done enough damage already.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

What is ‘ROCKS’, India’s first air-launched quasi-ballistic missile

A next generation extended stand-off air-to-surface missile test fired by IAF, ROCKS has been designed & manufactured by Israeli defence major Rafael, keeping India’s needs in mind.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.