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For Pakistan, 2018 was just another year of the generals

Pakistan’s military feels that it has created unity of command in 2018 without a military coup.

A look at what India’s Supreme Court delayed, dismissed and decided in 2018

The Supreme Court pronounced close to 1,000 judgments in cases of varied subject matters between January and November 2018.

Not Hindu-Muslim, this issue can become the polarising factor in 2019 elections

In electoral politics, heated discussion over a specific issue is always desirable at the local level to fire up the voters.

How 3 bills violate the rights of the very people they seek to empower

Breaking down the possible impact of three crucial bills, if passed.

Indian Constitution doesn’t call Muslims a minority, who turned them into one?

The Constitution actually conceives ‘minority’ as an open category to protect the interests of various religious, linguistic and culturally distinctive groups.

Twice in a week, India moves to clamp down free speech

Legal and policy-related implications of the proposed amendment raise serious concerns.

India and China needed Wuhan, but it will not be enough

Wuhan Summit between Xi and Modi was a politically expedient move, driven by national interests

Here’s what Narendra Modi really wants to say in Mann ki Baat, but can’t

In the new year, I want you to make resolutions too.

In IAS exam age limit debate, focus should be on delaying retirement for Dalits, OBCs

The service tenure of all officers should be the same.

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.

On Camera

How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.