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Mandal is reborn, minus the Muslim factor

Pranab Dhal Samanta -
Identity politics is returning to the centre stage and political parties and next-generation leaders are rushing to carve out a slice.
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Swiss have succumbed to Pak lobbying, Chinese pressure on Balochistan: Brahumdagh Bugti

Brahumdagh Bugti -
Switzerland rejecting my application for political asylum means we will have to work harder to convince the world about what's happening in Balochistan.
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Doing away with net-neutrality may be easier said than done

Rajgopal Singh -
Considering the behemoths that Alphabet Inc, Facebook, Netflix, Amazon and Snap Inc are today, it may be imprudent to expect the repeal of net neutrality to be a smooth sail.
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General Dunford says military leaders need to be apolitical & intellectually empowered

AVM Arjun Subramaniam (retd) -
Joseph Dunford, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, engaged with the academia recenlty, and addressed topics like North Korea, cyber security & space.
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On Padmavati, Left-liberals are trapped in a catch-22 situation

Rama Lakshmi -
Left-liberals first said Padmini wasn’t historical, but they’re the ones who emphasise ‘multiple histories’. It’s inconvenient this time, so they’re silent.
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Caste is back as Gujarat poll issue, BJP’s experiments have failed

Amit Dholakia -
The failure of the BJP-RSS dispensation in Gujarat to read caste correctly and understand its dynamic political character has led to this present predicament.
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Bandipur operation is an ominous sign for terrorists in J&K

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) -
While it’s incorrect to declare ‘victory’, India seems to be on the right path when it comes to anti-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Indira Gandhi was so much more than the autocrat who imposed Emergency

Kumar Ketkar -
Why did she call elections in 1977, or return to power with a brute majority in 1980? On her birth centenary, Indira Gandhi deserved an honest reassessment.
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The Pink Curse of Indiranomics

Shekhar Gupta -
Indira’s was a ruder Socialism than her father’s. Hers was a unique socialist-populism which we call povertarianism. Iron Lady realised, but too late, that she had erred.
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The deafening silence of feminists in the Padmavati fracas

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
Women’s groups have protested against ‘love jihad’ and honour killings, but are strangely silent about the unfettered glorification of ‘jauhar’ in Padmavati.
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Imran Khan | Source: ANI

Imran Khan is promising Islamic utopia to Pakistanis. It might compel...

Praveen Swami -
The Pakistani military has excellent reasons to avoid staging a coup against Imran Khan. But chances are that soon it will be compelled to exercise its authority.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi outside Surat District Court on 23 March 2023 | Photo: ANI

Don’t bar Rahul Gandhi from contesting election—or any convicted criminal for...

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Young Indian men are battling a chronic hair fall problem. Here’s...

Economy

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman | Reuters file photo

Sitharaman asks state-run banks to assess risks amid turbulence across global...

Nikunj Ohri -
In a meeting with chiefs of state-run banks Saturday, the finance minister said banks should safeguard themselves from any potential financial shock.

Defence

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses CRPF personnel on the occasion of 84th CRPF Day at Jagdalpur, Bastar | ANI

Shah hails ‘historic day’ for northeast as govt withdraws AFSPA from...

Bismee Taskin -
Decision, which will come into effect from 1 April, was made keeping in mind improved security in these areas, says home ministry. 

National Interest

Illustration: Soham Sen | ThePrint

Four reasons the Sikhs are hurting. And it’s not about the...

Shekhar Gupta -
'Causes' of anger are dera threat to Sikhism, incarceration of ‘Bandi Singhs’, inaction in sacrilege cases, & ‘if BJP-RSS want Hindu Rashtra, what’s wrong with Sikh Rashtra?’

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