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India must know it is all alone in its fight against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism

Many countries would extend moral and, at times, material support to India, but may not go beyond that.

Bilateralism has failed. India can make peace with Pakistan only with big-power guarantees

Pakistan is not an equal or stable neighbour. Only the stamp of a global power can assure lasting peace with India.

Sonchiriya’s narrative brilliance mixes caste and gender to produce something rare

Abhishek Chaubey’s Sonchiriya is a quest for freedom for the dacoits of Chambal and a unique experience for Bollywood audience

India has just joined the list of major emerging markets that have struggled

Not only is growth slowing in India, but like other emerging and fully emerged markets, inflation is basically nowhere.

Why the constituency for India-Pakistan peace has shrunk in India

Pakistan’s brazen sponsorship of terrorism makes it difficult for peaceniks to make their case.

India and Pakistan are both losing the forever war

The pattern has repeated itself since Partition in 1947.

Imran Khan’s diplomatic reverse swing has stumped Indian hawks and BJP

India will now have to step back and wait for diplomatic success to get Pakistan to abandon its jihad dependence.

Why Pakistan’s PM talked of Tipu Sultan the day he decided to release IAF pilot Abhinandan

Citing two historical figures, Bahadur Shah Zafar and Tipu Sultan, Imran Khan upheld the latter as his role model.

Pakistan releasing Abhinandan for peace but Imran Khan isn’t optimistic about Modi

As Pakistan PM held talks with opposition and Army, its citizens rallied on social media asking their govt to safely release the IAF pilot.

Unlike Vajpayee & Manmohan, PM Modi thinks prudence in conflict is a self-imposed fetter

There is a continuing clamour for the Modi government to escalate further, if only to preserve the reputation of the ‘new India’.

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Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?