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Ayodhya airport hasn’t got its basics right. For now, it’s jammed servers, half ceilings

Ram’s Pushpak Viman won’t need an airport or airstrip to land in Ayodhya. But what about his devotees coming from all across the universe?

There’s a lot of South in Ayodhya Ram temple. Modi trying to take BJP to Southern India

The Ram temple is trying to widen its cultural lasso to appease an India beyond the cow belt.

Ayodhya Ram temple a political game-changer for Modi, BJP? Pew survey on religion has answers

If religion is crucial in the lives of 80 per cent of Hindu non-BJP voters, the effectiveness of the Opposition's argument about the BJP mixing politics with religion comes into question.

Pakistan Army’s power is eroding. Baloch protestors are sending a message to the world

The Pakistan Army is in a funk because its traditional methods of dealing with dissent and handling these kinds of protests are no longer working.

Is there a ‘void’ in Indian history? Brahmagiri, Maski hold the answer

It’s unfortunate that history books still echo an age-old narrative of the past where archaeological data is only to be used as supporting evidence.

For 500 years, Ayodhya was ‘Shriheen’. Now, it’s all aglow

Something seems to have shifted. There is no animosity against anyone. Small things matter – from tiny pouches of akshat to five diyas, simple songs and aartis.

Ram is home, it’s time to celebrate. Forget the bitterness of the Ayodhya agitation

A mammoth effort was made to create false narratives against this agitation, especially in English-language media.

Three steps to resolve India-China boundary question — delimitation, delineation, demarcation

This unsettled frontier hurts China more than it does India, as it casts them in the light of the 'neighbourhood bully'.

Ram Mandir construction shows a wounded civilisation healing itself. Muslims will gain from it

The advent of Indian Muslims under Hindutva is best reflected through the rise of Pasmandas.

GST is squeezing states, but RBI’s ‘solution’ of more taxes is unfair

The RBI suggested in a December 2023 report that with GST impacting ‘vertical fiscal imbalance’, states should consider collecting additional taxes under the head ‘States’ Own Tax Revenue’.

On Camera

Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

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?