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India shouldn’t hesitate to strike back at Pakistan if it has adequate evidence

There have been multiple attempts to attack India around the anniversary of the 2016 surgical strikes. India shouldn't hesitate to strike back

Surgical strikes were well executed, but aimed at appeasing a domestic audience

At last the government has come up with a strategy of "compellance" against Pakistan, but has it come up with a plan to deal with what comes after? 

A first-person history of the humiliation of female students at BHU

Whenever women students protested in the past, the administration has nipped it in the bud by threatening expulsion and suspension.

Surgical strikes have given Indian Army retaliatory space across LoC

The surgical strikes indicated a threshold for Indian response. Kashmir, however, will continue to simmer.

The Opposition in the Gujarat election is a collection of sideshows that don’t add up

There are a few big issues in Gujarat but the BJP does not need issues. It has an icon, a Gujarati PM that the state is proud of.

China’s mega fortress in Djibouti could be model for its bases in Pakistan

Though called a ‘logistics base’, the facility can accommodate a brigade and has unprecedented security arrangements

Fuel prices are the poster child for the government’s mismanagement of the economy

The deregulation of fuel prices was meant to make things easier for the aam aadmi, it is instead being used to increase taxation, writes Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.

Lessons in stardom from Dev Anand

On his birth anniversary, my perennial tale of close encounters with Dev Anand: conversations on the most fabulous women in Hindi cinema, essentials of stardom and learning to catch the best light

Challenges to a credible national security doctrine

As the Prime Minister calls for development of intellectual capital within the armed forces, it is time for a credible National Security Doctrine.

The conversation we’re having about reservations isn’t the one we should be having

The government should end its embargo on caste data from the 2011 Census, and the Supreme Court should revisit its arbitrary limit of 50 percent on reservations.

On Camera

Ghatkopar hoarding collapse a typical Mumbai disaster—too many agencies, no one to blame

As per the BMC, there are 1,025 officially approved hoardings in the city right now. However, any Mumbaikar can tell you that number is a ludicrous underestimate.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?