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Sachin Pilot & Co will be 49th breakaway from Congress. But only 16 survived on their own

Sachin Pilot should learn a few lessons from Dev Anand, while Rahul Gandhi would do well to remember Amitabh Bachchan’s exit from politics in 1987.

Sachin Pilot is not Himanta Biswa. Every Congress rebel cannot win elections for BJP

Sachin Pilot's refusal to join the BJP cannot be considered as a solemn promise made under oath. As events in Rajasthan unfold, there could be many more surprises.

After Ladakh, India & US need deeper economic relationship, not just strategic

Trade tends to cement alliances & building up allied countries’ economies makes them much more able to resist military encroachments by rivals.

Congress loses big when a Pilot or Scindia rebels but the ‘privileged’ are ultimate losers

Sachin Pilot and Jyotiraditya Scindia became ministers in Congress at an age when others like them were trying to make a name for themselves in student and youth organisations.

The concert of democracies will shift its no-Huawei focus to India

New Delhi allowed Huawei to participate in 5G trials, but Ladakh has changed the narrative. The Chinese company may find it difficult to clear security hurdles.

Putin cemented his future, but Russia faces key hurdles ahead — from economy to foreign policy

Putin can now stay in power for another two terms — until 2036. At that point, aged 83, he will have been in power a decade longer than Josef Stalin.

Pilot, Scindia rebellion not because of top leadership. Congress’ crisis is structural

Congress’ central leadership is having difficulty controlling minority factions because the party is no longer in power at the Centre.

How ‘cancel culture’ has turned liberals against each other and is rocking newsrooms

In episode 523 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta delves into the controversy surrounding the Harper's Magazine letter, NYT editor Bari Weiss' resignation & growing trend of cancel culture.

Mukesh Ambani wants to be India’s Huawei, Xiaomi, Zoom & Tencent. But can he?

Mukesh Ambani is audaciously positioning himself to profit from the US-China tech cold war, with some help from Google and Facebook.

Opaque disengagement process at LAC and ‘we won’ noise will hurt India

The false narrative being built up to indicate that the Chinese have been forced to retreat by India’s strong political will and military might only harms us.

On Camera

Buddha comes home to Ladakh exposition: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

The Government of India recognises Ladakh as one of the most important living centres of Buddhist culture in the world. We are committed to safeguarding its unique cultural traditions.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

Fourth S-400 sets sail for India, to arrive by mid-May; likely to be deployed along Pakistan border

The fifth S-400 air defence system is undergoing various stages of production trials, and will be delivered by November-December this year, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.