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If Trump wants to win again, he must take a course in Modi politics & be an eternal victim

PM Modi knows how to turn attacks into trophies and hold high-on-spectacle-but-low-on-substance events regularly.

India stayed out of RCEP because it couldn’t risk another China-dominated ASEAN

India already has a trade deficit with 11 RCEP countries. Potential losses from foreign goods, who would find more space in Indian market, likely led to rejection.

Beyond religion, there is an intellectual argument for a Ram Mandir at Ayodhya

Mainstream historians have deliberately suppressed facts in textbooks. Medieval period was not about idyllic Ganga-Jamuni tradition they want us to believe.

Hold government accountable for Delhi air pollution but also punish selfish behaviour

We suffer a societal failure when we cannot muster up the minimum cooperation necessary to solve a common problem.

BJP’s habit of justifying policies with absurd logic has set a dangerous precedent

Modi government has simply passed the buck, refusing to accept that its actions have pushed the economy into a dire state.

How Delhi’s air crisis can be resolved by curbing paddy cultivation in Punjab, Haryana

The solution is to shift more farmers of Punjab & Haryana from paddy to vegetables, fruits. Govt has to nudge farmers using incentives & disincentives.

How fossil fuel industry misled Americans deliberately about climate change

Scientists working for the fossil fuel industry knew about the potential warming effects of CO2 emissions as early as the 1950s.

Modi-Shah’s BJP blamed regional parties for instability. But India is more destabilised now

Leaders like Mamata Banerjee, Naveen Patnaik, Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad and Mayawati are weaker than ever. But that hasn't made India any stronger.

Delhi pollution crisis turns into political issue, and it’s not good news for Kejriwal

Sheila Dikshit won on her air pollution track record in 2003 Delhi election. Can Arvind Kejriwal do the same in 2020?

Judges in India’s high courts waste precious time heading committees on furnishings, cars

A recent study puts into perspective the amount of non-judicial duties that high court judges perform.

On Camera

Euphoria season 3 is an empty spectacle. Fans are upset, they want it cancelled

Euphoria's characters, who once carried moral ambiguity and emotional density, now feel like flat archetypes of the people they once were.

Strategic petroleum reserves: Why India needs bigger oil buffers & how others compare | Cut The Clutter

This is the transcript of Ep 1830 of Cut the Clutter, where Shekhar Gupta explains why strategic petroleum reserves are a national necessity & how India compares with China, US & Japan.

Aksai Chin for Arunachal: Ex-Indian Army chief Naravane backs revival of 1950s China offer on border row

Gen Manoj Naravane (retd) said in an exclusive interview with ThePrint that India should focus on having more experts who understand China's psyche and its workings

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.