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Mohan Bhagwat should know reservation policy is India’s soft power, like yoga & Bollywood

US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg has spoken of India's quota system as ‘both older and more extensive than any program ventured in the US’.

Court vacancies, reforms: what chief ministers & judges must tackle when they meet this week

The chief justices-chief ministers’ conference is a rare forum where the executive and judiciary come together to talk about issues that matter to both.

Thanks to Trump, G-7 summit is a fiasco for world economy

G-7 summit compounded risks when concerns about economy are mounting & security & environmental challenges demand fresh purpose & clarity from the US.

If India is in crisis, it is because good guys like ex-IAS Kannan Gopinathan rather quit

To arrest India’s decline, it is important that the government attract, retain and empower the good guys. Kannan’s leaving is a loss to the government.

I got my mother out. But my best friend, a Kashmiri Pandit, hasn’t heard from hers

Namita and I met after Article 370’s revocation - a decision that affected us equally. And for the first time in 39 years, we discussed Kashmir.

How the opposition can strike a balance between positive and negative campaigning

Neither Modi-bashing nor supporting Narendra Modi on everything will help the opposition. There's a third way.

Not similar like Pepsi and Coke – Congress, BJP have different values, different icons

It has become fashionable to say there is no difference between the two parties after many Congress leaders backed Modi government on abrogation of Article 370.

How slavery hurt the US economy: Karl W. Smith

Contrary to popular belief, slavery and cotton production didn't drive America’s distinctive brand of capitalism.

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad’s Ravidas march shows he’s new lion of Bahujan movement

The new-age Robin Hoods of Uttar Pradesh are leading a social movement built on Ambedkar’s principled idea for Dalits - educate, organise, agitate.

With my film Space MOMs, I wanted world to know being an Indian is nothing to be ashamed of

The consistently negative portrayal of India and its culture in the West had me disturbed. So I decided to turn my outrage into a positive goal.

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Hormuz crisis won’t replace the dollar with yuan. De-dollarisation is a myth

Recent data does not support any dramatic shift away from the dollar. As per IMF, the share of international transactions conducted in dollars has declined from 56.90% to 56.77%.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

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.