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Narendra Modi and Boris Johnson are linked by superpower fantasies

The extraordinary appeal of pipe-dreaming politicians such as Johnson and Modi proves fantasy has become an ineradicable addiction.

3 key takeaways from Karnataka crisis no matter what happens to Kumaraswamy govt

Aggressive dissidence is likely to be a permanent feature of Karnataka’s electoral politics. So, when the Kumaraswamy government may fall is not important.

If it moves, tax it. That’s desperate, India

India is losing the fiscal plot with bureaucrats trying to marshal resources by squeezing taxpayers, foreign investors, firms planning buybacks and even the RBI.

India’s policy on data must focus on access, not physical location

To address strategic concerns, Narendra Modi government can create a whitelist of countries that can be trusted to store and process Indian data.

Khan Market booth didn’t vote for Modi. This is why he projects himself as anti-elitist

The Congress party got more votes than the BJP in some of the affluent Lutyens’ Delhi neighbourhoods, data shows.

Giant asteroid has gold worth $700 quintillion. But it won’t make us richer

Asteroid 16 Psyche has enough gold to give everyone on Earth $93 billion. But it won’t remain precious if it hits the markets in large quantities.

Jailed for years: Why India needs a right to compensation for wrongful arrests & detention

Law Commission recommended India apply standard for wrongful prosecution, in keeping with international promises, but Parliament hasn’t paid heed to it.

Problem isn’t taxing disability pension of Armed forces, but demonising disability

By vilifying disabled military personnel, we are neither doing them nor ourselves as a country any favour.

As US-Iran tensions mount, what India can learn from the oil ‘tanker war’ in 1980s

Faced with serious attempt to squeeze its economic or strategic assets, Iran will respond in ways that can jeopardise maritime traffic in the Gulf.

To get more women in labour force, India must stop pushing industrial areas to city limits

It is essential for cities to recognise that urban neighbourhoods are not just residential areas, and develop amenities for both work and living.

On Camera

9 judges, 7 questions—The high stakes of the Sabarimala reference case

India is the only country that can protect Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist and Jain traditions, when there are scores of countries that can protect Islam and Christianity. It is India’s duty to protect Indic faiths.

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.