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Modi & Amit Shah’s new Kashmir policy will make dynasties irrelevant & build local leadership

Abdullah, Mufti and Nehru-Gandhi dynasties aren’t the solution, but part of the Kashmir problem.

India can find a cool $1 trillion to fund infrastructure if it follows Australian model

Sitharaman’s best option to find funds is to recycle public assets, something Australian states have successfully achieved with power grids and other assets.

India’s urbanisation isn’t just happening in cities. Modi govt must tap these new areas

Census towns and other rurban areas bridge the gap between India’s large cities and rural areas, and supply goods and services to the hinterland.

Narendra Modi govt can’t increase defence budget. Best it can do is go for reforms

Instead of relying on rhetoric to justify inadequate defence budget, government must provide an outline for time-bound national security reforms

Rahul Gandhi needs to leave mass politics, not party presidentship

Problem with Rahul Gandhi is that people don’t see a leader in him. Even after leaving party presidentship, he will likely remain Congress’ public face.

How Lee Iacocca created the celebrity CEO, for better or worse

Lee Iacocca made his first mark in 1963, when he made the covers of both Time & Newsweek, standing in front of the brand new Ford Mustang.

Anger was the reason I made Article 15, plot was just a tool, writes Anubhav Sinha

I did not expect this kind of popular reaction from Article 15. Ayushmann Khurrana always believed it would.

Rahul Gandhi made 3 big mistakes in politics and didn’t learn much from them

Not Enough ‘Boss’, I’d written after Rahul Gandhi’s 2013 “power is poison” speech in Jaipur & listed his 3 big mistakes. It’s worth revisiting on a day he abdicates.

The Left is dead, but India deserves a new Left that dares to think afresh

It would be tragic if the Left were to disappear. For all its failures, it played a critical role in maintaining India’s democratic character.

Copy-pasting the CPM model has been Mamata Banerjee’s great failure

No matter what Didi does, nothing seems to work anymore for her. Is 2021 West Bengal assembly election already over?

On Camera

India needs to learn from US-Iran conflict, just like Tehran took lessons from Iraq war

India did not choose to move away from Iran for oil; it was forced to. The fact that India managed the costs of this transition efficiently does not convert them into gains.

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.