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Beg, borrow, repeat: Pakistan’s IMF addiction continues even as its finance minister leaves

Husain Haqqani -
Pakistan’s military-driven economic decision-making is based on ‘Jazba’ and 'Chanda'.
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Imran Khan backers fear return to Musharraf era in Pakistan: We were sold a fake dream

Reham Khan -
PTI’s hardcore followers are clueless: finance minister Asad Umar has resigned and Ijaz Shah, a 'suspect’ in Benazir Bhutto assassination, is in.
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Who wants an ‘Islamic President’ in Pakistan and where does Imran Khan fit in?

Gul Bukhari -
Imran Khan’s PTI colleagues are campaigning for a so-called Islamic Presidential System where the Supreme Leader will have absolute power.
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In defence of electoral bonds: Why it’s a positive step & critics are wrong

Mandar Kagade -
Modi government’s electoral bonds scheme has several benefits that its critics ignore. But even their criticisms are without merit.
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Environment is the most under-reported disaster of Narendra Modi government

Dhruv Rathee -
The new BJP manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha elections provides no respite from this ongoing assault.
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Why Priyanka Gandhi must take Modi head-on in Varanasi

Shivam Vij -
Priyanka Gandhi will not win, but at least it will look like there’s an opposition in the country.
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One ally that will help the new BJP or Congress govt create jobs – Artificial Intelligence

Ritesh Mehta -
The new-age Skill India needs to be digital in nature, focused on jobs of tomorrow and powered by AI.
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Bleak record on economy – the reason Modi’s BJP has returned to communal politics

Rupa Subramanya -
Voters have to ask themselves why & what this angry, polarising, ugly campaign foretells for the nation if the BJP wins again.
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Samsung stumble risks killing folding phones at birth

Alex Webb -
Samsung’s foldable phones failed within 2 days – an ominous sign for smartphone industry banking on the technology for next growth spurt.
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West Bengal wants real change, not Mamata Banerjee’s ‘poriborton’

Animesh Biswas -
After years of misrule, people of Bengal have shown their trust in the leadership of Narendra Modi.
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Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

India’s economic reforms can’t be a potted plant approach

The Social Stock Exchange is India’s answer to inequality

Economy

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

Vrinda Tulsian -
The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Defence

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Jaydeep Gadhavi -
Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

National Interest

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

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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