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India, take a lesson on how to get the Anil Ambanis to pay up

Ericsson snagged a sweet deal by exploiting RCom’s initial reluctance to enter in-court bankruptcy, and then getting a jail risk for Anil Ambani thrown into the mix.

Rahul Gandhi using 108 scholars’ dissent on data makes it political, not intellectual concern

The so-called leaked partial data led to a race for data points, and intricate statistical findings were turned into exit polls overnight.

Not just New Zealand, Muslims must come together when terrorists attack non-Muslims too

Muslims must learn from how non-Muslims have come together to express grief and compassion with the victims of the New Zealand attack.

Terrorism needs an audience. Facebook gave Christchurch shooter more than he asked for

The purpose of some terrorists’ actions is to draw attention to their political cause and enlist new followers. This is where the media comes in.

The 2019 election is just about Narendra Modi, not BJP, Sangh or even opposition

The key theme of the BJP seems to be – Narendra Modi versus anarchy.

The participatory campaign logic behind ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’

From Mahatma Gandhi to Arvind Kejriwal, everyone’s tried participatory campaigns to draw people’s attention.

What bothered Manohar Parrikar about defence ministry: the ‘atmosphere of suspicion’

A friend reminisces how Manohar Parrikar wanted to do something about the overwhelming tendency in the ministry ‘to first say no to everything’.

On ‘secret’ Rafale files, transparency trumps privilege & there’s legal precedent

Supreme Court has the chance to decide if a government can take shelter in outdated notions of ‘privilege’ when questioned over transparency.

RBI’s new boss Shaktikanta Das is stuck between a rock and a hard place

If the RBI keeps buying government bonds, it surrenders its power to teach the government a lesson in fiscal arithmetic.

Akhilesh Yadav is a loser even before the 2019 elections have begun

The question to ask is – what do Akhilesh Yadav and the SP gain from an alliance with BSP chief Mayawati?

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

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

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.

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

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

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.