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When others tell our stories: Why Oscar win for ‘Period’ is yet another Slumdog moment

Like Period, both Bohemian Rhapsody and Slumdog Millionaire were films waiting for Indians to make them.

Modi’s fatal flaw is his shallow understanding of political narrative

Narendra Modi’s penchant for instant political gains came in the way of fixing the economy.

Narendra Modi’s dilemma after Pulwama: To respond as a PM or PM candidate?

In the last five years, Modi and his government strove hard to maintain his pre-May 2014 persona, characterised by bravado, bombast and bluster.

Not just Tathagata Roy, time to rethink if we need governors at all

There have been several instances of governors acting at behest of the Centre to weaken state govts run by opposition parties.

Like in all bad marriages, Shiv Sena and BJP keep giving alliance a ‘last’ shot

Vajpayee and Advani would visit Bal Thackeray to discuss thorns in alliance. Modi and Shah have no such respect for Uddhav.

India vs Bangladesh is the new development model race in South Asia

Bangladesh is taking the traditional manufacturing path to progress. India’s service-centric path could leapfrog manufacturing completely.

The Modi playbook: Delay in PM condemning attacks on Kashmiris is part of a pattern

PM Narendra Modi’s calibrated delay is a part of a well thought-out strategy, also seen in Una and Akhlaq cases.

Forest Rights Act is quite clear on genuine forest dwellers, but states are letting it down

India cannot save her forests, but for the active involvement of the forest dwelling scheduled tribes.

See Indus water as resource not weapon: Why Modi govt took the right decision

Nitin Gadkari’s determination to use the un-utilised Indus waters will be a game changer, paving way for development of agriculture and industry.

Tathagata Roy is India’s first toxic Twitter governor

Governor Tathagata Roy spews hatred towards Muslims and Nehru, revels in conspiracy theories and is called a 'rockstar governor' on Twitter.

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.