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Ignorant voters and over-smart politicians: Why India votes the way it does

Zainab Sikander -
Half-truths are spread by way of manipulation and political points are scored right before elections.
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If we had Filmfare awards for real life, these would be the winners of 2018

Kaveree Bamzai -
The year 2018 was monumental, surely it should be celebrated with an unofficial awards ceremony.
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The little guy is the Indian person of the year in 2018

TN Ninan -
The deeper problem is that no matter how many govt schemes there are for the poor, the system works more for the privileged, less for the little guy
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Ranveer Singh’s Simmba is everything that is wrong with this country

Nandita Singh -
The only way to enjoy Rohit Shetty’s film Simmba is by leaving your principles and values at the popcorn counter. There are so many things wrong with...
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Why UP police order to ban public Namaz should have been celebrated

Seshadri Chari -
All Indian communities should remember that their religious rituals—a part of their fundamental rights—come with a corresponding duty.
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Degree, naukri, textbooks and fees: How India’s education mafia works

Anil Swarup -
It would be an understatement to say that India's education sector is in a bad shape.
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In 1990, there was another daring rescue of an IAF helicopter from Siachen Glacier

AVM Manmohan Bahadur (retd) -
In 1990, when Siachen Glacier was a live battle zone, a Cheetah helicopter had to be rescued in freezing temperatures and under heavy firing.
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A general who wasn’t the ‘chosen one’, but became the man of the hour in 1965

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
Major General H.S. Kler earned the reputation of being a brilliant professional who was outspoken to a fault.
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The many plots to kill Jawaharlal Nehru from 1948 to 1955

Urvish Kothari -
The attempts on Nehru’s life made headlines in local and international media.
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For Pakistan, 2018 was just another year of the generals

Husain Haqqani -
Pakistan’s military feels that it has created unity of command in 2018 without a military coup.
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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

Suresh Prabhu -
India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

Modi’s Nari Shakti pitch is fake. Men hold real power in BJP

BJP wants to be the party of Nari Shakti. Here’s a list to make that happen

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Economy

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Udit Bubna -
Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

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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