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What we saw was only a trailer of India’s assault on RBI’s autonomy. The worst is yet to come

Letting weak, unreformed banks back into the lending game will be just the start of a steady erosion of the central bank’s disciplining power.

Older IAS entrants tend to have lower performance levels, says a global study

Research by scholars from University of Chicago, UC Berkeley and London School of Economics backs Niti Aayog suggestions for civil services.

Race for absolute power in Sri Lanka will signal a proxy war between India and China

With both India and Sri Lanka gearing up for general elections, cautious optimism should be the keyword in diplomacy.

Pheran ban in Kashmir led to the rise of two social media stars

Kashmir’s Shazia Bakshi and Roohi Nazki show how to use social media for a good cause.

Here’s what Manmohan Singh did right but never got credit for

Former PM Manmohan Singh may have had many flaws but he was a genuine and under -appreciated democrat, argues Barkha Dutt.

Barkha Dutt, my Right-wing friends helped me without seeking publicity: Abhijit Iyer-Mitra

I’m not a victim and will never adopt the professional victimhood you, Barkha Dutt, seek refuge in so often. 

This top-rated media pairing has beaten Priyanka-Nick and Deepika-Ranveer

The leaders of the two national parties would be lost, nay bereft, without each other.

Indian farmers need a new deal and not just loan waivers

Farmers’ issues have occupied centre stage after decades and compulsions of 2019 can create the political will to do something.

Kangana Ranaut in Manikarnika is the perfect Bharat Mata for Modi’s India

In Manikarnika, Kangana Ranaut the actor and Kangana Ranaut the patriot have merged.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

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

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

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.

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.