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This election loss has 10 lessons. BJP can choose to learn them or kiss 2019 goodbye

Shekhar Gupta -
To begin with, the BJP needs some humility and accept that it no longer has a Supreme Leader who can make lamp-posts win.
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BJP had 5 trump cards before this election, but that’s set to change now

Yogendra Yadav -
Narendra Modi should be now prepared to answer hard questions about economy, climate of hatred and Rafale.
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BJP needs the Congress, it should abandon ‘Congress-mukt Bharat’ slogan

Seshadri Chari -
BJP’s best chances of winning are in those states where Congress is powerful.
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Pakoras, polarisation and popularity of Modi: Key takeaways from state election results

Maneesh Chhibber -
Let’s not forget that together Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh account for 65 seats in the Lok Sabha.
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Indian military’s surgical strikes unit should come with a ‘handle with care’ tag

Srinath Raghavan -
A surgical strike special force is not the solution to Pakistan’s terrorism.
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Year and a half later, Doklam has only reinforced India’s stature in Bhutan

Maj Gen. Ashok K. Mehta (Retd) -
Most people in Bhutan are happily oblivious to the Doklam standoff between China and India on their soil in 2017.
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RBI governor Urjit Patel’s exit shows Modi government is prioritising short-term gains

Aman Thakker -
RBI governor Urjit Patel’s resignation is a wake-up call for Narendra Modi government to focus on financial stability.
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Fix call drops and sluggish speed before you think of regulating internet

Nitin Pai -
It would be bad enough if TRAI was merely interested in protecting telecom operators at the cost of consumer interests.
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How India, China and US manage their ties will shape future of east Asia

Walter Andersen -
India now views China as a greater direct security threat than the US.
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Urjit Patel, RBI, institutional autonomy and the Power of One

Shekhar Gupta -
Urjit Patel has a chance to be that one individual with no past or greed for the future who could at least protect the...
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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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