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China is buying good press across the world, one paid journalist at a time

It coincides with launch of Belt and Road initiative and president Xi Jinping's call to “tell China’s story better” to the world.

BJP is on a better wicket in parliamentary elections than in state elections

A swing towards the Congress in MP and Rajasthan assembly polls need not automatically mean a similar outcome in parliamentary elections.

Kashmir: Ten inconvenient truths no one wants to hear

Barkha Dutt breaks down the inconvenient truths no one wants to hear in or about Kashmir

One solution governor Satya Pal Malik failed to consider in Jammu and Kashmir

There is no guarantee that a future election in Jammu and Kashmir will not result in another hung assembly.

Why Kartarpur Sikh corridor is a very big deal for India-Pakistan relations

From an unexploded bomb-shell to a corridor for peace, Guru Nanak’s mazar-samadhi will help confront the ghosts of Partition.

Why political parties are scared of Lalu Prasad Yadav

Terminally ill and in jail, Lalu Prasad Yadav still scares his opponents.

Modi’s Saubhagya scheme can create serious problems with electricity tariffs

Urbanisation and industrialisation—the two words that can solve India's power woes.

Rajapaksa’s dark legacy looms large over Sri Lanka and won’t clear anytime soon

Rajapaksa – alleged war criminal & autocrat – isn’t backing out from his claim to be Sri Lanka's prime minister.

The arrogance and ignorance of Jack Dorsey in India, writes Barkha Dutt

Hope Twitter’s Jack Dorsey and Vijaya Gadde got a good – and educative – taste of their own medicine.

Kashmir’s young are disillusioned with Delhi’s democracy project

New Delhi has to open its heart to accommodate dissent and divergent political thoughts. The events of 21 November will be remembered in history as...

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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.